Thu March 01, 2018
Productivity Failings Blamed for Project Delays
According to research by the McKinsey Global Institute, an astonishing 98 percent of large-scale schemes around the world run 80 percent over budget and almost two years behind schedule. Poor communication, a lack of skilled workers and a failure to adapt to modern technologies are all acting as a drag on productivity....
Emily Buenzle - Mon January 15, 2018
New Drone Video Reveals an Almost-Complete Apple Park
A recently released drone video has revealed that construction at Apple Park is starting to taper off. The video, shot by Duncan Sinfield, shows an overview of the campus, where "much of the large construction equipment has been removed from the campus as it is no longer needed," Sinfield said....
Dick Zhang - Identified Technologies - Thu December 21, 2017
Win Bids and Manage Costs with a Drone Mapping Solution
Construction business owners sometimes live in a rearview world, where visibility into their work is retroactive, advance planning is nearly impossible and the bidding process is unnecessarily complicated....
Mon October 09, 2017
Go Unmanned Holds Its Third UAV Tech Event in Manquin, Virginia
On Sept. 21, Go Unmanned held its third UAV tech event at the Alturia Farm in Manquin, Va. Event attendees ranged from sheriffs and fire chiefs to surveyors and general contractors. Topics of discussion included UAVs in construction, grading, farming, inspection, 3D mapping and more....
Mon September 25, 2017
Drones May Hold Key to Unblock Roads Faster
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Drone aircraft are beginning to hover over highway crashes in North Carolina as more law enforcement agencies use them to reopen the road in a fraction of the time needed previously....
Emily Buenzle - Tue September 05, 2017
FAA Utilizes Drones to Help With Harvey Relief
Drones have become a vital part of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. As of Aug. 31, the FAA authorized 43 drone operators to aid in recovery across the affected area, and allowed federal, state and local officials to utilize drones to help see the damage, USA Today reported....
MJ Salby - Fri August 11, 2017
Tech Startup Uses Drones to Help Construction Companies Get the Job Done
For everyone who hates orange barrels and construction traffic, a Pittsburgh, Pa., company is using drones to speed up roadwork times and help crews. Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh startup, has helped companies in mining to construction to work in landfills use the flying devices and corresponding software to aid their work with analytics and data collection since 2013, according to the company's website....
Tim Sandle - Mon July 17, 2017
Equipment Company Embraces Drones
The building site of the future will look very different. Instead of dozens of men and women in high visibility jackets things will look far more futuristic with drones buzzing overhead, robotic bulldozers and 3D printers churning out new structures....
Megan Wild - Mon April 17, 2017
Crane Camera Mapping Systems vs. Drones: When to Use Each
While many uses of modern drones are still being explored, these aerial robots have already made an impact on the construction industry. Given their ease-of-use, affordability and convenience, they're often used to survey plots of land, map the different areas of a building's layout and even monitor progress....
TrueLook - Wed March 15, 2017
TrueLook Reveals How Drones Benefit Construction Jobsites
Winston-Salem-based TrueLook, the only company that provides construction cameras combining live jobsite viewing, project time-lapsing and HD security, has a unique insight into how construction companies utilize unmanned drones to document progress on the job site....
