Existing/original ground check (initial topo vs engineering or survey topo) Progress quantities (survey over survey cut/fill) Tonnage measurements and inventory value calculations Current conditions vs final/finished grade Stockpile quantities Trenching quantities Slope gradient requests Distances (for projects such as pipe laying) Square footage for concrete laid Verification of truck counts
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable faster, less costly surveying without sacrificing accuracy.
Conditions change rapidly on construction sites, and making decisions on data that is weeks or months old can lead to errors. Because drone surveying takes significantly less time—both in collecting data and processing it—you can have updated information about your site much more frequently. This improves reporting and collaboration because you’re seeing things much closer to real time.