Construction Magazine September 2018 | Page 41

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a project back on track . The real-time photo delivery capabilities of drones not only speed up this process , but also potentially cut weeks off of a project timeline .
In order to properly monitor a job ' s progress , photographs need to be taken on a weekly basis in order to inform reports of the progress that has been made . Drones allow surveyors to
to track the progress of contractors on thousands of details – how many pillars have been drilled ? How many of these have been filled with cement ? – drones will be able to use machine learning to identify each of these individual data points and count them automatically . This will help maintain accountability and preserve contractor relationships .

“ Drones allow surveyors to plan automated flights from their devices , ensuring that all visual documentation is consistent ”

— Mike Winn , CEO and co-founder of DroneDeploy
41 plan automated flights from their devices , ensuring that all visual documentation is consistent — same angles , same altitudes , etc — throughout the life cycle of a project with the push of a button .
Moving forward , drones will be able to monitor the state of things on an even more microscopic scale . Instead of having surveyors walking sites daily with clickers
Construction teams can also expect drones to soon be capable of delivering pre-scheduled site safety checks and stockpile analysis eports on a daily basis .
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Drones can quickly capture aerial imagery of a site that can
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