Observed arrival · 2026-10-11
Plotlay: put the drawing on the ground
A browser-based tool for pinning plans and drawings to aerial imagery, measuring and marking them up, and carrying asset data from site visits into GIS or BI.
- For
- Facilities teams, asset crews, builders, and utilities
- Worth noticing
- Its example pins the Lincoln Memorial’s HABS plan to 8 cm DC orthophotography and displays a 0.03 m RMS figure.
Field notes
Input formats listed include PNG, JPG, PDF, DXF, CSV, XLSX, KML, and SHP; outputs include scaled PDF/DXF/SVG sheets and geospatial exports. Field records can include photos, condition, and positional accuracy, with QR or barcode scanning and corrective actions described. A separate example shows the Lincoln Memorial’s HABS DC-3 plan over 2023 District of Columbia orthophotography at 8 cm, with 0.03 m RMS displayed. The page says browser tools are free while cloud use costs.
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