Architecture, Engineering
& Construction
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Action
SwitchBlade-Elite + Workswell Wiris Pro
Progress Monitoring
Create visual progress maps to reduce disputes, improve coordination, and track subcontractor timelines. Regular drone flights track construction progress in real-time, allowing for better planning, resource allocation, and project management, especially when images are overlaid with site plans and BIM models.
What should I fly?
Drone: SwitchBlade-Elite — Portability to easily get to different jobsites and versatility with multiple payloads means you can use the same drone for more than one task.
Payload: Workswell Wiris Pro — High resolution images provide appropriate topological or BIM modeling. Use GCPs to increase accuracy.
Software: Pix4D — Create stitched-together 2D, orthomosaic, or 3D models for whatever progress documentation you need.
Accessories: RTK ProfiCNC GNSS — Provides 5 cm accuracy when precision is required.
Alternative bundle: Vector + GeoCue TV 1 — LiDAR isn’t a problem with the Vector, which provides high endurance and heavy lift.
Vector + GeoCue TV 1
Corridor Scanning
Collect long-linear datasets with sub-5 cm accuracy for road, rail, and utility corridor mapping. Our systems support DOT standards for road, bridge, and drainage projects.
What should I fly?
Drone: Vector — The Vector, known for its redundancy and stability, is the perfect heavy-lift drone to handle LiDAR in addition to many other payloads.
Payload: GeoCue TV 1 — High resolution LiDAR is required to gather topological data and generate high quality 3D models used for corridor scanning.
Software: Pix4D — From detailed 2D pictures to rich 3D models, PixD can process the data you need for your project.
Accessories: RTK ProfiCNC GNSS — When you need additional precision, the RTK GNSS gives you just that.
Alternative bundle: SwitchBlade-Elite + other payloads — Corridor scanning needs can vary quite a bit, so when you don’t need the full richness of LiDAR, the Vector is extremely payload versatile and can field swap to fly the Sony ILX-LR1 for high res images, the Hadron 640R for EO/IR, or even multispectral sensors like the MicaSense line of sensors.
Vector + GeoCue TV 1
Surveying & Mapping
Capture highly accurate data to create detailed topographical maps and 3D terrain models. This data is crucial for planning and design in civil engineering projects like roads and land development, or to help determine the best placement for new infrastructure.
What should I fly?
Drone: Vector — Multirotor drones are better than fixed wing drones for detailed imagery, hovering, and maneuvering in complex environments.
Payload: GeoCue TV 1 — LiDAR creates the most accurate images for proper 3D modeling.
Software: Pix4D Mapper — Process raw data into stitched-together images to use in your planning and execution.
Accessories: RTK ProfiCNC GNSS — Enhance GPS accuracy for precise measurements.
Other Use Cases
Whether you're building highways, bridges, energy infrastructure, or vertical development, our systems give you fast, repeatable, and high-resolution aerial data to keep jobs on time and on budget.
Construction inspection: Access difficult angles, long distances, soaring heights, and confined areas with modular payloads and precision flight paths. Different types of inspections — building inspection, thermal inspection, bridge or dam inspection— require different tools.
Recommended bundle: Vector + GeoCue TrueView 1 for LiDAR, Sony ILX-LR1 for photogrammetry, or FLIR Hadron 640R for thermal
Earthwork volumetric reports: Capture site contours and calculate cut/fill volumes using photogrammetry or LiDAR.
Recommended bundle: Vector + GeoCue TrueView 1
Remote QA/QC: Zoom in on MEP installation or facade progress from a safe distance with RGB or zoom payloads — even share real-time video with remote teams
Recommended bundle: SwitchBlade-Elite + Sony ILX-LR1
Right of Way (ROW) management: Map and monitor pipeline ROWs for potential issues like vegetation overgrowth or erosion.
Recommended bundle: SwitchBlade-Elite + Sony ILX-LR1. For more detailed vegetation analysis, add multispectral with the MicaSense Altum-PT
As-built surveys & inspections: Track changes in the field, including new construction and infrastructure development. Orthomosaic maps (high-resolution aerial images stitched together) can be overlaid with site plans and BIM models to identify discrepancies between planned and built structures.
Recommended bundle: SwitchBlade-Elite + Sony ILX-LR1 or Vector + GeoCue TrueView 1
"My reaction is just....WOW! I had no idea the quality and density could be that great from the short amount of time it took!”
- Senior Engineer - Hydro at a utility company -
Why do you need Vision Aerial
in your AEC Drone Toolbox
Built to work.
RTK-enabled drones and precision flight software give you consistent results across time and teams.
Versatile.
Easily switch between LiDAR, RGB, or thermal payloads based on project phase or needs.
Adaptable & upgradable.
Export formats that plug into almost any workflow software such as CAD, GIS, or BIM tools.
No nonsense support.
Stuff happens. The Vision Aerial Service team is there when you need them.
FAQ
How accurate is the data from your drones?
With RTK/PPK and proper GCPs, photogrammetry outputs can reach 2 – 5 cm horizontal accuracy. LiDAR point clouds can deliver vertical accuracies within 3 cm RMS error, depending on sensor and conditions.
Can I switch payloads onsite?
Yes — our airframes are designed for quick-swap payload mounting, so you can fly LiDAR in the morning and RGB in the afternoon.
Do you provide training for survey workflows?
We offer basic and advanced training, including how to process data with Pix4D or other software. If you have a different processing platform, we can work with you to make it as smooth a workflow as possible. We also offer SOP templates and flight checklists.