Data Halo Projects are Easy to Set Up
Three things. That is genuinely all it takes to have a live, mapped, validating project in Data Halo.
About Us
We Make Asbuilts Easy
Built for the Way Pipeline Survey Actually Works
Data Halo is an online platform for pipeline survey, finely tuned for asbuilts, while offering benefits for preliminary and staking phases.
- You always know where the project stands — daily tracking and mapping keep the full picture current, from the right-of-way to the home office.
- Data problems get found and fixed before they become deliverable problems — transparent reporting surfaces issues in real time so nothing festers until closeout.
- The deliverable reaches whoever needs it, on whatever device they have — flexible export formats and full browser access, no software installation required.
Pipeline asbuilt surveys are demanding work. Tight deadlines, scattered field crews, mountains of point data, and clients who need answers yesterday. Data Halo was built specifically for this environment — to close the gap between field collection and final deliverable, reduce the rework that comes from catching errors too late, and give every stakeholder on the project a clear, real-time picture of where things stand. It is tailored to the way surveyors actually work, scales to any experience level, and can be accessed from any device with a browser. When the pressure is on, Data Halo keeps the data moving.
Everyone Tracks the Pipe. Nobody Validates the Survey.
Materials tracking companies, internal departments, spreadsheet tools — they all have the joint count covered. What they cannot tell you is whether the survey data behind those joints is complete, consistent, and correct.
That is exactly what Data Halo was built to do — validating the points, the codes, the attributes, and the geometry that make a pipeline asbuilt actually defensible.
The Cleanup Is Where It Counts
Getting the data off the instrument is the easy part. What happens next — the cross-checks, the catches, the corrections — that is where a deliverable either holds up or falls apart under scrutiny.
Data Halo was built around that moment. A systematic, survey-aware cleanup workflow designed by people who have sat at that keyboard — tools that a twenty-year veteran will immediately recognize and a newer tech can follow without getting lost.
Not a spreadsheet. Not a manual process held together with hope. A purpose-built workflow that walks the data from raw import to defensible deliverable, one well-thought-out step at a time.
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01 Design Alignment
For linear projects, import a design-alignment polyline via DXF, KML, SHP, or LandXML. You can also draw an approximate polyline in an interactive map. For non-linear projects, simply close the polyline to enable classic site survey mode, where it functions as project extents.
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02 Code Rules
Your project schema can be quickly established via import of a collector dictionary, mapping software seed file, or convenient manual entry. Once your rules are in place, Data Halo can export an FXL file directly back to your Trimble hardware — keeping the field and the office speaking the same language from day one.
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03 Survey Point Files
Import CSV or XLSX point files and Data Halo takes it from there — calculating stationing, flagging code violations, and automatically attaching project tracking metadata to every point for full traceability from field crew to final deliverable.
Pricing
Both plans are the same software, with unlimited projects and data on your own private, fully managed instance. They differ in the length of the term and in how many Managers you name.
Recommended
Standard
$2k / month
- 6 Month Term ($12k) — lower commitment, easier on cash flow
- Two Managers, unlimited everyone else — no bottleneck when one is out
Unlimited
$4k / month
- 12 Month Term ($48k)
- No ceiling on users of any kind, Managers included
Frequently Asked Questions
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On the Pricing Plans, what is a Manager?
A Manager is a person your company trusts to create projects, create user accounts, and manage project settings. The Standard plan names two Managers, which is a practical safeguard against the inevitable bottleneck when one person is out. The Unlimited plan has no limit on Managers. On either plan, a Manager can also be given staff abilities on your instance: resetting passwords, deactivating accounts, and taking over the administrator role of any of your projects.
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What can Viewers and Contributors do?
A Viewer can see and export all project data — useful for clients, project managers, and anyone who needs visibility without touching the data. A Contributor has all of those abilities, plus the ability to import point files and work with the full suite of QC tools. Both roles are unlimited on both plans.
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Are there any other charges involved?
There is no charge for support and fulfilled feature requests. Data Halo has never charged anything other than the up front subscription fee.
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What is the technology stack?
Data Halo is built on the Django web framework and a PostgreSQL database, running in containers on Ubuntu servers hosted by DigitalOcean in its New York region. Each subscribing company has its own instance, with its own database, its own web address, and its own security certificate. Backups are taken every night and kept off the server. Our Information Security Plan is available on request.
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Can multiple pipelines exist in a single project?
You can have an unlimited number of pipelines and design alignments in a single project, each treated as a distinct entity with its own stationing, mapping, and reporting.
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Can our platforms tie together?
The Data Halo API is available to every member — no plan upgrade required. The data feeds are self-describing: each one leads with a semantic summary of what it contains, what the fields mean, and how to interpret edge cases, so a developer — or an AI agent automating a handoff — arrives oriented without needing a separate reference document. Working examples are provided within the platform as Python HTTP requests, directly applicable to any language that can make an HTTP call, which is just about all of them.
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Do I host Data Halo on my own infrastructure?
No. Data Halo is a fully managed, hosted platform — there is nothing to install, configure, or maintain on your end. Every subscriber, on either plan, gets a private instance: its own database, its own web address, and its own security certificate, holding only your company's survey data. No other company's data is in it, and no other company's users can reach it.
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Does Data Halo support two-step sign-in?
Yes. Data Halo has its own second step after your password: a six-digit code from an authenticator app on your phone. It is turned on for a company's instance at that company's request. For a demo, none of this applies — Mark walks you through the platform directly.
Contact
Ready to see Data Halo in action, or just have a question? Reach out directly — there is no sales team in the way, just Mark.
Microsoft Teams
Mark's preferred channel for technical support. Most Data Halo users are already on Teams through their organization.
Chat on TeamsA good option if you need to share files or screenshots in the conversation, since Teams can block attachments between organizations.
Connect on LinkedInInterested in a live walkthrough? Reach out through any channel above to request a demo. Mark will get you on the screen and show you exactly how Data Halo handles your workflow.