You get into work on Monday—and your drone is waiting for you, having already completed its automated site safety check flight, gathered data on your project’s progress, and assessed the work you need to do to stay on track.
That’s the future of the construction jobsite—and according to Mike Winn of DroneDeploy [www.dronedeploy.com] (a drone mapping software startup with the largest drone data platform in the world), it’s not very far away.
Here are 3 ways drones will revolutionize the construction industry:
FULLY AUTOMATED AND ADAPTIVE FLIGHTS
Drones will be able to fly around a structure by themselves, adjusting course automatically to create the most accurate map or 3D model possible—making site safety checks and progress monitoring easy and accurate.
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) SOFTWARE
BIM integration will simplify progress tracking, reduce project execution inefficiencies, and even help make recommendations of what a project needs to stay on track.
HIGHLY ACCURATE & AI FUELED MAPS
Machine learning & AI will help drones identify identify objects & ground control points (GCPs) on site, automatically assess aggregate stockpile volumes, and make on-site measurements with centimeter-level precision—all without human intervention.
For more on the future of drones in construction, please visit www.dronedeploy.com.