Engineering & Construction
Why Use Engineering & Construction Drones?
Applications
From measuring cut and fill volumes to conducting precise pre- and as-built surveys, construction drones are being put to work across the industry.
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Case studies
How drones helped GRAHAM Construction slash survey costs
GRAHAM Construction took to the skies to optimise the efficiency of its new large road contract and to improve the safety of its quarry surveys.
ReadRight on track – surveying a Californian high-speed rail route using an eBee RTK
J.L. Patterson & Associates surveyed a 30-mile rail corridor with an eBee RTK. Its team reported “phenomenal” data accuracy, completed the job in a quarter of the time of terrestrial surveying, and at half the cost of manned aerial services.
ReadOn target – drone surveying the construction of a shooting sports complex
The Municipal District of Taber employed Ventus Geospatial to provide its survey data for a new shooting facility construction. Ventus’ eBee drone achieved low GSDs and remarkable vertical accuracy, more quickly than conventional surveying could achieve.
Read“The eBee Plus construction drone has revolutionised the laborious weekly task of measuring our cut and fill. Before, we would use robotic total stations and GPS, which took two to three days. Now we fly in half a day. The drone is the best money our survey department has ever spent.”
Nick Kelly
Chief Land Surveyor, GRAHAM Construction, Ireland