TeknaDrone Can Help

Construction

Construction companies are leveraging aerial imagery and data to secure video, photos and data to dramatically benefit the project.

As the UK becomes more densely populated, the construction industry is expanding at a significantly higher rate than ever before. Construction organisations now need to execute more complex architectural plans and naturally want to increase their competitive advantage in the market.

Leading construction projects are now benefiting from an aerial vantage point thanks to drone technology. It is now quicker and easier to get above a site and collect video, photos and data that can benefit a project.

In addition, construction managers can eliminate the need for human inspections by closely monitoring material stockpiles to ensure optimum supply levels.

Likewise, advanced drone technology and accurate imaging allows building inspectors to assess any building defects onsite or remotely using a desktop, again eliminating the need for large teams of workers that need to access walls and walk across scaffolding and rooftops.

SMALL PROJECTS BENEFITS

Small-scale projects can also benefit from a drone’s eye view. Securing a detailed measurements and land layout before construction begins can be invaluable.

TENDER AND CAPABILITY BENEFITS

Drones allow the creation of a catalogue of projects to demonstrate capability and potential as part of the sales and tendering process.

NOT JUST A PRETTY PICTURE!

Drone imaging goes well beyond just aerial pictures or videos. Accurate construction outputs and information can be gathered rapidly and be put to work on projects from the start.
Surveying

In the field or in the office, GIS professionals can access and analyse Geo-referenced aerial images and high-fidelity reconstructions of sites, allowing teams of professionals to make smart, efficient decisions.

The Geo-spatial (or surveying) industry is undergoing a revolution. Previously, it was total stations, then GPS, laser scanners and robotics. Now, surveying professionals are taking on another tool with great excitement – mapping drones. These drones boast quick data collection times, excellent positional accuracy, a safe operator experience and simply remarkable ROI.

Today, UAVs are considered the primary tool for safely capturing accurate aerial data quickly. Importantly, they can also create aerial maps and 360-degree virtual tours in real time, even before they’ve landed.

Survey specific drones deliver greater detail, higher map resolution and have the capacity to measure vital areas in centimeters, as opposed to meters. Taking advantage of mapping technology, surveyors can also create collaborative maps and 3D models.

"Drones are changing traditional surveying."

TRADITIONAL VERSUS DRONE

Drones can vastly reduce the time spent on projects by collecting accurate surveying data in a much shorter time frame than traditional, costly and labour-intensive methods.

BUILT FOR THE INDUSTRY

Surveying professionals can now pick and choose a remarkable array of purpose-built drone technology for their industry and specific application.

SAFETY FIRST

Drones eliminate the need for humans to access hard-to-reach and dangerous terrain. Put simply, drone technology makes companies more efficient, profitable, and safe.

Architecture & Real Estate

While real estate has actively engaged drone technology to aid their sales efforts, architects are also leveraging drone technology to create designs previously not considered.

"Welcome to the new era of built imagery"

Incorporating technology into the buying and selling of homes and commercial property has become standard operating procedure for savvy real estate agents. Drones are now the flagship of the ‘next generation’ tools that make it easier to sell a home or building by showing off features previously inaccessible.

Agents are increasingly engaging this technology including video, 3D-imagery and photography to provide a better overview of not just the property, but also of the surrounding areas. The increasing interest in this technology and the advantages it offers are helping agents rise above their competition!

Architects are also actively engaging with drone technology. Until recently, satellite imagery for site planning was common. The downside was these visuals were often low resolution and the data less accurate. Drones are now producing much higher resolution images and the data – much more accurate allowing for better architectural outcomes.

"How are drones helping to design and sell property"

DRONE VIDEOS ARE AFFORDABLE

Drones have made aerial footage extremely affordable and accessible. The days of hiring helicopters and using satellite images are over. A drone pilot can capture amazing videos, photos and data in a fraction of the time and cost.

DRONES ARE PORTABLE AND VERSATILE

Drones can capture detailed images and videos at altitudes and angles unthinkable for other manned aircraft - a major benefit for both real estate agents and architects. As working tools, they are also lightweight and portable.

DRONE VIDEOS ARE EXCEPTIONAL SELLING TOOLS

Drone videos and images have been shown to drive property sales conversion by a remarkable 80% over stock ground imagery and video. They also help architects close design deals by showing clients simply remarkable imagery.

Telecommunications

Drones are rapidly replacing hazardous inspection and monitoring of telecommunication assets. As a telecommunications provider, if you’re not engaging drone technology across your infrastructure operations, you can be certain your competitors are!

SAVING LIVES

Replacing hazardous human tower inspections, drones are not only minimising risk, but securing better imagery as well as more accurate and detailed data.

ASSET MONITORING

Drones are actively monitoring communication assets across vast - often inaccessible tracts of land from all elevations, angles and proximities to determine functional and timely maintenance requirements.

LINE OF SIGHT DETERMINATION

Drones are quickly and accurately identifying various obstacles that degrade radio signals such as trees, buildings and hill tops. This information can be used to determine the ideal location and height for new antennas.

