How drones can help improve your construction projects
July 24, 2023 by admin
The average time U.S. construction professionals spend on rework, conflict resolution and looking for project data — issues that can be avoided with technological advancements — is costing the industry more than $177 billion. The volume of construction waste is going to increase to 2.2 billion tons by 2025, the dire situation becomes all the more real. The reason behind these inadequacies can be traced back to the fact that the sector has been slow to adopt technologies that can show instant results, like drone technology in construction. While several companies have adopted drones in construction, contributing to the global construction drone market, which was valued at $4,800 million in 2019, and is projected to reach $11,968.6 million by 2027, however, the adoption on a mass scale is still limited.
Drone technology, is also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Drones are equipped with multiple features to help capture key data on building sites, including cameras, GPS units, thermal sensors, and infrared sensors. The information they collect can be sent to a computer via drone software, allowing users to analyse, interpret and organize collected data. These features improve efficiency in project management and allow for more thorough inspections. Drones also have direct benefits to the construction lifecycle. Their capabilities allow them to cut costs, time, risk, and labor, all while improving workflow, accuracy, communication, and efficiency. All these lead to more confidence and certainty when working on a construction project.
Some of the key benefits of drone technology can be better realized in Topographic Mapping, Remote Monitoring, Surveillance, Worker’s Safety, Structural Inspection among various others. While the impact of drones in the construction industry is developing, they are already revolutionizing the sector and changing the way construction projects are handled.
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