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Sectors / Defence

Surveying for defence estates and contractors

Defence sites call for accuracy, reliability and discretion. Our home county of Berkshire and the surrounding region host a significant defence presence, and MatMap provides survey services to the contractors, consultants and supply-chain businesses that design, build and maintain defence infrastructure. We work to site security procedures and treat all project data with care.

Services for the defence sector

Typical defence projects

  • Estate infrastructure and accommodation upgrades
  • Technical buildings, hangars and workshops
  • Airfield pavements, roads and hardstandings
  • Training areas, ranges and earthworks
  • Utility, drainage and access improvements

Working on secure sites

We plan every visit around site access, escort and security requirements. We keep data handling to the minimum the task needs and agree data transfer and storage arrangements with you before work begins.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. We plan visits around site access, escort and security requirements and follow your site rules. Let us know the clearance and induction requirements when you request a quote.

We agree data handling, storage and transfer arrangements with you before work starts, and only collect what the task needs.

Yes. We carry out topographical, level and as-built surveys of airfield pavements, roads and hardstandings, tied to robust survey control.

Yes. We regularly support main contractors and consultants, working to their programmes, specifications and reporting requirements.

Yes. 3D laser scanning captures complete, accurate records of hangars, workshops and plant rooms for refurbishment design and asset management.

Yes. We establish permanent, well-documented control networks so that surveys carried out years apart remain consistent across the estate.