Drones in Construction
The construction industry has seen a major boom in the past two decades and with that comes in the increased & improved influx in investment, human resource, process knowledge, quality of product and most importantly – newer technologies.
Drones are one such technology that are revolutionising many aspects of the constructions process.
Over the past few years drones for survey are helping in streamlining operations, making inspections and tracking progress in a much more efficient way and therefore help in increasing worker safety.
Lets understand how…..
Drones for land survey
Before any construction activity starts, a pre construction survey is done to understand the land and its topography. This is traditionally done with a theodolite, drones for mapping counter this stage with rich data and complete the job in a fraction of the time.
Drones bring outputs like orthomosaic, Digital Surface Model, Digital Elevation Models and even 3D models to the table. While the topographic maps portray utility lines, drainage slopes, land elevation, existing features help in giving an idea of the land without the need of physically being there
This kind of data was never possible before with traditional equipment and aids the process of pre-planning greatly.
Because drones are autonomous and operate with a birds eye view, at a height of 60m to 80m, they are able to cover vast areas of land quickly than compared to a team of engineers with a theodolite.
In a demo given to our client for a pre-construction survey, they were delighted and told us how an activity that took them weeks to complete was delivered by us within a few days.
The file types are supported by familiar construction software applications such as CAD, ArcGIS, Revit etc.
Drone deliverables look as follows:
Drones for construction monitoring
When the construction activity begins, the monitoring progress is key to ensure the project is going as per the plan and the final structure will be built as envisioned and in the budget allocated.
Are the measurements on ground on-point? Are there any bottlenecks to the operations? Is worker safety prioritised? How much stock of materials is there on ground?
Drones have become crucial to monitor the progress at construction sites. Earlier project managers had to regularly visit the sites. With drones the entire process has been made very easy and efficient. Now equipped with a birds-eye view, managers can now get all the data and much more, that simply isn’t possible from ground level inspections. High quality photos and videos along with orthomosaics assist in streamlining progress monitoring operations.
Benefits of Drones in construction progress reports:
Firstly, Getting an overview of the site that which can be shared with developers, investors and customers is a benefit. Along with accurate stockpile measurements.
High quality photos and videos which can be accessed easily once taken.
Accurate measurements ensure that the structural integrity is maintained
Once the construction is over and handed over to the clients, regular maintenance surveys are mandatory to ensure that the quality is maintained over time and for fixing any deteriorations. Thus many organisations employ the use of drones for getting rich imagery of their sites and assets to take decision on maintenance work.
Drone Surveying comes with its disadvantages as well:
Drones can cause damage to property and prove unsafe for workers if not operated properly.
As a technology, it is prone to miss out few details that are not visible from the sky
To operate Drones, one needs authorisation and permissions to operate
Drones rely on good weather conditions to deliver the best results.
Marketing of construction projects using Drones
Videos shot on Drones have been popularised on YouTube in the recent years. Drones allow access to the site where they encapsulate the details which often go unnoticed.
Drones are operated by skilled drone pilots will only add to your promotional videos.
Mach One is a Drone Surveying company in India. We are known to deliver high quality operations and have served both government and private clientele.
You can check out few of our projects here.
Do contact us if you wish to know more about how you can employ drones services for your next project.
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