Flying Surveyor Live Q&A · Monthly live Q&A

Drones, laser scanners, SLAM, point clouds. Find out what your projects actually need.

A monthly live Q&A for engineers, architects and technical teams bringing geospatial technology into their work. Send your questions in advance. I answer them live, in plain English, with real project examples.

Join for $99/month

Founding price for the first 20 members. Cancel any time.

Next session: Friday 20 November, 5pm UK / 12pm New York.

The problem

Too many products. Not enough straight answers.

  • Every supplier says their drone or scanner is the one you need.
  • You don't know what accuracy your design, quote or report actually needs.
  • You've bought kit or software that now sits in a cupboard.
  • The point cloud arrived, and nobody can open it in CAD or Revit.
  • You can't tell whether to buy, hire, or bring in a surveyor.

The technology works. The hard part is knowing which piece you need, and what to do with the data.

Who it's for

This is for you if you are:

  • A civil or structural engineer, or an engineering consultancy
  • An architect or design team working with existing buildings and sites
  • A contractor or project manager who needs measurements for quotes, progress or as-builts
  • A technical specialist who needs site data and doesn't know where to start
  • A surveyor adding drones, LiDAR or scanning to your services

What you can ask

Anything about measuring sites and buildings with modern technology.

For example:

  • Choosing technology: drone, terrestrial scanner, SLAM, phone LiDAR or GNSS, and which fits the job
  • Accuracy: what tolerance your work needs, and how to check you got it
  • Buy, hire or outsource: when owning kit pays off, and when it doesn't
  • Data: getting point clouds and models into CAD, Revit, Civil 3D or GIS
  • Visuals: models and site views that clients, planners and site teams understand
  • Measurements for quotes: areas, volumes and as-builts without a site revisit
  • Briefing a surveyor: what to ask for so the deliverables are usable

How it works

  1. 01

    Join.

    Pay $99 by card. You get a welcome email with the session link and the question form.

  2. 02

    Send your questions.

    Each month the form arrives by email. Send by 6pm UK on the Wednesday before. Screenshots, drawings and files are welcome.

  3. 03

    Join live.

    Last Friday of the month, 5pm UK. Submitted questions first, then live questions.

  4. 04

    Watch the replay.

    Sent to members within 24 hours.

What you get

One 60-minute live session every month

Your submitted questions answered first

The replay of every session while you are a member

The session link and reminders by email, so you don't miss it

About Stefan

I'm Stefan Niculescu.

I've worked in civil, infrastructure, oil and gas and construction surveying for over 20 years. I'm a Technical Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors and a CAA-authorised drone operator.

I've seen this problem from both sides: design teams handed data they can't use, and expensive kit bought for the wrong job. On these calls you get the answer I'd give a client. No sales pitch.

20+ years surveying · TCInstCES · CAA-authorised operator

Founding price

$99 a month, locked in for life.

Only for the first 20 members. Then $149 a month for the next 20.

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Next session

Next session: Friday 20 November, 5pm UK.

Join now and send your first question before Wednesday.

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