Gridline& Grade

Construction survey & technology · Arizona · Since 2009

Freeways, bridges, tunnels, pipelines and airfields. We turn plan data into precise, buildable reality.

One scan

5,241,988

measured points describing 61 acres of downtown Phoenix, every tower, tree and curb exactly where it stands.

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Construction Surveying3D Machine ControlLiDAR ScanningDrone MappingBIM CoordinationAs-Built Verification

01Who we are

Since 2009 we have helped builders put every footing, beam and curb exactly where the drawings say it belongs. Experienced field crews backed by 3D machine control, LiDAR and drone mapping keep demanding projects on line, on grade and on schedule.

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Years in the field

Founded in 2009

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Projects delivered

Vertical, civil & industrial

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Bridges staked

State & municipal work

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Field crews

Plus an in-house UAS team

02What we do

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Construction Surveying

Control networks, structural and site layout, topographic surveys and pre-pour verification, run with robotic total stations, GNSS and digital levels, then closed out with as-built documentation your owner can trust.

  • Control & layout
  • Topo
  • Pre-pour checks
  • As-builts
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3D Machine Control & Modeling

Clean, field-ready surface models for grading and paving, loaded and supported on your machines so dozers, excavators and pavers cut to design the first time.

  • Grading models
  • Paving models
  • Machine support
  • Earthwork quantities
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LiDAR & Aerial Mapping

Terrestrial scanning and drone LiDAR turn a site into dense, measurable point clouds, orthophotos and surfaces for design, inspection and progress tracking.

  • Point clouds
  • Orthophotos
  • Drone LiDAR
  • Part 107 pilots
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Technology Integration

BIM coordination, field controllers, site radio and networking, and drone program management, wired together so the office, the crews and the machines all work from one current model.

  • BIM
  • Field controllers
  • Site networking
  • Drone programs

03Where we work

Built for the hard jobs.

From fast-track federal work to theme-park steel, our crews thrive where tolerances are tight and the stakes are high.

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Highways & Bridges

Alignment control, structure layout and deck surveys for state and municipal corridors.

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Roller Coasters

Anchor bolts, footings and track geometry where a few millimeters matter at 60 mph.

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Large-Scale Earthworks

Mass grading, subdivisions, landfills and mine sites, modeled, staked and measured at scale.

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Vertical & Structural

Column grids, embeds and deck elevations for towers, campuses and parking structures.

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Underground Tunnels

Guidance control and as-built scanning that keep bores and utility corridors on alignment.

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Airfields

Runway, taxiway and apron surveys built around tight grade tolerances and short closures.

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Drainage & Water

Culverts, channels, levees and pump stations, where every hundredth of a foot moves water.

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Industrial Rail

Custom modeling that keeps industrial railroad and transportation projects on track.

04Selected work

Aerial view of a large building site with several tower cranes

Vertical · Healthcare

Northgate Campus

Building sites gallery

Four towers, a central plant and a parking structure rising on one tight urban block, with three tower cranes sharing the sky.

  • Control network
  • Structural layout
  • As-built scanning
  • Weekly drone progress
Tower crane silhouetted at dusk
Concrete truck and boom pump on a building site
Energy · PipelineSouthern Arizona

Saguaro Ridge Transmission Line

Three years of route staking, bore guidance and weld-by-weld as-builts on a natural gas transmission line, from the first right-of-way stakes to final tie-ins at the compressor station.

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05How we work

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    Plan the control

    We review the plan set, tolerances and schedule with your team, then design a control network and survey plan that fits the way you build.

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    Capture in the field

    Robotic total stations, GNSS rovers, laser scanners and survey drones capture dense, precise data in the field.

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    Model & verify

    Raw observations become checked models, surfaces and deviation reports, delivered in the formats your designers and machines already use.

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    Support through closeout

    The same crew stays with you to turnover, answering field calls fast and closing out with as-built documentation the owner can trust.

06The toolkit

Survey drones01

Aerial mapping & LiDAR

Survey drones

  • RTK-corrected flight lines
  • LiDAR and photogrammetry payloads
  • FAA Part 107 certified pilots
Robotic total stations02

Layout & scanning

Robotic total stations

  • One-person robotic layout
  • Automatic prism tracking
  • Scanning-capable instruments
GNSS & control03

Positioning

GNSS & control

  • Network RTK rovers
  • Static control campaigns
  • Monument recovery and setting

Interactive

Fly through a real LiDAR scan in your browser.

Three million points of downtown Phoenix. Fly between the towers, read real-world coordinates and switch between intensity and elevation views.

Launch Scan Explorer
Point cloud of downtown Phoenix high-rises colored by elevation

07Client word

Gridline & Grade ran the tightest layout program we have had on a structure this size. Their crew caught a column-grid conflict a week before the pour and saved us a rework we would still be paying for.
Dana WhitfieldProject Executive, Calder & Finch Builders

Credentials

  • Registered Land Surveyors
  • FAA Part 107 pilots
  • OSHA 30 field crews
  • ALTA/NSPS surveys
Surveyor working at a robotic total station in a field

08Careers

We are always looking for the right new teammate. If precision, big projects and new technology get you out of bed in the morning, we would like to hear from you.