Ortho-Rectified Aerial Thermal Mapping for CAD and GIS

AITscan provides aircraft-based aerial thermal mapping with ortho-rectified infrared imagery built for CAD, GIS, engineering, and facility-management workflows.

Thermal Maps Engineered for Your Existing Systems

Thermal MapIR™ is the starting point for aerial thermal mapping projects that need usable geospatial data rather than a stand-alone inspection report. AITscan captures infrared and photographic imagery under conditions matched to the project, then delivers ortho-rectified maps designed to integrate with the CAD, GIS, and facility-management systems your team already uses.

This approach is especially useful when the inspection need spans a large or complex area, when multiple infrastructure systems are involved, or when the final scope has not yet been narrowed to a single service category. The resulting thermal map gives engineering, facilities, and operations teams a consistent dataset they can review alongside existing drawings, asset records, and geographic information.

As the project develops, Thermal MapIR™ can lead into more focused work such as underground steam leak detection, aerial infrared roof scanning, pollution and sewer leak detection, or solar field infrared surveys.

Aerial thermal mapping showing heat anomalies across buildings, roads, and infrastructure

Why Engineering Teams Start With Thermal MapIR™

Built for Existing CAD and GIS Workflows
Ortho-rectified thermal and photographic imagery is delivered in formats designed to integrate with existing CAD, GIS, and facility-management systems.
Decades of Aerial Thermal Mapping Experience
AITscan has delivered aerial thermal mapping to engineering, facility, and municipal clients since 1989, with outputs built around real-world planning and infrastructure workflows.
Area-Scale Data Collection
Aircraft can capture large survey areas under one set of conditions, creating a consistent thermal dataset that can be compared across the site and against historical baselines.

Frequently Asked Questions

Thermal MapIR™ is the aerial thermal mapping entry point when a project needs georeferenced thermal imagery or the inspection scope is still being defined. Once the need is clear—such as steam, roof, solar, or liquid leak detection—the engagement can transition into the corresponding specialized service.
AITscan delivers ortho-rectified thermal and photographic imagery formatted for integration with existing CAD and GIS systems. Specific file formats, metadata, and project requirements are established with your team before the flight.
Engineering firms, municipal utilities, large institutional facilities, and consultants use Thermal MapIR™ when they need aerial thermal mapping integrated with existing maps, drawings, and facility-management systems rather than a stand-alone inspection report.
Yes. Thermal MapIR™ projects can refine into roof, steam, liquid leak, solar, or other specialized infrared surveys as the scope becomes more defined. The thermal mapping data can provide the foundation for more focused investigation and reporting.

Ready to Map Your Area?

Tell AITscan about the facility, infrastructure, or survey area you need to evaluate. We’ll help determine how aerial thermal mapping can support your CAD, GIS, engineering, and facility-management workflows.