High-Def Inspection

Traditional Methods vs Drone Methods:

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Traditional

• Erect sophisticated scaffold and swing stages for multi-week inspection.

Drone

• Drone serves as preliminary means of inspection. Cutting out several weeks of traditional inspection.

Why drones were the best option:

Speed

• Inspection timeline with drone - 3 days vs multi-week.

Cost

• Using drone saved owner ~$80K in scaffolding rental and inspection man hours.

Worker Safety

• Drone replaced boots on a scaffold.

Public Safety

• Owners can make real-time actionable public safety decisions.

Accessible

• Clean data that can be easily stored and accessed for future use.

Thermal Facade & Roof Inspection

Thermal Inspection

Traditional Methods vs Drone Methods:

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Traditional (Roof)

• Core cuts executed on the roof.

Traditional (Windows/Facade)

• Swing stages for 1-2 week inspection.

Drone (Roof)

• Thermal camera detects water penetration on roof.

Drone (Windows/Facade)

• Drone served as preliminary means of inspection. Cutting out several days of traditional inspection.

Why drones were the best option:

Precision

• Thermal sees what the naked eye can’t.

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Speed

• Inspection timeline with drone - 1 days vs multi-week.

Cost

• Saved owner ~$40K in swing stage and inspection hours.

Worker Safety

• Drone replaced boots on a scaffold.

Accessible

• Clean data that can be easily stored and accessed for future use.

Map, Model, and BIM

Aerial Mapping

Traditional Methods vs Drone Methods:

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Traditional

• Boots-in-the-field to physically access and measure points in hazardous or difficult-to-reach locations.

Drone

• When mapping challenging terrain, drones make it no longer necessary for human operators to physically access and measure points in hazardous or difficult-to-reach locations. Traditional methods require meticulous measurement, preparation, and planning, drones can capture comparable data in dramatically shorter timeframes.

Why drones were the best option:

Precision

• Centimeter-level positional accuracy when capturing digital geospatial data. Drone meets the accuracy standards of the American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).

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Speed

• Drone can accurately map an entire area in minutes vs hours/days with traditional boots-in-the-field methods.

Cost

• Precision data mapping results in accurate cost calculations across multiple phases of the project.  

Worker Safety

• Drone allowed for the mapping of areas that would otherwise be inaccessible.

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Flexibility

• One drone flight produces thousands of measurements, which can be represented in different formats (orthomosaic, point cloud, DTM, DSM, contour lines, etc).

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Repeatability

• Drone missions re-flown multiple times throughout the life cycle of the project site with little set-up effort.

Accessible

• Clean data that can be easily stored and accessed for future use.