Drones in Construction | Using 3D Models for Inspecting Rebars

Today's question is about using drones in construction. Can you build accurate drone models for inspecting steel rebars?

Our caller for today, Jon is using a Phantom 4 Pro to map a construction site. He wants to know the best mapping workflow so that the steel rebars can be accurately inspected by the project management team.

To help Jon out, we first reveal some expert data acquisition tips. Will a orbital flight help you capture better data? And can you build an accurate drone model without using GCP's? Next, we move on to data processing. Paul reveals some interesting details about Pix4D Cloud and reveals why it is a better option compared to Matterport and Drone Deploy. You will also learn some great tips for building an easily navigable drone model.

Towards the end we discuss if the Inspire 2-X7 combo is a good set up for drone mapping.

Thanks for the great question, Jon. Fly Safe!

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Timestamps

[02:23] Our question for today is about acquiring data for inspecting rebar walls on a construction site

[03:29] How COVID has resulted in rising usage of drone inspections

[04:50] What is an orthomosaic? Paul explains in simple terms

[05:20] What is the best workflow for flying a construction site and accurately capturing data?

[06:10] How to use Drone Deploy and Pix4D for creating am an easily navigable 3D model

[06:42] Can you lose access to your data if it stored on the cloud?

[08:43] Should you use GCP's to build a drone model for a construction site?

[09:40] Can your replace Matterport with Pix4D Cloud?

[10:25] Does DroneDeploy offer cloud processing? Paul explains how you can exert better control using Pix4D Cloud

[15:15] Using Pix4D Cloud, what sort of information is available that is not available in Matterport

[17:08] Why is the Inspire 2-X7 a great combo for drone mapping?

[20:23] We have some interesting virtual mapping classes coming up soon. Check them out now!