Building and site inspection with a drone involves utilizing an unmanned aerial vehicle to inspect and survey* various aspects of a building or potential construction site. It offers a cost-effective way to assess structures and surroundings from an overhead view with highly accurate geospatial details. When combined with LiDAR, even dense vegetation does not present a problem when assessing a potential site.
A few of the benefits of drone based site evaluation
A few of the benefits of drone based site evaluation
- Enhanced safety: Drones eliminate the need to send personnel into potentially hazardous environments, such as high-rise roofs, steep terrain, dense vegitation, or inaccessible areas.
- Cost and time efficiency: Drone inspections reduce the time required for inspection, as well as associated costs, by providing rapid data acquisition and analysis. An assessment of a 50 acre parcel of densely wooded land may take 2 crew members in excess of 2 weeks to complete. a Properly equipped drone crew can complete the evaluation in as little as 90 minutes, and have completed deliverable topographic data in as fast as 24hrs.
- Comprehensive documentation: Aerial imagery and data ensure accurate and complete documentation of the condition of a building or site, enabling better decision-making and future planning.
These images demonstrate how this 20-acre parcel was scanned, the data layers individually classified, and the unwanted data stripped away, revealing accurate topographical information faster, more efficiently and more accurately than by virtually any other means. This data can then be uploaded to virtually any CAD program for planning and development purposes.
