We provide a complete suite of planning services to help clients coordinate the preliminary stages of a project including traffic studies, feasibility assessments, and an evaluation of potential environmental impacts for route alternatives. Planners, environmental scientists, and engineers depend on our data and expertise to make decisions for corridor studies, route realignments, and road and bridge improvements. Our services support the assessment and characterization of environmental conditions required for permitting applications.

NV5 leads the nation in high-density lidar & ortho imagery acquisition and production. We transform our high-resolution, high-accuracy datasets from unstructured to structured datasets optimized for analytics. Our R&D investment in next-gen sensor technology and solutions keeps us at the forefront of the industry.

Our platforms:

• Fixed wing (10 airplanes) high speed, higher altitude capture
• Rotary wing (helicopters) for lower altitude projects (leased as needed)
• Hydrone / USV
• Mobile Mapping. Both survey grade (Riegl VMX-2HA) and asset grade (2Mavericks) for mobile collection of imagery and lidar.
• Backpack Imagery & Lidar - Leica Pegasus
• Uncrewed Systems

Our Sensors:

• Vexcel UltraCam Eagle and ADS 100 digital imagery sensors ideal for wide-area imagery
• Vexcel Osprey oblique imagery sensor ideal for urban planning, utility mapping, insurance validation, and wide area imagery
• CASI 1500H hyperspectral VNIR imagery ideal for forestry and land use planning 
• Riegl 1560ii-s and 780iis ideal for wide are lidar and corridor mapping
• Satellite Tasking – Beyond managing our own acquisition assets, we work directly with numerous satellite providers. as supply chain providers. We task satellites to collect what went it to meet customers.

Our thermal data can be used to accurately depict the distribution of temperatures of any landscape at high resolution across broad spatial scales – data of a scope and caliber that is unattainable using traditional ground-based monitoring techniques. Our project design focuses on optimal timing and resolution to maximize thermal contrast, ensuring accurately detected features or patterns of interest. Once acquired, emitted radiance is converted to radiant temperatures and geo-rectified to create continuous mosaics. TIR imagery is easily integrated or co-acquired with other types of remote sensing data, such as lidar or spectral imagery, to provide supplementary information. 

In the urban landscape, the identification of individual tree species is a powerful tool for vegetation management. NV5 has developed a production-scale methodology for delineating tree crowns and quantitatively determining species using a combination of high-resolution hyperspectral imagery and high-density lidar data.

NV5 provides comprehensive and reliable identification and mapping of private and public underground utilities to avoid costly damage and delays during the design and development of a project. Our highly-trained professionals tailor our services to each project, using state-of-the-art equipment to ensure safety, eliminate fines due to utility damage, reduce insurance costs, lower project bids, protect the environment, and minimize disruptions to the public.

NV5 provides engineering solutions via lidar data and low-altitude photogrammetric mapping. We develop 3D point clouds, surface models, and detailed contours from these data. Our mobile mapping survey captures existing road, slope, ramp, and bridge abutment conditions. In addition, our high-resolution orthophotography is considered by many engineers to be an indispensable design tool. With NV5's support, design teams can confidently develop their construction documents.

We offer a comprehensive selection of enterprise-level software services and products designed to transform data into meaningful information that allows resource and asset managers to take action.​ 

NV5 has held the Esri Platinum Partner status in the Esri Partner Network since 2010 and maintains seven Esri specialty designations,  NV5’s staff are experienced and maintain key certifications across the Esri environment.

• Managed Services & Implementation: We excel in implementing OnPrem or Cloud Services through a variety of managed services to achieve a successful implementation the first time.
• Knowledge Transfer: We understand the nuances of GIS and provide the requisite training and staff support to empower your organization, so you can maximize the value of your data.
• Consultation: NV5 Provides expert consultation - from strategic to tactical levels -for all aspects of program design and implementation.
• Business Integrations: NV5 supports singular or bi-directional integrations with a variety of business systems, which allows our clients to optimize geospatial data, leading to better decision-making and improved outcomes.
• SoftSoftware Development & Design: NV5 offers a comprehensive selection of software development services designed to transform data into meaningful information. In both on-Premises and cloud environments, we excel at developing enterprise-level GIS tools andom-designed applications.

NV5 goes well beyond geospatial intelligence. We transform data into usable information tailored to meet your needs. Our experts carefully consider technology choices and survey design to optimize data quality, turning pixels and points into meaningful analytics based on the questions you want answered. It’s why  government and corporate organizations depend on our transportation solutions to mitigate risk, plan for growth, and better manage resources.

We help you visualize your data. Create maps and 3D models of the as-built environment for reference files, GIS databases, or to help launch future engineering work. Imagery can be used for orthophotography and planimetric mapping, while lidar can be used for a variety of applications, such as mapping final surface elevations and gradients and extracting cross-section data sets. Mobile mapping systems can drive down the completed right-of-way and capture as-builts for the record.

NV5 has a long history of supporting healthier, more sustainable communities. Part of that support is providing accurate and up-to-date data on public trees, first benchmarking the current state of the community forest through data collection, then assessing the inventory through mapping tools and GIS applications. Our solutions create better management, maintenance, and planning.  

NV5 streamlines application management, allowing our clients to focus on core business objectives while ensuring optimal software performance. The benefits of AMS can be found in continuous improvement with enhancements and updates, scalability, enhanced security, and letting you focus on core competencies. 

NV5's physical asset inventory for transportation and infrastructure using remote sensing techniques enhances infrastructure management, improves safety, and supports planning and decision-making. We apply the latest in imaging technologies and image processing, including lidar, aerial photography, thermal, satellite, and photogrammetry, to help clients track the conditions of roads, bridges, signage, and other infrastructure. Our second-to-none accuracy is sufficient for maintenance planning, emergency response, and planning and design. Our GIS platforms allow for seamless data integration.