Infrastructure Drone Inspections

Aerial surveys can quickly scan for problems across hundreds or even thousands of acres. Drone inspections aren’t just safer - they’re far quicker than manual inspections conducted on foot, by helicopter, or from expensive scaffolding. Many properties, including nuclear power plants, have turned to drone infrastructure inspections to save both time and money.

A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is the representation of the earth’s topographic surface. These models exclude trees and buildings, as well as any other surface objects. Drone operators can help create these models to assess the safety of infrastructures from natural hazards and risks, such as floods and landslides.

Drone inspection services can do more than just survey finished projects - they can help monitor progress during infrastructure development and construction. As an operator, you can assist many different kinds of clients as they ensure their newest projects abide by modern compliance standards.

Although some structural elements need to be surveyed on foot, most are actually easier to assess with a drone. Drone contractors can help understand the state of hard-to-reach places such as roofs and chimneys. Going forward, we expect to see almost every kind of structural inspection using a drone in some capacity.

With heatmap visualization technology, drones can also quickly compare map elevations to identify where soils have been cut and filled. This is enormously beneficial for subcontractors, stockpile inventory management, and project scheduling. If you’re a drone operator, talk to our team about learning to help perform cut and fill analysis for clients.

Drone operators can also help companies make smarter infrastructure decisions going forward. With 360-degree scanning technology, drones can ensure teams fully understand what a property looks like and if it meets compliance requirements. Your skills as a pilot can help others spot problems and make plans for safer buildings and processes in the future.