Construction projects are complex, time-consuming & resource-intensive.
Drone Monitoring the construction site from above provides a new way to visualize all phases of a project, boost productivity and cut costs. Commercial Drone Services and Drone Companies are there for the rescue.
Drones can quickly survey the job site and build maps, make collection data simple, allowing to compare the model of the actual site with the original design, and providing data to check on progress of the construction, as well as safety of the workplace.
Drones can be used before, during and after the construction itself.
When planning the project, architects use footage and images of the land to better visualize the building they intend to create.
Starting with the earthwork, drone images help to quickly calculate the volume of material to be moved, in a less expensive way. Tracking progress by comparing the actual images with the project as it moves on. Drone Aerial surveys provide remote assets inspections for better coordination of material on the job site, help to improve productivity and catch mistakes.
When the construction is ready, regular drone inspections will enter the maintenance and security phase.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology is being used to survey damaged areas for insurance claims.
Whether it is a vast area affect by flood or fire or a tree that fell over a roof, drones have the ability to quickly provide real time images of the affected area, improving overall efficiency. Drone mapping complete the task in a fraction of time and cost, reducing claim cycle times. Camera drones are the new “claim adjusters”.
Insurance companies profit by using drones to inspect areas not only after a claim, but before as well. Data collected with aerial imagery support the insurance industry, which can be used before policy pricing and to protect from fraudulent claims.
By using a drone companies to inspect roofs, gutters, chimneys, shingles, solar panels, hard to reach areas of any property, a insurance company lower its inspection costs, adequately estimating the extent of damage and its replacement costs. It is also safer for the insurance company employee or for the drone company personal serving the insurance company.
A more efficient claim inspection allows repairs to start sooner, increasing customer satisfaction.
The use of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology by surveyors reduces the amount of time spent collecting data and improves safety, once surveying teams no longer need to be measuring mines, roads, unstable slopes.
The drone operators work from a safer distance, without having to carry heavy equipment or walk through rough and/or hazardous terrain.
The amount of data that a drone collect is greater than a crew in the field is able to collect and the job is done in a fraction of the time.
Camera drones collect data from different angles, improving accuracy, and they can repeat the same procedure several times, creating time lapse maps and models during the different construction phases.
Drone mapping enables government authorities monitor disaster areas more efficiently.
Engineering and utility firms are using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology for regular aerial monitoring of projects like transmission towers, transmission cables, bridges, gas and oil pipelines, wind turbines, power lines, cell towers, buildings, roads, airports, mining operations.
The drones are used for inspection during the construction and for maintenance after construction as well, in a cheaper, faster, more efficient and safer way.
Because they are small they can fly low and get closer to the structure being monitored, providing greater level of detail and improving performance.
Drones provide real-time visual inspection with high-quality information to the inspectors, who remain in a safer place, for a fraction of the cost (compared to sending a helicopter, a plane or a boat)
For a building owner or maintenance company, the use of commercial drone services for inspection of roofs, chimneys, gutters, windows, is cheaper and hazard-free process.
The use of commercial drones has had a huge impact in managing earthworks projects.
Volumetric is the most popular use for drones on a construction site.
Regular aerial surveys provide data for construction companies in a cheaper, faster and safer way than the common walking around extensive areas for measuring aggregates and stockpiles volume.
Drone images allow to quickly calculate the volume of material to be moved, in a safer and cheaper way, when earth movements are in progress.
Instead of conducting topographic surveys that can take days, depending on the extension of the area and the complexity of the terrain, the use of a drone to survey the area reduces the manual work, making it 4 times more productive and accurate.
Regular data collection to monitor the progress of the earthworks project was too expensive and time consuming.
Flying a drone once a day or every other day allow construction companies to map their work, compare to original plans, help managing conflicts with subcontractors, improving quality control.
The visual advantages of using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology has taken the Real Estate market, be it luxury and expensive homes, land parcels or commercial properties.
Drone cameras provide a better view of the property than any ground based camera can, emphasizing swimming pool areas, gorgeous landscaping, design details and even a sense of the interior space.
For large parcels of land the drone camera will show how it actually looks like. Even if there are lots of trees, the drone can fly between them and the buyer will have a better idea of the area, providing more information than an outdated Google image.
For residential real estate, commercial drones are used to show not only the property itself, starting the take from the front yard, going through the front door, then to every room, and exiting to the back yard, but continuing to show the neighborhood as well.
Especially for out-of-city buyers, being able to see what the surroundings look like, it there are parks nearby, how the schools look like, distance to the home, etc will help to sell the house.
In the real estate market, drones can be used by building managers, safety inspectors, roofers, appraisers and insurance companies as well.
Events
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology are being used as a tool to manage security and safety, crowd control and surveillance.
