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More than 250 companies (and counting) have received FAA drone exemptions for construction and surveying

As late as last month, the full number of just how many companies had been granted permission to operate drones for commercial purposes by the Federal Aviation Administration was an unknown. The only way to really know when a company had been granted an exemption from the agency’s current rules, which bar any use of […]

July 16, 2015

Technology

Drones, on-demand: DroneBase pilot rentals let construction firms reap benefits of aerial imaging without risk

If the momentum of unmanned aircraft and the subsequent uptick of interest in the technology seen from the construction industry in the last few years are any indication, skilled drone pilots might soon become as valuable on jobsites as skilled dozer and excavator operators are now. In fact, Dan Burton is banking on that very […]

June 26, 2015

Technology

Ohio’s Danis Building the second construction firm granted drone exemption by FAA

A large Ohio construction firm will soon begin to fly drones regularly over its jobsites with the good graces of the Federal Aviation Administration. Danis Building Construction of Miamisburg, Ohio, tells WKEF TV it applied for a commercial drone exemption from the FAA in October and was given the thumbs up by the agency in […]

June 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT considers using drones for road condition monitoring

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been researching the use of drones for investigating road conditions in an effort to speed up such inspections and keep workers out of harms way. According to a report by WZZM TV, MDOT looked at drone use over an 18-month period to see how effective the machines would […]

May 27, 2015

Technology

Topcon granted drone exemption by FAA

Topcon has received an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration, excluding the company from the agency’s current unmanned aerial systems (UAS) guidelines that until now have prohibited it from commercial operation of its Sirius mapping drones in the U.S. The company says the exemption covers both the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic drones for the use of aerial […]

April 28, 2015

Technology

Construction on first drone business park in the U.S. to begin soon

The former home of B-1B bombers and current home to the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, North Dakota’s Grand Forks Air Force Base will soon become host to the first business park in the U.S. that solely houses companies involved in the fast-growing commercial drone business. With the Federal Aviation Administration giving its OK to the […]

March 25, 2015

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FAA drone rules OK most construction uses, but put a major one in question

On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its proposed rules on the commercial use of small drones, otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And while more lenient than previously expected, the regulations will require a written exam for drone operators and will make it difficult to use the aircraft […]

February 16, 2015

Construction Equipment

With drones and driverless dozers, Komatsu to begin leasing automated construction fleets

With consecutive showings on our annual Innovations awards, the Equipment World staff has talked pretty extensively about Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology. Unveiled in 2013 alongside the D61i-23, iMC is now available on four Komatsu dozers and one excavator, the PC210LCi-10. The technology delivers automatic control from rough dozing through finish grading on dozers while […]

January 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

“Animated History of the Drone” traces controversial aircraft’s origin back to first World War

The past and future of drones is one of the more interesting topics floating around right now. There is perhaps no other technology with as much potential to change so many industries as quickly as the drone. Here at Equipment World, we recently unpacked all of the regulatory drama and potential unmanned aircraft have for the […]

January 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

This carbon fiber drone is technically a toy, but its indestructible design is perfect for construction use

One of the best, and perhaps worst, things about drones is that they blur the line between tool and toy. It’s why drones, or Unmanned Aerial Systems, are in such a regulatory gray area. Despite their great potential to be used for both good an bad ends, the Federal Aviation Administration underestimated the technology years ago […]

December 31, 2014

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11th Day of Construction Gifts: DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ drone

Despite the current purgatory of commercial regulations the technology currently finds itself in, drones (or unmanned aircraft systems, as the FAA prefers to call them) will very likely have a major impact on the construction industry. As we detailed in our September feature, some professionals (and firms) are already exploring the possibilities drones present to […]

December 22, 2014

Technology

FAA gives Chicago contractor, Ohio design firm and Trimble permission to fly drones

Though the Federal Aviation Administration has largely dropped the ball with regard to establishing regulations for commercial drone flights, the agency has at least acknowledged the great potential the technology holds for the construction industry. The agency recently granted exemptions to its ban on commercial drone flights to three companies in the construction industry. Construction technology provider Trimble, […]

December 17, 2014