Drones Within The Construction Industry

The use of drones within the construction industry allows for fast, cost effective weekly, bi-weekly or monthly progress updates of sites by using autonomous repeatable flight missions to create accurate and up to date orthomosaic (2D) and 3D maps and models. These are shared with clients, investors and stake holders to provide them with precise site information and progress updates. This helps to ensure project timelines are being adhered to, increases site productivity and allows for better planning of upcoming phases or milestones assists in verifying subcontractors work.

A lot of construction contracts are now requiring periodic drone orthomosaic or 3D maps for documentation purposes, as this allows for progress monitoring and consistent documentation. The documentation can also be beneficial in the event of any disputes or claims being raised.

Drones are also being used to produce stock pile measurements which are helping site managers cut costs, save time with inventory count, reduce over estimation of material and supply orders and prevents excess material wastage.

Drones are further being used for inspecting hard to reach or dangerous areas of a site, such as rooftops, sides of buildings and cranes. Otherwise this would have to be done with scaffolding or rope access, which is expensive and time consuming. When using a drone this can be completed in a matter of minutes and provides accurate visual data, both with the use of zoom and thermal imagery.

Drones Within The Construction Industry

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