Measured Building Survey – Taymouth Castle
We were engaged by Taymouth Castle Club to undertake a Measured Building Survey of the historic Taymouth Castle in Aberfeldy, Scotland. The client...
Client
Taymouth Castle Club
Project Type
Measured Building Survey, Laser Scanning
Delivery
November 2025
Location
Aberfeldy, Scotland
Utility Survey – Stratton
We were instructed by Goodson Associates to carry out a PAS 128 utility survey in Stratton, near Inverness. The survey covered a large site, requiring...
Client
Goodson Associates
Project Type
Utility Survey
Delivery
July 2025
Location
Inverness, Scotland
Utility Survey – Former John Wood House
We were instructed by CBRE to undertake a PAS 128 compliant utility survey at the former John Wood House site in Tullos, Aberdeen. The survey was...
Client
CBRE
Project Type
Utility Survey
Delivery
October 2025
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Multi Survey Project – Jura Distillery
We were instructed by Whyte & Mackay to carry out a multi deliverable project on the Isle of Jura. The client required terrestrial laser scanning...
Client
Whyte & Mackay
Project Type
Laser Scanning, Topographic Survey, Drone Survey, Bathymetric Survey, Utility Survey
Delivery
April 2025
Location
Isle of Jura, Scotland
Multi Survey – Bogleshole Road
We were instructed by Wylieshanks Architects to conduct a measured building survey, topographic survey and a PAS 128 utility survey at the Bogleshole Road site...
Client
Wylieshanks Architects
Project Type
Measured Building Survey, Topographic Survey, Utility Survey
Delivery
July 2025
Location
Cambuslang, Scotland
Topographic Survey – Bettyhill Wind Farm
We were engaged by The Land Consultancy to complete a topographic survey of the proposed Bettyhill Phase 2 Wind Farm located at Caithness....
Client
The Land Consultancy
Project Type
Topographic Survey and UAV LiDAR Survey
Delivery
August 2025
Location
Caithness, Scotland
Measured Building & UAV Survey – Makro Belfast
We were instructed by Macleod + Jordan to conduct a measured building survey combined with a UAV roof survey at Makro in Dunmurry, Belfast....
Client
Macleod & Jordan
Project Type
UAV Roof Survey & Measured Building Survey
Delivery
June 2025
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Measured Building Survey – Union Street
We were engaged by Tinto Architecture to conduct a measured building survey of 125 Union Street, a property previously occupied by Bravissimo. The aim was to provide the client with accurate spatial data to support the marketing...
Client
Tinto Architecture
Project Type
Measured Building Survey, Laser Scanning
Delivery
September 2025
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Laser Scanning & Control Survey – Linkwood Distillery
Spey Projects engaged us to conduct laser scanning and establish -survey control at their Linkwood Distillery in Elgin. The aim of the survey was...
Client
Spey Projects Ltd
Project Type
Laser Scanning, Survey Control
Delivery
April 2025
Location
Elgin, Scotland
3D Modelling – Invergordon Distillery
We were engaged by Whyte & Mackay to create a comprehensive 3D Revit model of their Invergordon Distillery Stillhouse. The primary objective was...
Client
Whyte & Mackay
Project Type
Revit Model
Delivery
January 2025
Location
Elgin, Scotland
GPR Survey - Montrose
We were engaged by CBRE to conduct laser scanning and a GPR survey at the Baker Hughes site in Montrose. The objective was to provide accurate...
Client
CBRE
Project Type
Laser Scanning and GPR
Delivery
November 2025
Location
Montrose, Scotland
Laser Multi Survey Project – Union Inn
Adaptive Surveys were instructed by Scottish Canals to carry out survey work at Union Inn in Falkirk. The client required multiple deliverables so a mult...
Client
Scottish Canals
Project Type
Measured Building Survey, Topographic Survey, Drone Survey
Delivery
October 2025
Location
Falkirk, Scotland
Laser Scanning – M&S
We were commissioned by Halliday Fraser Munro to carry out a measured building survey of a retail unit within the Westhill Shopping Centre, currently occupied...
