Orthophotography is the result of taking georeferenced aerial photographs and overlaying them with a digital elevation model (DEM) to create a true representation of the land below. During this process we correct for photo distortions due to displacements in terrain relief along with camera/lens distortion. This results in having all ground features located in their correct positions and allows for measurements of detailed distances, angles and proportions.

We collect aerial photography in 3- or 4-band formats (RGB and RGBNir). The additional Nir Band can be very useful for situations where clients are interested further data analysis, particularly for monitoring vegetative health or doing vegetation species identification from photos.

For our utility clients, KBM has developed a modified oblique capture method. While traditional oblique photography is a multi-lens camera capturing imagery on all sides (for example, the Google street view car), we have created a mount and system to allow us to fly alongside powerlines and take photos of each power structure as we pass, along with concurrent video. The photos and video are geotagged and mapped, allowing the client to be able to access a view of any power structure in their network at the click of a button.