Camera equipped drones are able to live stream the event on multiple screens across the venue and remotely.
Event planners use drones to assess the area, plan evacuation areas and other security measures.
At sporting events drones make it possible to follow fast action across a large field, and they can get closer to the action.
Sports
Major sports teams around the world are using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology to improve their team performance. Camera drones cheaply and automatically record training sessions, providing coaches data for their athlete’s performance analysis and tactical decisions.
Team managers and coaches are using camera drones data to monitor tactical progress in training. The same applies to individual sports, like cycling or skiing: athletes and coaches can analyze the images of a drone to adjust and fix problems.
Commercial drone services can capture amazing images from their aerial vantage, adding a different perspective to sports coverage: they are able to fly very high to capture a bird’s-eye view and to fly low to obtain a close-up.
Broadcasting of extreme sports such as surfing, rowing, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding is becoming more accessible with the use of drones.
Tourism
Drone technology is making tourism information more available and richer at a lower cost.
We can find now Online the world in views and angles never thought before.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology is being used after natural disasters, to assess damages through aerial observations, safer and more efficiently.
Camera equipped drones are able to survey hundreds of miles, helping with risk assessment, mapping, to best direct relief efforts, locate survivors, perform structural inspection of damaged buildings and infrastructure, power-lines, etc.
Drones provide more reliable data and information for real-time decision making, and later to accelerate insurance payout.
Government Agencies, are starting to use drones and UAS to help on their everyday work.
We are able to help with our drones and our technology
The use of drones for security surveillance and monitoring has several advantages: It is almost silent, can fly for several hours under rough weather conditions and streams live video to the monitoring team.
Security surveillance done with unmanned aircraft systems is a cheaper and faster way of collecting data. Drones can follow intruders at a safe distance, through narrow paths, larger areas, confined spaces, because they provide higher maneuverability.
As drones can quickly cover a large area with live streaming and recording capability, they are used for surveillance in commercial and industrial plants, reducing asset theft.
Camera drones are also used for inspections in industrial and commercial plants, because they can cheaply and safely repeat the same tasks over and over, gathering more data for analysis.
If you are starting in the drone business or just flying for fun, here goes some pieces of advice:
01-Get a remote pilot license. This activity can be way more dangerous than what it seems.
A simple drone can take down a small plane and even an airliner specially in the 2 most critical moments of aviation, which are the take off and landing.
During both these parts of the flight is when the planes are more vulnerable and prone to accidents. In the final approach and take off planes are flying at low altitudes at which a drone can easily reach in less than a minute
There is much more than four or five rules for you to do a safe flight.
The USA has a super heavy air traffic composed of light aviation, commercial airliners, cargo planes, Police force, Coast Guard, government agencies and so on. This accounts for thousands of aircrafts that now will have to share the airspace with thousands and soon hundreds of thousands of drones
It is super important to have at least the basic knowledge of what is going on in the airspace, weather and the basic safety rules and precautions.
02-Do not try under no circumstances to impress your friends, family or your subscribers in YouTube channel by breaking the law and going over the FAA limits.
Also use common sense at all times. Do not have that attitude "nothing is going to happen, because that is exactly what leads pilots to make mistakes and sometimes fatal ones.
Our country is subject severe weather, that many times can change quickly and unexpectedly. If you are flying in Florida state, have in mind it has a very unstable weather. Going from sunshine to heavy storm in just a few moments.
Use apps that can report weather conditions, nearby airports. The FAA provides a free app : B4UFLY that is a great help and important reference before you attempt any flight.
Remember that there are thousands of heliports also with low flying aircrafts that drones can crash with them causing serious accidents.
The FAA Federal Aviation Administration has o whole part of their website dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems.
Importance of FAA Pilot Certification in UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) or SUAS (small unmanned aircraft system)
Only a FAA Certified remote pilot is legally authorized to fly a drone commercially in the USA. This encompasses aerial photography, videos, surveys, supervision, agriculture, government services, disaster response, surveillance, earthworks and etc.
Only a FAA Certified remote pilot is legally authorized to record footage that can be used commercially in the USA. The FAA can apply stiff fines in case of disobedience. This also includes monetized Youtube videos.
The moment the airspace is being shared by drones, helicopters, light and commercial aviation, every drone flight represents a potential hazard.
When we browse Online and we see uninformed, unaware and/or irresponsible people flying drones, over crowds, densely populated areas and at commercial airliners altitudes risking to cause big disasters and loss of many lives.
Millions of drone are sold every year and this is a technology that is here to stay and get more present and more sophisticated every year.
All users, even hobbyists should be trained and licensed for their safe use.
So before you decide to use a drone in your project make sure you a dealing with a FAA certified remote pilot and a company that can assist you accordingly.
Here below are some links that will help you for a safe hiring.