Forestry

With large areas and often difficult terrain, drone technology in forestry can capture and transmit high-definition imagery and data over 100’s of hectares in hours, not weeks

Access in and around forest areas is challenging. Traditional monitoring, mapping and surveillance has been time-consuming, extremely costly and often not effective. Drone technology is rapidly changing this. Drones are now being used to capture essential forest data from depth of snow in alpine regions, canopy attributes – such as canopy gaps – and even the extent of carbon storage in a forest area.

A global concern, drones are being used to do aerial surveys of rainforest areas to manage reduction and to determine where trees are being adversely impacted by human activities.

In line with this, communities and companies are using drones to fight deforestation. By using drones to actively monitor forested areas, they can secure images of people or activities that are undertaking illegal deforestation.

More remarkable, drones are now being used to plant trees! In vast and often inaccessible areas, drones can now distribute seedlings in a fast, nimble and efficient manner to ensure forest longevity.

How drones are sustaining forest areas

PRECISION FOREST MANAGEMENT

Drones can now capture a wide range of vital forest information from canopy cover, trees numbers and overall volume estimation allowing for informed decisions on sustainability.

3D MAPPING FOR CARBON STORAGE

Measuring the extent of carbon storage in biomass has always been labour intensive and expensive. By using remote sensing via drone technology, 3D mapping can be undertaken quickly, accurately and cost effectively.

Agriculture

Smart agricultural operations are increasingly engaging drone and drone data solutions to automate and optimise ‘across-farm’ management.

"Facing Challenges with Drones"

The UK's agriculture industry is associated with many challenges: unpredictable weather patterns, crop disease, irrigation issues and pest control. Adding complexity to this, traditional methods of evaluating and managing farm environments can be highly complex, time-consuming and labour-intensive.

Drones now offer tailored aerial and enterprise solutions to deliver the best, non-invasive method of capturing crisp images which enable farmers to monitor crops, inspect irrigation equipment and ensure critical action is taken when required.

Apart from providing valuable plant and environmental data, drones can also be equipped with the capability to fertilise crops, eliminating the need for costly and time-intensive manual spraying or dusting.

These drone ‘turnkey’ agricultural solutions automate and optimise ‘across-farm’ management allowing farmers to make timely and informed decisions about property, plants, crops and stock.

Security & Surveillance

Traditional automated ground surveillance methods are typically limited by the stationary nature of the camera, which is usually handled manually or fixed upon a tripod or other structure.

"A revolution in aptitude and cost saving"

Drone technology is simply erasing traditional surveillance methods and expanding their scope and skills at an exponential rate.

Large scale surveillance (of any kind) is expensive and often, not effective. High quality commercial drones have completely re-energised and indeed, revolutionised surveillance operations with tools that are not only cost effective but, can carry out tasks traditional surveillance could only dream of.

Traditional automated ground surveillance methods are typically limited by the stationary nature of the camera, which is usually handled manually or fixed upon a tripod or other structure. Aerial surveillance on the other hand has been traditionally performed using a helicopter or other manned aircraft. Clearly very, very costly, often inaccurate and without the ability to get close to the target subject.

In simple terms drones have and continue to usurp traditional surveillance methods and it’s only just the beginning!

Changing the fundamental nature of surveillance & security operations

CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Drone technology allows surveillance and security teams to instantly assess people of interest, while high-resolution image capture provides unparalleled detail in post-inspection analysis.

GATHERING INTELLIGENCE SAFELY

A drone’s ability to collect imagery and data - specifically in reconnaissance or rapid activity situations - allows them to detect and monitor potential threats with ground force units at a safe distance.

PERIMETER SECURITY

Drone use in perimeter security not only reduces the requirement for security foot patrols but, provides confirmation that deployed security guards are undertaking their patrolling routines.

Photography & Cinematography

No helicopters and ground crew.....just one UAV pilot, a camera operator and you’re up and running.

In addition to eliminating the need and prohibitive cost of using manned aircraft to capture aerial imagery, drone use for photography and cinematography also allows for remarkably nimble flying giving access to areas that were not possible before.

From hovering a few centimetres off the ground to over 400 feet in the air with a single toggle, drones allow for photography of amazing flexibility and scope while for the cinematographer, the ability to do long continuous shots, panning and framing a chosen subject the entire time.

The other obvious cost and logistics benefit is your team only needs to be small! No helicopters and ground crew. Just one UAV pilot, a camera operator and you’re up and running.

In short, drones have literally revolutionised each industry.

" "How are Drones changing the ‘topography’ world."

FULL HD QUALITY

Technological innovation now mean drones (and their camera payloads), are able to shoot in full HD and capture amazing aerial footage, 4K resolution and higher, all the while not sacrificing any quality.

A QUESTION OF COST

For the novice or professional cinematographer, hiring a professional drone and drone pilot will cost you less than 2k for full day. A helicopter, flight and ground crew - which may still provide inferior results - will cost you 20K+. It’s a simple choice

PRECISION

Nothing offers the flexibility and manoeuvring ability of a purpose-equipped drone. From amazing photographic stills, to filming high-paced action, drones are beginning to become a dominant tool for both industries.