Drone surveying

• Drone surveying is the use of a drone or a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to capture data with downward-facing sensors from the air.
• Permission for this survey includes

  • Operators ID
  • Checking air zones for the site
• Advantages

  • Safer method as there is less need for a human involvement in dangerous situations
  • The drone flies back to the operators when its runs out of battery
  • Not as time consuming
  • nimble and can fit through complex spots
• Disadvantages

  • Drone can be expensive depending on the specification - initial cost
  • Limited by weather conditions
• Highly accurate due to modern tech- drone specification
• Set up

  1. Obtain relevant permission and licenses
  2. Plan flight path
  3. Set up and connect drone to mobile device
  4. Conduct survey and collect data
  5. Export collected data to other software for analysis