The Benefits Of Using Drone Photography For Aerial Mapping From A Professional Drone Pilot In Plantation FL

By Donna Beley


It wasn't too many years ago that when you mention drones, it almost always pertained to military or law enforcement uses. In the past few years, however, applications for drone technology have not only expanded in fields but within those fields as well. Interestingly, these civilian applications have expanded exponentially. In particular is the field of aerial mapping by drones as opposed to mapping by ground-based survey tools.

Drones have many advantages. They are not expensive or difficult to operate. They can cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. Using drones, as opposed to ground GPS, is a sensible and efficient solution.

Traversing difficult terrain might be dangerous for ground surveying crews. Getting photos using a manned aircraft has its problems, and data collected from satellites may not be as detailed as required. Drones are the safest and fastest alternative.

Not everyone is convinced drones are well suited for surveying. Some believe the technology is not advanced enough to map land using coordinates or markers. Actually piloted drones can pinpoint locations using several types of control points. Drones can actually receive data from the ground while in flight. They have the capability of taking infrared and color photos.

Drones can take pictures that allow surveyors to draw complicated metes and bounds surveys for property owners. Owners use the surveys to market land to developers for residential and commercial purposes. Architects use the surveys along with the photos to decide where and how to build structures. Boundary lines are clearer from the air, making perimeter surveys fast and easy.

Regardless of the type of mapping needed, drone technology is ideally suited for the use. Whatever the infrastructure need might be, and whatever the drone being used, it can quickly prove to be the best friend a property manager can have.




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