School districts around the country are using quadcopter technology to document the progress of their construction projects. Friday I helped document the ground breaking ceremony on a new high school at a neighboring school districts.
A couple months ago our school district purchased a DJI Inspire 1 and Phantom 3 Advanced to document our construction progress. We will use the Inspire for all the outdoor shots and the Phantom 3 with prop guards for the interior work.
We start the process by flying the drone to a series of preset points to get overall progress shots that will document both the construction process and any potential impacts on the surrounding wetlands. Then we drop down and shoot the interesting stuff: earth movers, backhoes, wood chippers and of course, dump trucks. Each week we provide the district with a set of photographs and a 30-60 second highlight clips that shows the progress. We will drop down to by-monthly progress reports over the summer. Right now we are learning a ton of information about soil management (pun intended).
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Aiken County School District using quadcopter to introduce technology to students, document construction
A couple months ago our school district purchased a DJI Inspire 1 and Phantom 3 Advanced to document our construction progress. We will use the Inspire for all the outdoor shots and the Phantom 3 with prop guards for the interior work.
We start the process by flying the drone to a series of preset points to get overall progress shots that will document both the construction process and any potential impacts on the surrounding wetlands. Then we drop down and shoot the interesting stuff: earth movers, backhoes, wood chippers and of course, dump trucks. Each week we provide the district with a set of photographs and a 30-60 second highlight clips that shows the progress. We will drop down to by-monthly progress reports over the summer. Right now we are learning a ton of information about soil management (pun intended).
Here is an article
Aiken County School District using quadcopter to introduce technology to students, document construction