Construction projects are complex, time-consuming & resource-intensive.
Monitoring the construction site from above provides a new way to visualize all phases of a project, boost productivity and cut costs.
Drones can quickly survey the job site and build maps, make collection data simple, allowing to compare the model of the actual site with the original design, and providing data to check on progress of the construction, as well as safety of the workplace.
Drones can be used before, during and after the construction itself.
Before: when planning the project, architects use footage and images of the land to better visualize the building they intend to create.
During: starting with the earthwork, drone images help to quickly calculate the volume of material to be moved, in a cheaper way. Tracking progress by comparing the actual images with the project as it develops (time lapses). Aerial surveys provide remote assets inspections for better coordination of material on the job site, help to improve productivity and catch mistakes.
After: when the construction is ready, regular drone inspections will enter the maintenance and security phase.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology is being used to survey damaged areas for insurance claims.
Whether it is a vast area affect by flood or fire or a tree that fell over a roof, drones have the ability to quickly provide real time images of the affected area, improving overall efficiency.
Drone mapping complete the task in a fraction of time and cost, reducing claim cycle times.
Camera drones are the new “claim adjusters”.
Insurance companies profit by using drones to inspect areas not only after a claim, but before as well.
Data collected with aerial imagery support the insurance industry, which can be used before policy pricing and to protect from fraudulent claims.
By using a drone to inspect roofs, gutters, chimneys, shingles, solar panels, hard to reach areas of any property, a insurance company lower its inspection costs, adequately estimating the extent of damage and its replacement costs.
It is safer for the insurance company employee or for the drone company operator serving the insurance company.
A more efficient claim inspection allows repairs to start sooner, increasing customer satisfaction.
The use of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology by surveyors reduces the amount of time spent collecting data and improves safety, once surveying teams no longer need to be measuring mines, roads, unstable slopes.
The drone operators work from a safer distance, without having to carry heavy equipment or walk through rough and/or hazardous terrain.
The amount of data that a drone collect is greater than a crew in the field is able to collect and the job is done in a fraction of the time.
Camera drones collect data from different angles, improving accuracy, and they can repeat the same procedure several times, creating time lapse maps and models during the different construction phases.
Drone mapping enables government authorities monitor disaster areas more efficiently.
Engineering and utility firms are using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology for regular aerial monitoring of projects like transmission towers, transmission cables, bridges, gas and oil pipelines, wind turbines, power lines, cell towers, buildings, roads, airports, mining operations.
The drones are used for inspection during the construction and for maintenance after construction as well, in a cheaper, faster, more efficient and safer way.
Because they are small they can fly low and get closer to the structure being monitored, providing greater level of detail and improving performance.
Drones provide real-time visual inspection with high-quality information to the inspectors, who remain in a safer place, for a fraction of the cost (compared to sending a helicopter, a plane or a boat)
For a building owner or maintenance company, the use of a drone for inspection of roofs, chimneys, gutters, windows, is cheaper and hazard-free process.
The use of drones has had a huge impact in managing earthworks projects.
Volumetric is the most popular use for drones on a construction site.
Regular aerial surveys provide data for construction companies in a cheaper, faster and safer way than the common walking around extensive areas for measuring aggregates and stockpiles volume.
Drone images allow to quickly calculate the volume of material to be moved, in a safer and cheaper way, when earth movements are in progress.
Instead of conducting topographic surveys that can take days, depending on the extension of the area and the complexity of the terrain, the use of a drone to survey the area reduces the manual work, making it 4 times more productive and accurate.
Regular data collection to monitor the progress of the earthworks project was too expensive and time consuming.
Flying a drone once a day or every other day allow construction companies to map their work, compare to original plans, help managing conflicts with subcontractors, improving quality control.
The visual advantages of using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology has taken the Real Estate market, be it luxury and expensive homes, land parcels or commercial properties.
Drone cameras provide a better view of the property than any ground based camera can, emphasizing swimming pool areas, gorgeous landscaping, design details and even a sense of the interior space.
For large parcels of land the drone camera will show how it actually looks like.
Even if there are lots of trees, the drone can fly between them and the buyer will have a better idea of the area, providing more information than an outdated Google image.
For residential real estate, drones are used to show not only the property itself, starting the take from the front yard, going through the front door, then to every room, and exiting to the back yard, but continuing to show the neighborhood as well.
Especially for out-of-city buyers, being able to see what the surroundings look like, it there are parks nearby, how the schools look like, distance to the home, etc will help to sell the house.
In the real estate market, drones can be used by building managers, safety inspectors, roofers, appraisers and insurance companies as well.
Events
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology are being used as a tool to manage security and safety, crowd control and surveillance.
Camera equipped drones are able to live stream the event on multiple screens across the venue and remotely.