Client
Halliday Fraser Munro
Project Type
Laser Scanning and Drone Survey
Delivery
2025
Location
Westhill, Aberdeenshire
UAV Survey – Peterhead Port Authority
Niras engaged us on behalf of the Peterhead Port Authority to conduct a full topographic survey of the quay structures and surrounding...
Client
Niras
Project Type
UAV Survey
Delivery
February 2025
Location
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Laser Utility Survey – Macallan Distillery
We were instructed by Spey Projects Ltd to conduct an underground utilities survey. The aim of the survey was to accurately locate and map a steam pipe...
Client
Spey Projects Ltd
Project Type
Utility Survey
Delivery
July 2025
Location
Aberlour, Aberdeenshire
Laser Topographic Survey – M8/M9 Corridor
Adaptive Surveys were instructed by BEAR to conduct a topographic survey along the M8/M9 corridor in West Lothian. The project covered approximately 8.3 miles of dual carriageway...
Client
BEAR Scotland
Project Type
Topographic Survey
Delivery
April 2025
Location
West Lothian, Scotland
Laser Scanning Survey – Royal Lochnagar Distillery
Spey Projects Ltd engaged us to perform a high-precision laser scanning survey of a designated room within the Royal Lochnagar Distillery in Ballater....
Client
Spey Projects Ltd
Project Type
Laser Scanning
Delivery
October 2025
Location
Ballater, Aberdeenshire
UAV Survey – Kessock Bridge
We worked with BEAR to conduct a UAV visual inspection survey of various structural elements at Kessock Bridge in Inverness. The objective of the inspection was to capture detailed imagery to assist BEAR inspectors in...
Client
BEAR Scotland
Project Type
UAV Survey
Delivery
January 2025
Location
Inverness, Scotland
Measured Building Survey – ARI
We were instructed by an architectural firm to conduct a measured building survey at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, focussing on two floors of the building. The objective was to produce 2D floor plans, 2D section drawings and a large...
Client
Architectural Services
Project Type
Measured Building Survey
Delivery
July 2025
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Control & UAV Survey – Edinburgh Debenhams
We were engaged to undertake a comprehensive control survey at the former Debenhams store on Princes Street, Edinburgh. The primary objective was to establish and document a control network that would serve...
Client
Private Development
Project Type
Drone Survey and Control/Laser Scanning
Delivery
September 2025
Location
Princes Street, Edinburgh
Craigellachie Bridge
We were instructed by Stephen Taylor at the Friends of Craigellachie Bridge to conduct a General Visual Inspection (GVI) of the exterior elements of the bridge. This project was pro-bono to help with the restoration works of the historic bridge.
Client
Friends of Craigellachie Bridge
Project Type
Pro-Bono Laser Scanning and Drone Survey
Delivery
March 2025
Location
Aberlour
Ledaig Rockface
We were instructed by BEAR Scotland, Trunk Road Operating Company for the North West of Scotland, to conduct a survey of a rockface near Oban. This was part of stabilisation works on the A828 at Ledaig to increase...
Client
BEAR
Project Type
Drone Survey and Laser Scanning
Delivery
August 2025
Location
A828 Oban
AquaTerra FPSO Survey
We were instructed by AquaTerra to carry out an internal survey of ballast tanks within an FPSO, in the North Sea. The client required us to conduct an internal visual inspection of a tank, in order to determine the condition of...
Client
AquaTerra
Project Type
Drone Survey
Delivery
May 2025
Location
North Sea
Trinity Centre Survey
We were instructed by the client to carry out an internal measured building survey of the (infamous) trinity centre walkway and the ex-Debenhams unit. The end result was a rendered walk through and revit model that the...
Client
Trinity Centre
Project Type
Measured building survey and revit model
Delivery
January 2025
Location
Aberdeen
Topographic Survey - A9 Scrabster
We were instructed by BEAR to carry out a topographic survey at Scrabster where there is a section of the A9 with a long history of suffering from landslides. These land slip events result in debris being deposited onto the...
