Drones used to be a futuristic technology that were only used for military uses. Now there are drones that can be used for a variety of personal and commercial uses. Most people have seen incredible videos that have been taken by putting a camera on a drone. There are commercial applications to this type of technology that you might not realize. While drones can be extremely fun to get videos of beautiful locations that weren’t possible in the past, their commercial uses tend to dwarf personal uses. There are differences in licenses needed for commercial drone pilots as personal usage does not require a license. The following are benefits that you need to know when using LiDAR imaging and drones.
Save Time
LiDAR imaging is extremely impressive and accurate. LiDAR services utilizing drones with LiDAR sensors are able to detect objects and exact landscapes, allowing for data to be gathered very quickly for surveying and mapping projects. Many surveyors are turning to drones to assist with projects due to the large amounts of data that can be collected in a short period of time. The ability to go back to look at footage and images can reduce mistakes of missing a structure.
Construction sites can be difficult to navigate terrain, which makes managing these sites difficult. Seeing the progress that is being made with a drone is quite easy especially when land has been cleared for a build. Understanding what you need to do with a project is immensely important. According to FlyGuys,”Construction site aerial imaging is an efficient, cost-effective tool that allows contractors and land developers to effectively manage all stages of the construction progress, from planning to completion, while keeping timelines on schedule, staying within budget, and providing accurate information to stakeholders along the way.”
Improve Safety During Inspections
Drones can be used during construction projects to check progress or inspect the safety of a new build. The elimination of the need for a person to scale a tall possibly unstable structure has improved inspection safety immensely. Drones can go to heights in difficult-to-reach areas with cameras that can act as the eyes of the inspector.
Inspecting the top of bridges can be done in a matter of minutes while getting high-quality footage. Drones can also keep track of workers on a job site and allocation of resources during a project can improve efficiency.
Drones also help after natural disasters in a huge way. There could be a lack of helicopters to cover an area but a number of commercial/personal drones that can collect footage in real-time. The ability to see damaged power lines can save the lives of first responders and civilians trying to help those in need. Drone technology could have been immensely useful during natural disasters of the past.
Solar farms can produce immense amounts of renewable energy. A thermal imaging camera attached to a drone can identify if the panels are working at the right capacity or if there are panels overheating due to malfunctioning. The ability to solve these problems proactively allows a solar farm to work at full capacity as much as possible. Manually inspecting this could be very time-consuming and something could be missed due to error.
Drones make it possible to image large areas in a matter of seconds while traditional methods could take hours. Access to certain areas have become seamless with drones as some companies prospecting land utilize drone footage and data collection. The right pilot can collect all of the images or data that is needed. A pilot has the capability to cover a massive amount of acreage in a matter of hours.
