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Fine art meets fieldwork.

High-fidelity fieldwork for architecture,
construction, real estate, and public art.


Keep projects on schedule, teams 
synchronized, and brand elevated.


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Topographica: The Process.


Fine Art Meets Fieldwork.
Each flight yields actionable insights into progress, safety, and potential.



Aloft, Attuned, Artful.
Our aerials connect builds, people, form and ecologies.



The Art of the Deliverable.
We distill complex builds into data-rich, portfolio-ready updates.  



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Topographica:
Who We Are.


Founded by Yogan Muller, Ph.D., Topographica delivers high-fidelity fieldwork for architecture, construction, real estate, and public art.  
Yogan’s drone journey began at the UCLA Design Media Arts Department in 2022, where he introduced and taught two drone photography and photogrammetry classes in 2023 and 2024. The second iteration of this class earned him the 2024 UCLA Unit-18 Professional Development Award. 

At UCLA, he joined transdisciplinary teams, leveraging high-precision remote sensing platforms and tools such as LiDAR, to conduct aerial surveys for grant-funded research projects. 

For him, aerial data capture is an extension of landscape photography, an artform he’s been practicing and teaching professionnaly for more than 15 years.



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Topographica:
This is High-Fidelity Fieldwork.


Why work with us Visual Stewardship: We respond creatively to a variety of terrains, conditions, and aerial scenarios.

Beyond JPEGs: We turn site data into rich chronicles of progress, safety, and potential.

We serve Southern California with fast response and local knowledge.



Core imagingPhotography
4K Videos
Aerial and terrestrial 360° panoramas and videos

Photogrammetry
LiDAR (soon)


Project supportProgress monitoring and updates
Terrain mapping 
Roof + facade inspection
Pictures + 3D scans of as-builts
Measurements (informational only)


Custom solutionsProgress websites
Project-specific branding and storytelling
On-site photography to humanize the ops
3D hyperlapses


IndustriesArchitecture
Construction
Engineering
Public art
Real estate
Urban planning
Utilities






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Topographica: Your eyes in the sky

1Vista
Fine-art-grade, ready-to-use aerials that elevate high-value assets.


$359 per project




The Vista scope
• 5 color-corrected, high-resolution photos.
• one 30-second 4k video, professionally edited and color-graded.
• 1 hour on site within covered area*.
• 24-hour turnaround.

*Mobilization included within a 12-mile radius of Topographica’s HQ in Santa Monica, CA 90401. Additional travel billed at $2/mile.


2Contours
High-precision aerial imaging for detailed documentation and progress tracking.


From $599 per project



The Contours scope
All Vista deliverables
+ Orthomosaic map 
+ 3D model
+ 2 hours on-site within covered area* 
+ 96-hour delivery of mapping/model and visual assets

Site acreage breakdownmicro (up to 1 acre): $599
small (2-5 acres): $999
medium to large (6 to 10): $1,299
extra-large: custom quote

*Mobilization included within a 12-mile radius of Topographica’s HQ in Santa Monica, CA 90401. Mobilization beyond 12 miles billed at $2/mile.




3
Atlas
Full-spectrum aerial documentation that scales with your projects.

Custom quote tailored to your needs

 
The Atlas scope
All Contours deliverables
+ Recurring cinematic waypoint 4k videos for timelapse progress tracking
+ 360° site walkthrough videos 
+ 3D hyperlapses for 1:1, date-stamped, digital maps
+ Measurements (informational only)

Add-ons
+ Custom website for sharing progress with teams and stakeholders





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UCLA Broad Art Center
Designed by Richard Meier
Westwood, CA
September 2025


UCLA Broad Art Center, south facade, Westwood, CA, September 2025.

UCLA Broad Art Center, south facade, Westwood, CA, September 2025.

UCLA Broad Art Center, south facade, Westwood, CA, September 2025.


Project description Topographica acquires aerial views, inspects the facade, and a 3d map of the UCLA Broad Art Center’s south-facing facade, designed by Richard Meier, located on UCLA north campus.
Project id top-2509-ar-001
Categories Photography
4k video
3D
model 
Orthomosaic
 
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.
UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.



UCLA Broad Art Center, Westwood, CA, September 2025.


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Strathmore Apartments
Designed by Richard Neutra
Westwood, CAAugust 2025

Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.


Project description Topographica acquires aerial views, an orthomosaic and a 3d map of the strathmore apartments, designed by Richard Neutra, and situated in Westwood, CA. 
Project id top-2508-re-002
Categories Photography
4k video
3D
model 
Orthomosaic
Real estate
Luxury
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.
Orthomosaic, Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025. 




Strathmore Apartments, Westwood, CA, August 2025.


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Private property 
Santa Fe, NM
August 2025




Project description
In anticipation of a drone survey, Topographica is commissioned by private owners to capture situational views and create a 3D model of their luxury property.
Categories 
Photography
4k Video
3D
Model 
Real Estate
Luxury

Project idtop-2508-re-001

Private property, 3D model.
Private property, point cloud.
Private property, 3D model.
Private property, Santa Fe, NM.
Private property, Santa Fe, NM.
Private property, Santa Fe, NM.
Private property, Santa Fe, NM.
Private property, Santa Fe, NM.

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private property
Baron, France
June 25, 2025




Project descriptionTopographica is commissioned to acquire aerial footage of a private property situated in bordeaux’s premium wine country.
Project idtop-2507-re-001
Category Photography
4k
video 
Real Estate



Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.
Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.
Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.
Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.
Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.
Private property, Baron, France, june 2025.



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Private propertyYucca Valley, CA
April 27, 2025

Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.




Project descriptionTopographica acquires aerial footage of a private property situated in Yucca Valley, CA.
Project idtop-2504-re-001
Category Photography
Real estate


Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.
Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.
Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.
Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.
Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.



Private property, Yucca Valley, CA, April 2025.