HOW DRONES ARE BUILDING A BETTER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
“ Some new to the technology think they ’ re just sky-high video cameras , but many builders have come to rely on drones for their everyday operations ”
– Christian Sanz , Skycatch ’ s Founder and CEO
When coupled with the appropriate software , however , drones can create contour maps and take volumetric measurements 85 percent faster and at onetenth of the per-survey cost .
• Structure location validation . Location validation is typically completed by manual surveying . Instead of verifying a structure after its completion , use drone data software with CAD overlay capability to compare as-built conditions to your plan . Using the plan overlay feature , one of our customers discovered its original manual survey was off by 8 inches — right before it was about to pour a $ 200,000 concrete slab .
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