Drones are becoming an increasingly popular tool used on construction sites. The industry has seen a 239% growth in usage, but what makes them so popular? There are many benefits to using drones on sites, including safety and efficiency.

Drones can perform jobs that have a high injury rate with ease. They can navigate through harder-to-reach places and scale tall structures that are risky for workers to climb. This greatly reduces injury rates and performs these jobs in a much shorter amount of time. Drones can also take pictures and videos inside a building that may be unsafe for workers to enter. This can help crews find issues, especially with tall buildings, and remain safe while doing so. Aerial footage helps find these issues much sooner, which reduces the risk of an issue adding weeks to a project.

Additionally, drones are a brilliant tool for tasks such as collecting surveying data and creating topographic maps. While creating topographic maps via drones can be expensive, it is much easier for a large construction project. Drones can collect survey data for a plot of land in a fraction of the time, allowing crews to start a project as soon as possible. They are also incredibly accurate, which helps to eliminate errors in the surveying process.

Protecting a construction site from vandalism is also always a concern. Drones can be useful in this area as well, as they can record from overhead and identify security breaches or areas that need to be more secure to prevent vandalism. This is more of a secondary benefit overall and may have limitations, but it is a helpful bonus.

All in all, drones are an incredibly effective tool to enhance any construction site’s efficiency. Jerdon Enterprise holds the knowledge and expertise needed to complete a successful and quality construction project. Contact us today. If you are interested in viewing some of Jerdon’s past civil engineering projects, click here!