Drones for Construction
contact usHow Skydio Drones are Used in Construction
Progress Monitoring
Fly up close to inspect and document construction site building progress safely with 360° obstacle avoidance.
Site Survey
Perform frequent, minimally-intrusive site surveys with Skydio drones to detect problems early on and to keep the job on track.
Construction Planning
Before construction begins produce high resolution topographic maps of the construction site area with Skydio 3D Scan.
As-Built Assessements
Leverage accurate, real-world data to maintain quality control using high-fidelity 3D models enabled by Skydio 3D Scan.
Inspection eBook Vol 2 - Construction Management
Learn the benefits of using autonomous navigation and capture drones for construction site mapping, tracking, surveying, and inspections.
Current Inspection Methods can be Dangerous and Inefficient
Risky Human Inspections
Scaffolding climbs, scissor lifts, and other traditional, human-based inspection methods are time-consuming and can be potentially hazardous to workers.
Manual Drone Inspections
Manual drones are complex to operate, fail to work in GPS-denied environments, and have untrustworthy obstacle avoidance, leading to many hours of training to mitigate the risk of crashes.
Skydio Drones Improve Construction Management
Inspect Fast and Survey Efficiently
Enable individual pilots to do more inspections and site surveys in less time.
- AI-assisted navigation, thanks to Skydio Autonomy Enterprise, reduces the training burden and makes operations safer and more efficient.
- Autonomous capture using Skydio 3D Scan enables teams to automate land surveying and as-built assessments with minimal preparation.
Capture High Quality Site Data
Intelligent AI-powered autonomy allows inspectors to capture data at their precise specifications.
- Close proximity obstacle avoidance allows the drone to fly safely and closely around cranes and scafolding to get to the inspection target.
- Adaptive capture using Skydio 3D Scan helps teams capture comprehensive data with resolution as low as 0.65 mm/pixel.
- Dual capture available with Skydio X2 allows teams to capture images and videos with both color and thermal cameras.
Operate with Utmost Safety
Fly with confidence in the obstacle-dense construction environments thanks to Skydio Autonomy Enterprise.
- Computer vision navigation allows teams to fly safely and reliably both indoors and outdoors. Skydio drones don’t rely on GPS connectivity for steady flight.
- 360° collision avoidance helps teams inspect around complex construction site environments surrounded by rebar, vegetation, concrete, and equipment.
Learn about Skydio Solutions for Construction Management
Skydio X2 Color/Thermal
Rugged, long-range drone built for inspection work
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Skydio 3D Scan
Autonomous data capture software for S2+ and X2
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Skydio 2+ for Enterprise
Our popular mid-range autonomous drone
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Skydio Cloud
Connected flight operations for your Skydio fleet
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Sundt Construction Reduces Inspection Time by 90%
Sundt uses Skydio 2 with 3D Scan to generate high-quality as-built assessments for high-frequency progress tracking, improving worked safety, reducing traning requirements and accelerating inspection times
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3D Model for As-Built Assessment
Sundt used Skydio 2 with 3D Scan to document this semi-conductor facility, which was then processed in Bentley to generate the 3D model. The model required 460 photos at a 1.25 mm GSD and was captured in 30 minutes fly time.
Construction Customer Quotes
Our business was held back by the manual DJI drones we were using. Now that we are switching to Skydio, we are excited about our potential to serve our growing customer base in new and exciting ways”
Edgar Muñoz
CEO of Aeronyde
Switching from DJI to Skydio has improved our entire workflow, and improves the way we do things before, during, and after the drone flight. It has made our whole company more efficient.”
Sam De Long
CEO of Accurate Drone Solutions
Resources
Construction Updates
3D Tower Capture: 3D Scan Gets Smarter
2D GPS Capture: A new capture mode for Skydio 3D Scan
Skydio X2 Drone Adds New FLIR Thermal Palette Options
Construction Management With Skydio Autonomous Drones
Product Datasheets
Skydio 3D Scan
Skydio X2E Color/Thermal
Skydio Cloud
Skydio 2+ Enterprise
Webinars
Autonomous Drones Ready for Work: Skydio Solutions for Construction
AI Meets Inspection: How Autonomous Drones are Changing the Game in Enterprise
What’s New with Skydio: Introducing Skydio 2+
From manual drones to Skydio: An industry veteran on best practices for the Age of Autonomy
