High quality 3D models start with expert capture & processing
3D Model Acquisition & Processing
A high quality 3D model - whether of an outcrop or other topographic feature, hand sample, fossil or cultural object - is often the cornerstone of a project. The basis for measurement and analysis, and integration of diverse datasets. Fonix Geoscience offers 3D data capture and processing to ensure you get a fit-for-purpose model: from the team with more than 20 years working with virtual geoscience.
We offer
Equipment
State-of-the-art equipment and software
Regulatory Compliance
Compliance with local drone regulations and site access
Mission Planning
Planning mission specifications and fieldwork based on your application needs
On-Site
Data acquisition and on-site quality inspection (e.g. resolution, coverage, georeferencing)
3D Model Processing
Post-mission product generation and validation
Delivery
Delivery in industry-standard data formats: pointclouds, meshes, tiled models, orthoimages
High quality acquisition & processing
Today's reality capture landscape makes it is easier than ever to get going with 3D models, for geoscience applications and beyond. This is thanks to the huge leap forward in photogrammetry (or structure from motion, SfM) automation and drone platforms made over the last decade. High-resolution, spatially accurate 3D models underpin a wide range of geoscience workflows – from quantitative analysis and digital outcrop studies to virtual field trips and digital twins.
However, reliable and fit-for-purpose results still require informed planning and disciplined processing when accuracy, scale and downstream usability matter.
Ensure value creation, not costly rework
Whether taking care of local drone regulations and mission logistics, ensuring correct image coverage and georeferencing, or formatting results for optimal application usage, there are many steps in the acquisition and processing chain that require experience and a deeper understanding of 3D modelling to ensure that value creation is achieved. Some of these issues often only become apparent later in a project, when repeat acquisitions are costly or impossible.
Our team can help avoid these pitfalls. Fonix Geoscience and our associated partners have over 20 years of experience with digital outcrop modelling and 3D geoscience workflows. We have planned and executed acquisition in demanding locations including Svalbard, Greenland and Utah, and have supported a wide range of organisations on their route to virtual geoscience. That experience means we understand not only how to create high-quality models, but also how to prevent key pitfalls.
Proven through more than 1000 models
Fonix Geoscience offers end-to-end 3D model acquisition and processing service so you can focus on achieving your project's unique results.
Our team can help with logistics, including regulations, mission specification and planning, and conducting on-site acquisition and quality control. We provide post-mission processing to ensure georeferencing, coverage and delivery of results.
If you have an existing dataset but are unsure how to proceed, or have been dissatisfied with earlier processing attempts from black box software, we can help too!
Partnership with FjellDrone
Our model acquisition and processing services are delivered in partnership with FjellDrone, combining Fonix Geoscience's proven geospatial and geoscience expertise with professional survey and drone operations. FjellDrone provides state-of-the-art equipment and processing expertise, licensed drone pilots, and full regulatory compliance.
This collaboration brings together decades of experience in 3D geoscience modelling with modern survey practice – ensuring high quality results you can rely on.