Case Study: Chinook Landscape Architecture slashes mapping costs with Pix4D

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Chinook Landscape Architecture partnered with **Pix4D** to tackle a difficult interstate highway expansion project involving geohazard mitigation, especially rockfalls on steep, hard-to-access vertical rock faces. Traditional surveying methods were costly and hazardous, requiring geologists to rappel down the cliff and combine pen-and-paper notes with LiDAR data.

Using **Pix4D’s photogrammetry workflow**, Chinook Landscape Architecture captured detailed and accurate drone mapping data for the complex terrain and converted it for use in 3D modeling and specialized rockfall analysis software. The result was a dramatic reduction in project costs, with **Pix4D** helping Chinook slash **70% or more** compared with traditional methods while also improving safety and workflow efficiency.

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