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How to Take Temperature Measurements from Drone Data
Thermal data is a great way to see what the eye can't. Let’s look at how you can take temperature measurements on your next drone inspection
Jul 17, 20243 min read


Using Drones & AI for Facade Ordinance Inspections
What is facade ordinance? Here we look at what it covers and how you can make facade ordinance inspections safer, faster and cheaper.
Jul 12, 202411 min read


Capturing Buildings with Drones and AI: Strategies for High-Quality Data Collection
If you missed our webinar, find out the best strategies for capturing buildings with drones and using AI for automated defect detection.
Jun 27, 20245 min read


Introducing DJI Mini 3 Pro Support in Hammer Missions
We're please to announce Hammer Missions now supports the DJI Mini 3 Pro! Why not take a test flight free for 14 days?
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Announcing Spector AI: Revolutionizing Drone Workflows with Automated Defect Detection
We are thrilled to introduce Spector AI, a cutting-edge AI feature designed to automatically identify defects on building envelopes.
Jun 11, 20243 min read


REs, QEWIs, RBIs - Who is responsible for facade inspections?
Facade inspections are becoming common for buildings over a certain height but who’s responsible for the reporting? Let's take a look...
May 7, 20245 min read


How to use Thermal Cameras for Drone Roof Inspections
Adding thermal imaging to your workflow offers significant advantages to those in construction, architecture and engineering. Here’s why…
Apr 29, 20244 min read


How to Inspect Tall & Super-Tall Buildings with Drones
Drone inspections aren’t without their challenges especially when the building is hundreds of feet high. Here's a workflow for success.
Apr 22, 20246 min read


BIM & Digital Twins: 3 Real-World Examples
Digital twins don't just exist in the metaverse. Here are 3 real-world BIM projects which made the concept reality.
Apr 15, 20246 min read


Building Inspections with Drones | Common Structural & Non-Structural Issues
In this article we look at how drones are revolutionizing the building inspection process and the main structural issues they can detect.
Mar 27, 20243 min read


Drone Programs: Key Considerations for Drone Building Inspections
New rules are finally allowing drone building inspections in major cities. Here's a quick guide and workflow for urban drone surveys.
Mar 11, 20244 min read


Face Value: New York Leads the Way with Drone Facade Inspections & FISP
Drones are a game-changer for facade inspections. Here we look at how New York City have ripped up the building inspection rule book.
Mar 2, 20245 min read


EXPLAINED: Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) in Drone Mapping
This week we’re delving into a fundamental concept in drone operations - GSD, or Ground Sampling Distance.
Mar 2, 20243 min read


Eye of the Storm: Using Drone Roof Inspections to Assess Weather Damage
In the calm after a stormy start to the year, we look at how drone roof inspections can make damage and insurance surveys faster and safer.
Feb 13, 20244 min read


Comparing NeRF, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and Drone Photogrammetry in Geospatial Applications
Do you want your data to be visually compelling or accurate or both? Here we compare NeRF, Gaussian Splatting & Drone Photogrammetry.
Feb 4, 20243 min read


BUSTED: 5 Common Myths in Drone Mapping
Drone mapping has only been around for about a decade but already it’s filled with myths. We debunk 5 of the most common myths.
Jan 23, 20244 min read


The Power of Drone Mapping: A Comprehensive Guide to 3D Mapping Drones and Software
A Comprehensive Guide to Drone Mapping: Learn all about 3D mapping with drones including choosing the right drone and software.
Jan 18, 20244 min read


50 Most Common Drone Mapping Terms - Explained.
From GSD, GCPs, Overlap to 3D point clouds and meshes, this post explains the top 50 most commonly used drone mapping terms.
Jan 5, 20248 min read


How to make money with a drone?
What are the different ways in which you can make money from your drone? Let's look at different drone services in this video-based guide.
Dec 13, 20239 min read


DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise vs DJI M300 - Who wins?
In this drone comparison, we'll pit two popular DJI models against each other: the DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise and the DJI M300 Drone.
Nov 29, 20234 min read


How to grow your drone mapping & inspection business?
You’ve done your training, and you've got all the kit, how do you get customers for your drone inspection business?
Nov 7, 20238 min read


How to Scan-to-BIM using Drones?
In this step-by-step guide, we look at how to scan-to-BIM using drones, hammer missions and Autodesk suite of tools.
Oct 18, 20233 min read


Types of Stockpile Volume Calculations from Drone Mapping
In this article, we look at the different methods of calculating stockpile measurements from drone mapping for construction earthworks.
Sep 29, 20232 min read


Types of Drone Data Export Formats
We look at the different types of drone data export formats and what they mean for drone mapping - .obj, .fbx, .ply, .las, .tiff and more!
Sep 12, 20235 min read
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