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What we have been up to: projects, equipment, tools and guides.

Mark your area on the map

Mark your area on the map

For drone, LiDAR or bathymetric surveys you can now draw the project area or route on satellite imagery, see its area or length straight away and send it with your request.

Mark your area →

New material on our project pages

New material on our project pages

We added photographs, orthophotos and relief maps to our projects: the survey at Kriaritsi in Halkidiki, the underpass bridge at Thermi and the Central Macedonia road network.

See the projects →

Stream demarcation surveys across Greece

Stream demarcation surveys across Greece

In 2026 we surveyed dozens of streams, from the Agrafa mountains in Evrytania to Imathia, Halkidiki and Thessaloniki, with drone LiDAR, photogrammetry and GNSS. For each stream we deliver a terrain model, contours and cross-sections in a corridor along the channel, ready for the hydraulic demarcation study.

An example from Agrafa →

NavVis MLX and a SLAM scanner test in our office

NavVis MLX and a SLAM scanner test in our office

Before choosing our new NavVis MLX handheld scanner, we tested handheld SLAM systems in the same building, with the FARO S70 terrestrial scanner and a geodetic network as reference. At 18 independent check points inside the building the NavVis achieved a mean error of 0.5 cm horizontally and 0.7 cm vertically. This is how we survey buildings, basements and networks on foot, with documented accuracy.

LiDAR and SLAM mobile scanning →

Free cadastral map and DJI MRK to GGRS87 conversion

Free cadastral map and DJI MRK to GGRS87 conversion

The tools we built for our own work are now freely available on this site: the cadastral map with KAEK search, forest maps, protected zones and DXF export in GGRS87, and the conversion of DJI drone image positions (.MRK) to GGRS87 with the HEPOS grids. Their interface is in Greek.

See the tools →

Large solar parks, up to 450 MW

Large solar parks, up to 450 MW

We work on many large solar parks, the largest of 450 MW, in Kilkis, Thessaloniki, Thesprotia, Fokida and elsewhere: drone LiDAR surveys and survey base maps for the design, and as-built surveys as construction progresses. Terrain models, earthworks and internal roads.

Construction surveying →

Road surveys in Aitoloakarnania

Road surveys in Aitoloakarnania

Since July 2026 we have been surveying about 40 km of existing roads and about 15 km of new access roads in Aitoloakarnania, in a 40 m corridor, with drone LiDAR, photogrammetry and ground measurements. We deliver a terrain model, 1:1000 plans, longitudinal profiles and cross-sections.

Airborne LiDAR →

New autonomous survey boat: Apache 3 Pro

New autonomous survey boat: Apache 3 Pro

Since May 2026 our bathymetric surveys are carried out with the CHCNAV Apache 3 Pro unmanned surface vessel, with an echo sounder and RTK. Its first jobs included Lake Prespa and a long hydrographic survey of the Axios River.

The Axios project →

Lake Prespa: on land, from the air and under water

Lake Prespa: on land, from the air and under water

In May 2026 we surveyed the shore at Psarades on Lake Prespa for the design of a new jetty: bathymetry with our autonomous boat, a drone orthophoto and terrain model, and a 1:1000 topographic survey.

The Prespa project →

New offices in Pylaia

New offices in Pylaia

Since August 2025 MAPS has been based in its own new offices at 17is Noemvriou 79 (Building C), Pylaia, Thessaloniki. Visits by appointment.

How to find us →