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Roadbuilding
In roadbuilding and bridge inspections, drones cut time, costs and safety risks
Drones have become an integral tool for saving time and money, as well as for reporting progress on construction projects. Learn more on Equipment World.
February 19, 2019
Technology
Intel Insight, a new drone data analysis platform, can detect changes between inspections
âDATA IS THE NEW OILâ The words flashed upon the large screen in giant letters above Intel CEO Brian Krzanichâs head shortly after he took the stage at the International Drone Conference and Exposition (InterDrone) in Las Vegas earlier this week. The phrase is integral for understanding not only Intelâs new role as a drone company, [âŚ]
September 8, 2017
Technology
Parrot intros thermal imaging drone package aimed at construction, trades
Less than two months after announcing an affordable drone package aimed at allowing real estate and construction professionals to quickly create 3D models of jobsites and properties, French drone maker Parrot has announced the launch of a new business unit that will focus on commercial applications. As part of that announcement, Parrot has also introduced a new [âŚ]
May 10, 2017
Technology
How Hensel Phelps carefully deployed drones on its construction sites
Twenty seconds in, DJIâs most recent promotional video for its Matrice 200 series shows an operator in a hard hat and safety glasses flying a drone outside of a glassy high-rise building set against a brilliant blue sky. Like most DJI videos, this one provides spectacular footage to highlight the Matriceâs capabilities and specsâthe viewer [âŚ]
April 17, 2017
Construction Equipment
Parrot Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling drone package offers contractors autonomous flight, data capture/processing at a very affordable price
As the market for commercial drone solutions continues to accelerate within the construction industry, an established player in the civil/hobbyist market has announced its first aerial imaging package aimed squarely at industrial use. And it is definitely worth a strong look from any contractor considering getting started with the technology. Drone manufacturer Parrot is introducing [âŚ]
March 22, 2017
Technology
AT&Tâs LTE-equipped drones look like a great way to connect remote jobsites
Though drones have already been given construction tasks such as inspections, jobsite safety monitoring, progress photos and surveying, a future industry use of unmanned aircraft could be delivering internet access to remote jobsites. AT&T has begun testing drones as a quick way to deploy LTE wireless data in areas that are either experiencing a network outage or [âŚ]
February 23, 2017
Technology
Kespry Drone 2s brings centimeter-level survey accuracy, single base station setup to automated drone platform
Drone maker and aerial intelligence platform Kespry has introduced a big update to its Drone 2 hardware that greatly improves the unmanned aircraftâs performance while increasing its accuracy and reliability. Last year, Kespry launched Drone 2.0, a complete drone solution aimed at construction and surveying that fully integrates drone hardware and cloud-based image rendering software in order [âŚ]
February 22, 2017
Dealers
Cat investment in Airware to accelerate rollout of drone program at dealerships
In a move signaling the heavy equipment manufacturerâs intent to more fully integrate drones and the aerial data they capture into the workflows of construction jobsites and mining operations around the world, Caterpillar has made an investment in Airware, a company that offers end-to-end commercial drone solutions. A joint announcement released by Caterpillar Ventures (the companyâs investment [âŚ]
February 7, 2017
Technology
Amazonâs new helicopter/airplane hybrid drone points to exciting possibilities for jobsite deliveries
Amazon has released the first design update on its âPrime Airâ drone delivery program since releasing footage of a prototype nearly two years ago. In that time the company has pushed for the Federal Aviation Administration to speed up the process in establishing commercial drone regulations, but beyond that, we havenât seen much of the [âŚ]
November 30, 2015
Technology
FAAâs coming drone registration will likely be very easy
The task force formed by the Federal Aviation Administration to figure out how to register U.S. drone purchases in order to better keep track of the unmanned aircraft has issued its official recommendations. The good news is that if the FAA adopts these recommendations as its final registration process, it should be fairly painless for [âŚ]
November 23, 2015
Technology
Komatsu says its drone-powered automated equipment service eliminates 20-30% margin of error in soil volumes
Much like here in the U.S., Japan is experiencing a severe lack of skilled construction and craft workers. And right now, that shortage is only being amplified as Japan is in the middle of several stadium construction projects as the country readies to host the 2020 Olympics. Which is why the country is really hoping [âŚ]
October 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Pleased with initial drone bridge inspections, Minnesota DOT plans to push aircraftâs capabilities further
Drones could become the primary method for bridge inspections for the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The department has been impressed by the initial tests run with the technology and are planning to push its capabilities further with a second phase of testing next month. According to Minnesota Public Radio, MnDOT is getting ready enter the second and [âŚ]
October 5, 2015
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