Every project
needs a fixed
point of reference.
DATUM delivers civil engineering design and build for developers, landowners and local authorities across the UK — and provides the geospatial analysis, in QGIS and Google Earth Engine, that grounds each project in real ground conditions.
Design & build
Four sheets, one consultancy — from feasibility through to a structure that's actually standing.
Feasibility & Site Assessment
Ground investigation, topographic survey, constraints mapping and outline appraisal, so a scheme is tested against the site before a single line is drawn in earnest.
Structural & Civil Design
Foundations, drainage, earthworks and structural detailing developed in step with architects and the client, to Building Regulations and relevant British Standards.
Planning & Approvals
Technical submissions for planning and building control, coordinated with local authority requirements and statutory consultees at every stage.
Construction & Delivery
Site supervision, contractor coordination and as-built verification through to handover, keeping the finished works true to the design.
How a project runs
Six stages, always in this order — each one sets the reference point for the next.
Survey
Topographic & ground data captured on site.
Concept
Options tested against constraints & brief.
Detailed design
Structural & civil packages finalised.
Approvals
Planning & building control submissions.
Construction
Build phase, supervised on site.
Handover
As-built records & close-out.
GIS consultancy
QGIS for site-level analysis, Google Earth Engine for wide-area monitoring — layered together to answer questions a single site visit can't.
Topographic & Constraints Mapping
Survey data processed and modelled in QGIS to produce contours, cut-and-fill volumes and constraints plans that feed straight into the design team's drawings.
QGISDEM analysisFlood Risk & Drainage Modelling
Watercourse, floodplain and surface-water layers combined to support drainage strategies and flood risk assessments for planning submissions.
QGISSuDS designLand Cover & Environmental Monitoring
Satellite time-series in Google Earth Engine tracks vegetation, land cover change and site history over years, ahead of any boots on the ground.
Google Earth EngineSentinel / LandsatUtility & Asset Mapping
Existing infrastructure, easements and asset records brought into a single georeferenced dataset, shared with the client and design team as the project evolves.
QGISAsset registersStart a project
Tell us about the site and what you're trying to find out — design, build, mapping, or all three.