About CCAM

Mapping California for over 30 years

Central Coast Aerial Mapping has produced aerial mapping since 1995. Today we also fly UAV LiDAR and build 3D models of real sites.

We produce photogrammetric mapping, surface models, digital orthophotos, and 3D deliverables in house at our facility in San Luis Obispo. Our photogrammetric technicians work with a large-format UltraCam Falcon digital camera and drone-mounted LiDAR, on projects along the Central Coast and throughout California.

Black-and-white archival photos of founder Carlos Arriagada in the field and operating a photogrammetric stereoplotter
From the family archive: founder Carlos Arriagada in the field and at the photogrammetric stereoplotter.
Our history

Three generations of photogrammetric mapping

  1. 1951
    Carlos Arriagada begins his career in photogrammetry at the Chilean Geographic Military Institute. He trains at the Chilean and Panama Institutes of Geodetic Survey and later teaches photogrammetry himself.
  2. 1962
    He immigrates to the United States to join Surdex Corporation in Missouri.
  3. 1977
    He founds C&C Aerial Mapping Services in San Dimas, California.
  4. 1995
    His daughter Beatriz Arriagada and grandson Robert Lafica incorporate Central Coast Aerial Mapping in San Luis Obispo.
  5. Today
    The third generation still flies manned photogrammetry and has added UAV LiDAR and 3D reality capture.
Robert Lafica, Certified Photogrammetrist at Central Coast Aerial Mapping, in front of a large-format aerial map
Leadership

Robert Lafica, Certified Photogrammetrist

Robert is a third-generation photogrammetrist and an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist (CP-1241), with more than 30 years in the field. He leads CCAM’s mapping work and has contributed to State, County, and City agency projects across California, including transportation, transit, and aviation projects. He is also an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot.

Credentials

Certifications and standards

CALTRANS qualified

Qualified by Caltrans for 3D digital mapping and remote sensing.

ASPRS standards

Our work complies with the mapping-accuracy standards of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).

Produced in house

Photogrammetric mapping, surface models, orthophotos, and 3D deliverables are produced in house at our San Luis Obispo facility.

Public agency work

Mapping for State, County, and City agency projects across California.

FAA Part 107 certified

UAV operations conducted under FAA Part 107 by a certified remote pilot.

Services

What we do today

We still fly manned aerial photogrammetry, and we now fly UAV LiDAR for bare-earth mapping under vegetation and build 3D reality capture models for digital-twin and design work. We also deliver surfaces your engineers can open directly in Civil 3D. One team in San Luis Obispo handles all of it.

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