Event planners use drones to assess the area, plan evacuation areas and other security measures.
At sporting events drones make it possible to follow fast action across a large field, and they can get closer to the action.
Sports
Major sports teams around the world are using UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology to improve their team performance.
Camera drones cheaply and automatically record training sessions, providing coaches data for their athlete’s performance analysis and tactical decisions.
Team managers and coaches are using camera drones data to monitor tactical progress in training.
The same applies to individual sports, like cycling or skiing: athletes and coaches can analyze the images of a drone to adjust and fix problems.
Drones can capture amazing images from their aerial vantage, adding a different perspective to sports coverage: they are able to fly very high to capture a bird’s-eye view and to fly low to obtain a close-up.
Broadcasting of extreme sports such as surfing, rowing, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding is becoming more accessible with the use of drones.
Tourism
Drone technology is making tourism information more available and richer at a lower cost.
We can find now Online the world in views and angles never thought before.
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology is being used after natural disasters, to assess damages through aerial observations, safer and more efficiently.
Camera equipped drones are able to survey hundreds of miles, helping with risk assessment, mapping, to best direct relief efforts, locate survivors, perform structural inspection of damaged buildings and infrastructure, power-lines, etc.
Drones provide more reliable data and information for real-time decision making, and later to accelerate insurance payout.
Government Agencies, are starting to use drones and UAS to help on their everyday work.
We are a drone company, able to help with our drones and our technology
The use of drones for security surveillance and monitoring has several advantages: It is almost silent, can fly for several hours under rough weather conditions and streams live video to the monitoring team.
Security surveillance done with unmanned aircraft systems is a cheaper and faster way of collecting data.
Drones can follow intruders at a safe distance, through narrow paths, larger areas, confined spaces, because they provide higher maneuverability.
As drones can quickly cover a large area with live streaming and recording capability, they are used for surveillance in commercial and industrial plants, reducing asset theft.
Camera drones are also used for inspections in industrial and commercial plants, because they can cheaply and safely repeat the same tasks over and over, gathering more data for analysis.
If you are starting in the drone business or just flying for fun, here goes some pieces of advice:
01-Get a remote pilot license. This activity can be way more dangerous than what it seems.
A simple drone can take down a small plane and even an airliner specially in the 2 most critical moments of aviation, which are the take off and landing.
During both these parts of the flight is when the planes are more vulnerable and prone to accidents.
In the final approach and take off planes are flying at low altitudes at which a drone can easily reach in less than a minute
There is much more than four or five rules for you to do a safe flight.
The USA has a super heavy air traffic composed of light aviation, commercial airliners, cargo planes, Police force, Coast Guard, government agencies and so on.
This accounts for thousands of aircrafts that now will have to share the airspace with thousands and soon hundreds of thousands of drones
It is super important to have at least the basic knowledge of what is going on in the airspace, weather and the basic safety rules and precautions.
02-Do not try under no circumstances to impress your friends, family or your subscribers in YouTube channel by breaking the law and going over the FAA limits.
Also use common sense at all times. Do not have that attitude "nothing is going to happen, because that is exactly what leads pilots to make mistakes and sometimes fatal ones.
Our country is subject severe weather, that many times can change quickly and unexpectedly.
If you are flying in Florida state, have in mind it has a very unstable weather. Going from sunshine to heavy storm in just a few moments.
Use apps that can report weather conditions, nearby airports.
The FAA provides a free app: B4UFLY that is a great help and important reference before you attempt any flight.
Remember that there are thousands of heliports also with low flying aircrafts that drones can crash with them causing serious accidents.
The FAA Federal Aviation Administration has o whole part of their website dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems.
Importance of FAA Pilot Certification in UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) or SUAS (small unmanned aircraft system)
Only a FAA Certified remote pilot is legally authorized to fly a drone commercially in the USA.
This encompasses aerial photography, videos, surveys, supervision, agriculture, government services, disaster response, surveillance, earthworks and etc.
Only a FAA Certified remote pilot is legally authorized to record footage that can be used commercially in the USA.
The FAA can apply stiff fines in case of disobedience. This also includes monetized YouTube videos.
The moment the airspace is being shared by drones, helicopters, light and commercial aviation, every drone flight represents a potential hazard.
When we browse Online and we see uninformed, unaware and/or irresponsible people flying drones, over crowds, densely populated areas and at commercial airliners altitudes risking to cause big disasters and loss of many lives.
Millions of drone are sold every year and this is a technology that is here to stay and get more present and more sophisticated every year.
All users, even hobbyists should be trained and licensed for their safe use.
So before you decide to use a drone in your project make sure you a dealing with a FAA certified remote pilot and a company that can assist you accordingly.
Here below are some links that will help you for a safe hiring.