Are there any uses for a drone in the heavy/civil construction field (like bridge and sewer work)?
There is not a lot of earth moving. Owners are the state or local municipalities that have their representatives on site so none of these progress videos is relevant. General contractors like to hire professional surveying companies to get rid of the risk that comes with wrong measurements. Most project do not require the number of vehicles to justify keeping track of them with aerial photography.
I can see the estimators using a 3D map before completing a bid or a project manager using one if the project is far away from the office but that is usually not the case and it does not seem worth the investment.
I just do not see a valid and profitable use of drones atm for local heavy/civil companies that do 200k to 20M $ projects.
Am I wrong?
Thanks.
There is not a lot of earth moving. Owners are the state or local municipalities that have their representatives on site so none of these progress videos is relevant. General contractors like to hire professional surveying companies to get rid of the risk that comes with wrong measurements. Most project do not require the number of vehicles to justify keeping track of them with aerial photography.
I can see the estimators using a 3D map before completing a bid or a project manager using one if the project is far away from the office but that is usually not the case and it does not seem worth the investment.
I just do not see a valid and profitable use of drones atm for local heavy/civil companies that do 200k to 20M $ projects.
Am I wrong?
Thanks.