Drones–the New Site Workhorses

The day is long gone when the only way to plan work on a building site was using a shovel, a string, and a stake. There are better ways to do almost everything by way of GPS technology, AR controlled equipment, and drones. Oh yes, drones. Compact, agile, affordable, and powerful, drones are the new workhorses of the construction industry. 

​What can they do? A lot. They:
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• Double check ground maps, spotting changes giving all current information.
• Fill in gaps where plans are incomplete
• Quantify demolition amounts
• Save time–more than 10 times faster than walking a site
• Provide more detailed and accurate ground information
• Help you plan what to haul and where to stockpile
• Track ongoing site progress
• Easily shareable with owners and engineers
• Document changing situations
• Monitor quarry inventories
• Check their own work, letting you do it once
• Integrate with other applications

There isn’t much distance anymore between a cutting-edge technology and an indispensable one. Drones have crossed that line but, unlike other more expensive technologies, drones are approachable enough that they can be tactfully employed by almost any site prep company.  

ETG uses drones, too, but we do more than most. We not only understand and use them expertly, we also inform and educate our clients and industry colleagues so that they understand them too. The more we all know, the more we can do.