Capturing buildings with drones isn’t just about flying — it’s about delivering structured, high-quality data ready for CAD, BIM, and AI workflows. By dividing your captures strategically, collecting both modelling and inspection datasets, using AI effectively, and standardising operations, you can make your building inspections faster, more accurate, and more valuable over time.

Explore the top 10 best practices for drone operations in built-up areas like London and New York. Learn essential tips on airspace regulations, flight planning, wind management, GPS challenges, and risk mitigation to ensure safe and successful urban drone missions

Discover how drones and AI are transforming high-rise building inspections—making them faster, safer, and more accurate. This case study from Hammer Missions covers everything from flight planning and 3D modelling to automated defect detection and reporting, helping teams assess building conditions efficiently and with confidence.

In this article we'll help you understand vertical overlap and why it's essential for accurate drone mapping and inspections. We will break down what vertical overlap is, why it matters for building facades and complex 3D models, and how you can optimise your drone missions for the best results. Whether you're flying manually or using automated tools like Hammer Missions, mastering overlap will transform your inspection accuracy.

In this article, we talk about the real cost of facade inspections using traditional methods and what you can do about it.

Capturing buildings using drone photogrammetry requires careful planning and a bit of skill. Here are 20 tips to achieve the best results.

Adding thermal imaging to your workflow offers significant advantages to those in construction, architecture and engineering. Here’s why…

Drone inspections aren’t without their challenges especially when the building is hundreds of feet high. Here's a workflow for success.

New rules are finally allowing drone building inspections in major cities. Here's a quick guide and workflow for urban drone surveys.

In this post, we look at nadir + oblique images and why using them together is very important to create the best drone 3D Models possible.

In this brief article, we will be looking at the current building regulations and how the use of drone technology can help accelerate change

Vertical drone flights can be a nerve-wracking experience but if done correctly with all safety aspects and mitigation taken into account.

A podcast covering drones in construction, including everything from digital twins & measurements to integrations and stakeholder alignment

Drones are revolutionizing facade inspections in AEC. Here we look at the biggest benefits.

A guide to drone facade mapping and inspection using DJI drones and Hammer Missions.

In this article, we're going to look at how you can use Hammer Missions and other tools to perform an end-to-end building inspection.