Client
BEAR
Project Type
Topographic Survey, UAV LiDAR Survey
Delivery
May 2025
Location
Scrabster
Utility Survey - Shetland
We were instructed by Ryder Architecture to carry out a topographic and utility survey in Brae, Shetland. The Shetland Islands Council are redeveloping the Brae campus for a new community complex including a high school and...
Client
Ryder Architecture
Project Type
Utility Survey
Delivery
September 2024
Location
Brae, Shetland
Topographic Survey - Jura Distillery
We were instructed by Whyte & Mackay to create a 3D ‘digital twin’ of its Hebridean Jura Distillery. The models will allow the company to plan future upgrades while preserving its rich history. Founded in 1810, the Jura Distillery ...
Client
Whyte & Mackay
Project Type
Utility & Topographic Survey
Delivery
August 2024
Location
Jura, Scotland
Topographic Survey - Kilmelford Bridge
Our client was looking to undertake a flood risk analysis and subsequent design works relating to an area within a rural village in South West Scotland. A detailed topographic survey was requested to an accuracy ...
Client
Civil Engineering
Project Type
Topographic Survey
Delivery
July 2024
Location
Kilmelford, Scotland
Topographic Survey - Fell Windfarm
We regularly work with multi-disciplined teams throughout the UK, particularly in the field of onshore renewables development. One of our regular clients who undertake geotechnical investigations approached us to assist on a scope...
Client
Renewables Development
Project Type
Topographic Survey
Delivery
May 2024
Location
Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Topographic Survey for Large-Scale Residential Development
Our client required a topographic survey of a large area of agricultural land for the master planning and subsequent detailed design of a significant mixed residential and commercial scheme...
Client
Real Estate Development
Project Type
Agricultural Land Survey
Delivery
June 2023
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Laser Scanning Survey for Sewer Location
To aid with the design and construction of high rise commercial and retail buildings, our client required the accurate location of a large underground sewer and drainage pipe running through the site. The pipe was approximately 9 metres...
Client
Design & Construction – Commercial & Retail
Project Type
Laser Scanning Survey
Delivery
October 2022
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland
Elevation Survey for High Rise Tower Facades
Our client required detailed elevations drawings of an 18-storey apartment block in central Manchester. CAD drawings of each façade of the tower block were required to aid in the planning and restoration works of the external...
Client
Construction – Cladding Contractor
Project Type
Laser Scanning & Drone Survey
Delivery
August - 2022
Location
Manchester, England
Topographic Survey for Golf Course Design
Our client required a topographic survey of a large area of land for the design and construction of a golf course on the site. The site was approximately 270 hectares and consisted of areas of heavy vegetation, steep terrain...
Client
Design & Construction - Golf Course
Project Type
Drone Survey
Delivery
May 2022
Location
Stonehaven, Scotland
Transmission & Distribution LiDAR Survey
Adaptive Surveys were contracted to survey approximately 25km of 400Kv overhead lines for a major utilities company. The resulting data was to be used to assist with designing alterations to the route together-with analysing any vegetation...
Client
Utilities – Overhead Lines
Project Type
Drone Survey
Delivery
May 2022
Location
Killin, Perthshire
Drone Surveys For Quarry Management
Adaptive Surveys undertake repeat drone surveys for a renowned quarry operator based in the North East of Scotland. The data obtained from these surveys on a quarterly basis is used for a variety of purposes such as stockpile...
Client
Quarry Operator
Project Type
Drone Surveys
Delivery
June 2021
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Revit Modelling for City Centre Master Planning
Our client required as-built surveys in the form of Revit models to LoD250 of the Aberdeen City Centre and environs. Topographic surveys in 3D DWG format of the roadways and footpaths in the Area of Interest (AOI) were also...
Client
City Planning
Project Type
Laser Scanning / 3D Modelling
Delivery
June 2021
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Mobile Mapping for Wind Turbine Movements
Adaptive Surveys were approached by a renewable energy developer to provide topographic surveys of c.90km of roadways on the Kintyre Peninsula. The client wanted to undertake a Swept Path Analysis (SPA) of the route to determine potential over-sails when...