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# LiDAR mapping of a wind farm site in Saray

Energy. Location: Saray, Tekirdağ, Turkey. Year: 2026.

A wind farm project in Saray (Tekirdağ) needed sheets at 1:1000 and 1:5000 for three separate areas, about 300 hectares in all. The MapSurvey team scanned them with drone LiDAR.

## The starting point

Three parcels of the same wind farm with no mapping at the scale the design calls for. The brief was to produce sheets at 1:1000 and 1:5000 with a terrain model and contours, referenced to control points of C3 grade, the network class Turkish regulations require for this kind of work.

## Why LiDAR rather than photogrammetry alone

When the main product is relief (terrain model and contours) and the ground carries vegetation, LiDAR is the direct route: each pulse gives several returns and the last ones reach the soil, so the terrain model comes from classifying the cloud instead of interpolating between clearings. Photogrammetry models the canopy, not what lies under it. That is general knowledge of the method, not a measurement from this project.

Contours were derived from the classified ground model, and the orthophoto was produced as a visual layer to support the drawing.

## What was delivered

A closed set of products ready for the wind farm designer.

- **Map sheets at 1:1000 and 1:5000**: Formal mapping for the design and its permitting.
- **Terrain models**: Base for siting turbines, tracks and platforms on true ground heights.
- **Contour lines**: Reading the relief on the plan and estimating cut and fill.
- **Orthophoto**: Visual reference for interpreting the linework and checking boundaries and access.

## If you have a similar project in Spain

Ask for the terrain model and contours in ETRS89 and the UTM zone of the site, set the contour interval and sheet scale, and request the classified cloud as LAS or LAZ next to the DWG or DXF plan. To quote, we need the parcels as KMZ or shapefile, the dominant vegetation type and whether the design requires a height check against independent control points.

## Technical sheet

- Area: About 300 ha in three zones
- Scales: 1:1000 and 1:5000
- Sensor: Drone LiDAR
- Control: C3 grade points
- Contours: Derived from the classified ground model
- Year: 2026
- Executed by: MapSurvey, SensorFlight's technical partner

## A project by our technical partner

This work was carried out by MapSurvey, our technical partner in Turkey, measuring since 2015. In Spain, SensorFlight handles the fieldwork and the client relationship, and MapSurvey processes the data and delivers the models. Samet Bayram Gulyol, GIS expert at MapSurvey, is SensorFlight's technical lead.

See the original project sheet on mapsurvey.eu: https://www.mapsurvey.eu/projects/wind-farm-lidar-topographic-mapping-saray

## Have a similar project?

Tell us the area, the timeframe and the deliverables you need and we will prepare a proposal.

- Email: info@sensorflight.com
- Phone: +34 690 00 02 13