Whether flying around a room or capturing exclusive aerial footage, drones offer enormous opportunities and applications even in the world of construction.
In recent years, drones have been one of the most compelling construction trend.
The benefits of drone technology have transformed the entire project life cycle, from interception through project closeout. Drone photos, videos and imagery are used to scope out project. track building project and provide real-time updates.
HOW ARE DRONES USED IN CONSTRUCTION?
Topographic Mapping and Land Surveys
Owing to their capability to map huge amount of land, drones can considerably cut down on time spent visualizing a site’s topography. This helps to keep the project as planned and on budget, and guarantee precision before engaging in the project..
Furthermore the high resolution images produced by drones can be transformed into 3 D models, enabling the construction crew to address challenges during preconstruction and spot mistakes in the scope saving time and money in the long term..
TRACKING OF EQUIPMENT
Project manager will no more encounte this problem of losing track of where equipment is located at each job site. With a drone, you can do a flyover and quickly check whether the equipment is where it needs to be.
You can use the drone’s recording functionality to identify issues from far away and deliver visual representations that help equipment malfunctions.
Security Surveillance: Drones supervise the secure storage of equipment and identify unauthorised individuals to improve job site security.
MONITORING AND PROGRESS REPORTS
Other valuable features of construction drones is that they can produce remarkable aerial views and give clients an understanding of the project’s progression, especially, when they cannot be physically present on site. Further to clients communications, drones can boost internal collaboration for teams by sending information to connected soft ware during flyovers.
PERSONNEL SAFETY
Drones can replace workers in some risky situations and lessen the risk construction workers experience on the field.. Construction managers can also use drone video cameras to monitor the job site for safety interests (workers properly balanced, no structure equipment are loose…)
INSPECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Replacing heavy machinery and bulky scaffolding, drones can provide a vital inspection. They can be circulated around structures to inspect stability and fine details, and take high-resolution imagery for analysis : heat leaks, cold spots, electrical issues..)
TYPES OF DRONES
Among the many types of drones, commercial drones are the common one used in construction. Some models are fixed wing (used for mapping and scanning over long distances), whereas other models have rotating blades (used for inspection and surveillance over short distances ). The main differences between them are their design and usage.
As the industry is moving forward and construction projects become more challenging, the use of drones in construction will continue to skyrocket.
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