Drone Surveys

Drone Surveys

What Are Drone Surveys?

Drone surveys use drones equipped with special cameras and downward-facing sensors to capture aerial data used to produce surveys. This is a great method for quickly and efficiently assessing terrain and mapping land. Plus, drone surveys provide a 90% faster process than manual surveying methods. In addition, drone surveys can be used to detect construction worksite errors, track the progress of a construction project, predict possible schedule delays, and more. Also, drone surveys give you the following benefits:

  • Collected data can be processed with drone mapping software. The results can create 2D maps, 3D models, and digital elevation models. So, you can use this information to make volumetric calculations and take highly accurate measurements.
  • Drones capture precise data swiftly. This eliminates the need to have surveyors walk to dangerous heights or rugged terrain to gather information.
  • Drone surveys are ideal solutions for companies or individuals looking for land surveys, land management and development, urban planning, slope measurements, volumetric measurements, and precise land measurements.

Austin Engineering offers drone surveys throughout Central Illinois, including  Peoria IL, Moline IL, Springfield IL, Rock Island IL, the Quad Cities, Davenport IA, and Bettendorf IA.

How Can I Use Drone Surveys?

Drone surveys offer significant savings of time and money in addition to providing information for use in a lot of applications. You can use data collected by drones for civil engineering purposes, commercial site planning, commercial landscape design, commercial surveys, residential site planning, residential surveys, and land development.

Austin Engineering offers proven processes and top civil engineers with more than 80 years of experience. We provide some of the most trusted surveying processes and professionals in Central Illinois, the Greater Peoria area, the Quad Cities, and Springfield IL. Our drone survey services benefit you with greater accuracy with measurements, tagging specific geographic coordinates to improve surveying accuracy, and clear 3D images.

How Can Drone Surveys Save Money Over Traditional Surveys?

Drone surveys can provide you with significant cost savings because they are cheaper than using manual surveyors and expensive manual surveying equipment. In addition, using drones to survey land parcels reduces the need for repeat visits, lowers transportation costs, and greatly reduces logistical expenses. Meanwhile, traditional surveying can take 2 to 3 weeks to finish a mapping project, depending on the size of the area involved. As a result, there are significant labor costs involved. On the other hand, drone surveys can provide a near real-time 3D map in a single flyover in many cases. Plus, it can provide all the information you need in 24 hours or less. Consequently, you benefit from significant cost savings due to the reduced labor demands.

Drone Surveys

Why Choose Austin Engineering?

Our company has provided trusted professionals and proven civil engineering and surveying processes since being established in 1937. Our team offers some of the most accurate and cost-effective surveying services across Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida. In addition to drone surveys, we can offer quality ALTA surveys, property boundary surveys, topographic surveys, commercial surveys, residential surveys, and more. We provide services to a diverse group of public and private clients. In addition, we also serve fellow engineers and architects. Our team performs services catered to a variety of budgets, including hourly, lump sum contracts, not to exceed, and cost-plus payment plans.

Contact Us for Drone Surveys

Austin Engineering is a full-service land surveying firm with a staff of two full-time survey crews available for your project. Contact us online or give us a call at 309-691-0224 in Peoria IL for more information. In the Quad Cities, you can reach our local office by calling 563-207-4605. Meanwhile, you can get in touch with our office in Springfield IL by calling 217-516-3452. So, let our team know how we can put our years of experience in surveying to work for your project!