CONSTRUCTION DRONES
Construction Drone Services
Construction projects are dynamic work environments often requiring close communication with multiple stakeholders. Even with effective management and a well-thought-out project plan delays, overages, and deficiencies are commonplace in the industry. Whether it is a miscommunication between rotating crews or a miscalculation regarding the progress of a project, such occurrences can negatively impact stakeholders and the overall operation.
Using Drones for Construction Project Planning
The success of any construction undertaking begins in the planning stages of the project. If adopted, commercial drones can optimize this stage by conducting a pre-construction flyover. Our drones are capable of providing our clients with high-resolution and up-to-date aerial maps giving project planners a detailed bird’s eye advantage.
LiDAR allows us to generate detailed 3D elevation models providing project planners with critical topographical information which can help determine what types of materials, equipment, and safety measures are required for the most effective completion of the job. Our thermal payloads in combination with our topographical data allow us to locate potential risks to the project and crew such as locating water pooling or runoff that could interfere with the integrity of the soil and endanger machinery and workers.
Project Monitoring with Drones
If a project required a certain area to be excavated, a drone could not only provide detailed imagery about the progress made in the excavation, but it could also provide exact soil volume metrics about what has been and still needs to be dug up. Similarly, if an area of interest is required to be built up with soil, routine flyovers can provide management with accurate progress data ensuring that the exact amount of material in the given area is delivered eliminating the risk of prolonging and incurring unnecessary and avoidable costs.
While underway, a construction project has a multitude of moving parts and requires detailed coordination to stay within budget and on schedule. Accurately monitoring progress from the ground is difficult and may seem like a daunting task for managers and foremen.
Utilizing commercial drone services is a cost-effective, reliable, and timely method to keep track of a project’s progress to ensure its completion in the most efficient way possible. Commercial drones are a game-changer in this area as they can provide real-time, accurate, and actionable data about the progress of a build.
