Innovative
Drone Technology Used In Construction
Using drones in construction is an innovative piece of technology that can significantly improve project timelines while reducing the need for capital investment and skills requirements. Using drone technology on construction projects has many benefits:
Design Overlay
Construction companies are able to accurately compare as built vs design on a regular basis that de-risk projects significantly from costly delays and mistakes during the earthworks and construction phases. This enables companies carry out clash detection in various areas or sections in the project during its whole life cycle.
Visualise Progress & Changes Over Time
Companies are able to visually compare construction work between different as-builds revealing trends, progress, and changes for any section of the entire site.
Cut & Fill
3D point cloud data can be used to manage earthworks with cut and fill volumetric measurements produced.
Health & Safety
Capturing digital data using drone technology can be done in a controlled and safe environment away from site dangers. The operational area for the drone can be setup in safe central area away from hazards onsite, from here all digital data can be captured without putting anyone’s safety at risk from moving machinery on active construction sites. The digital data was also used for site inductions.
Time & Money
Surveying a construction site of say 50 acres and producing 2D/3D data would take at least 3 days using traditional methods but it can be done in 1 day resulting in a 65% time saving. Traditional methods can’t provide the data quick enough or keep pace with the enabling on a site whereas when using drone technology it can. Its really quick and accurately.
Data Quality
Having survey grade accurate digital data on a construction project available to both the onsite and offsite teams with a level of ‘as built’ data adds considerable value to their ability to accurately measure, monitor and forecast output rates.
Planning & Logistics
The digital data from drone technology enables better collaboration between the onsite and offsite teams plus sub-contractors. It is particularly useful for site planning and logistic e.g. placement of haul roads, cabins, walkways etc.
