Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Fri May 03, 2019
Use of Drones Becoming Standard for State DOTs
In 2016, when the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) first compiled the findings of its inaugural survey on drone usage among state transit authorities, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit received some surprising results....
NCDOT - Mon May 20, 2019
NCDOT Receives Award for Drone Use During Florence
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received national honors for its innovative use of drones during the state's coordinated response to Hurricane Florence. NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Xcellence Award in the humanitarian category at the AUVSI's annual Xponential Conference, which was held in Chicago April 29 to May 2....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon February 04, 2019
Making Drones Work for You on the Job Site
It's well known that drone deployment in construction is growing exponentially, but how exactly are the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) machines employed? To learn more about the specifics, Construction Equipment Guide spoke with two SpawGlass staff members: Richard Evans, a drone integration specialist, and Grady Frank, a quality control superintendent, about how drones are having an impact on recent projects....
McNeil Engineering - Tue December 18, 2018
How McNeil Team Uses Drones for ALTA Land Surveying, Management
McNeil Engineering, a Sandy, Utah-based engineering firm makes use of a drone in ALTA Land Surveying projects and more, all to the benefit of its clients and customers. Drones are still a curiosity to many people, who associate them with military use and recreational purposes — and sometimes spying on the neighbors....
Propeller Aero - Tue July 31, 2018
Komatsu, Propeller Partner to Bring Drone Analytics to Construction
Komatsu America Corp. and Propeller Aero Inc. are partnering to boost the efficiency of construction job sites using drone-powered mapping and analytics software. With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of its Smart Construction initiative — a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end workflow for each phase of construction....
AASHTO Journal - Tue July 31, 2018
Drone Workshop Fosters Discussion of Possibilities
The aviation division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR) and the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, helped sponsor a "drone workshop" on June 28 that brought together 150 participants from the public and private sectors to discuss the commercial possibilities "unmanned aerial systems" or UASs for work such as post-natural disaster inspections of critical infrastructure....
AEM - Fri July 13, 2018
3 Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity and Safety
Technology is helping contractors gather data at the jobsite to make more informed decisions, improving productivity, safety and the bottom line. So which technologies are deemed some of the hottest on the jobsite now? Industry insiders point to drones, lasers and wearables, to name a few....
David Daly - Thu July 05, 2018
Key Construction Tool Rises Above With New Technology
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones are one of the most promising and multifaceted technologies to come along in recent years. Innovation and the implementation of new technologies have always been hallmarks of the construction industry....
Identified Technologies - Wed June 13, 2018
Landmark Construction Automates Progress Tracking Using Identified Technologies' Change Detection Technology
Identified Technologies, a managed commercial drone solution, announced its partnership with Landmark Construction, one of South Carolina's top civil site work construction companies. Landmark picked Identified Technologies drone mapping solution to automate the tracking of its earthmoving progress....
Associated Press - Wed June 13, 2018
Kansas DOT Tests Drones for Road Construction Work
NETAWAKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas transportation officials are beginning a pilot project to determine how drones could be used in future road design work. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that last week marked the first time the Kansas Department of Transportation has employed drone technology in conjunction with a road project....
