CAD/GIS and Database Management Services

KTI originally established a reputation on provision of cutting edge Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and Geographic Information System (GIS) services and remains a leader in this specialized field. We also provide complex database management services, often in association with CAD or GIS analysis. We have a highly skilled team of programmers as well as survey and design technicians with extensive experience in diverse computer-aided applications. KTI routinely develops custom applications and specialized programs and routines tailored to meet project-specific data management needs.

Our services include:

  • Data integration
    • Conversion of CAD data to ESRI ArcGIS database
    • Data cleanup and standardization
    • Scanning and digitizing of existing data (up to 44” in width)
    • Georeferencing data
    • Geodatabase design and maintenance
    • Data hosting, archiving and maintenance
    • Training and consulting
  • Analytical Services
    • Aerial and satellite image processing
    • Network design and analysis
    • 3D road design
    • 3D modeling, design, and rendering
    • Viewshed analysis
    • Slope and contour generation
    • Volumetric calculations
    • Wildlife habitat analysis
    • Reclamation planning
    • Spatial analysis
    • Watershed analysis
    • COGO, DTM, and Section Profile generation and analysis
    • Contouring, slope analysis, and volumetric calculations
    • Municipal service, facilities management, planning
  • Drafting and Mapping Services
    • Computer aided design and drafting
    • Civil, Mechanical and Architectural drafting
    • As-built mapping
    • Property/land development mapping
    • Mine permitting maps
      • Land and mineral ownership
      • Groundwater and water rights
      • Soils
      • Vegetation
      • Wetlands
      • Wildlife
      • Alluvial valley floor
      • Hydrologic control plans
      • Mine facility maps
    • GPS data
    • Road design plan and profiling
    • High-resolution, large format color printing and imaging
    • Environmental permitting maps
    • GPS data collection of infrastructure
    • Electrical schematics and P&ID’s
    • Presentation of aerial photographs and satellite images
    • Mechanical 3D CAD drawings
    • High resolution large format (up to 44” in width) color plotting and imaging
    • Scanning with object recognition
  • Paper to CAD Conversion

  • Preserve or restore hard copy information, reduce clutter, and increase ease of document retrieval by converting various types of hard copy media (up to 44” in width) to electronic files
    • Scan hard copy documents into electronic files
    • Create indexes for ease of document retrieval
  • LargeLarge format (up to 44" in width) reproduction
    • Scanning (with optical character recognition)
    • Photocopying
    • Digitizing
    • Plotting