Construction Progress Monitoring

With the use of drones, it is now easier than ever to automate progress tracking on construction sites.

Full View will survey, photograph and video your development from its infancy to completion on a regular basis or at key increments. This will enable stakeholders to access vital data which will contribute to constructive and informed decision-making. It will also help to ensure that construction is finished on time and within budget.

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Why Construction Progress Monitoring Is So Important

Construction progress monitoring with drone imagery can drastically improve project management, giving you greater control and real-time insights into construction progress. This allows for effective decision-making, improved risk management and better allocation of resources. The other benefits include:

Time Management and Cost Control: When construction projects overrun on time it can have significant financial implications. Construction progress monitoring identifies areas where construction isn’t progressing on time, allowing for better management and budget planning.
Repeatable Data and Imagery: Because flight paths, datasets, and images can be repeated, you can see an exact timelapse of the work completed. This gives you the best estimate of how construction works are progressing.
Ensure Quality of Work: The aerial view afforded by our drones gives you an unobstructed view of the construction progress, ensuring all work is completed to the necessary standard.
Keep Stakeholders Informed: Construction projects typically involve multiple stakeholders: Clients, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory authorities. Our reports help ensure clear communication between all parties involved.
Stockpile and Inventory Management: When required, our specialist drone software allows us to accurately capture the size, volume, or weight of a stockpile to calculate stockpile levels. This is especially useful for calculating stockpile levels to prevent delays or excessive stockpiling of materials.

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Our Clients

Chris Hayter Colliers Cushman and Wakefield Haart Mdp Realest Trident

How Our Construction Site Monitoring Works

Our expert drone operators will visit your site to collect images and videos at agreed periods throughout the lifecycle of the project. We will then provide you with images, videos, and sets of data to keep stakeholders informed of the progress of the construction site and allow them to see this progression. This report includes:

High-Resolution Images

High-definition photographs highlight issues, and give you a detailed aerial view of the construction site.

2D Orthomosaic Mapping

By stitching together thousands of high-definition images (or orthos), we can provide a 2D orthomosaic map that gives you an aerial view like Google Maps, but much more detailed.

High-Quality Videos

Our aerial videos are ideal for showing shareholders an immersive virtual tour of the property, and to show how the construction is progressing.

Time-lapse of Progression

We also offer time-lapses of the construction site that demonstrate how work is progressing.

Topographical Maps

Topographical maps offer detailed and accurate maps across large areas, including contours and areas of elevation.

3D Models - Digital Twins

We provide detailed 3D Models or ‘Digital Twins’ that offer an immersive model of your property or an area of land. Perfect for showing to shareholders, tracking construction progress, or offering a virtual tour of your property.

Our drone-led construction surveys will provide you with key insights into the progress of your project. Using the shareable and usable data provided, you will feel confident that the decisions you make are supported by reliable, accurate information.

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What Our Clients Say

“We have worked with Full View for a number of years to undertake our drone survey work. Many of our projects at Mark Doodes Planning involve the use of CGI images to illustrate the impact of new development to show convincing “before and after” style images.

Full View's work is the foundation of this work with 4K photography. We have found Alex's team to be responsive to our sometimes demanding needs and always able to react quickly to new requirements.”

- Mark Doodes Planning -
“We have worked with Full View on a number of our projects. They have provided us with multiple services including, field mapping, stills to aid planning proposals and drone photography. The quality of the work is exceptional and is always delivered quickly and efficiently. Alex goes above and beyond to provide clear, reliable and accessible data. We cannot recommend Full View highly enough.”

- Hendy Curzon Gardens -
“I recently had a roof inspection carried out by Alex at Full View Limited. The level of service and quality of work was excellent and the time taken was so quick in comparison to having to have scaffolding erected so that a survey could be done. The images and reporting were amazing and any work that was required was so clearly defined.

The result being that any contractor that I employ can see immediately what has to be done. I would not hesitate to recommend Full View Limited for such professional and competent work carried out.”

- Edna Kaye -

Traditional methods of construction vs. using a drone

Construction site monitoring using the traditional method requires boots on the ground. It relies on an inspector being able to walk around the site, recording their findings. Traditional methods also leave open the possibility of human error or overlooking potential problems that create unreliable results in the interpretation of data.

Meanwhile, drone construction site monitoring uses high-quality imagery and can cover huge areas including those that are not accessible. For an inspector to cover the kind of ground that a drone can, it could take days or weeks (depending on the hours allocated). Even then, there are areas that may not be accessible.

The Advantages of Using a Drone to Carry Out Construction Progress Monitoring:

Cost-effective: Cut out the middleman and get straight to the data. Very few human resources or pieces of equipment mean you save on costs.
Reduce Impact on Work: Drone surveys of your construction site reduce the need for boots on the ground, reducing potential impact on your construction progress.
Fast Data Collection: Drone construction progress monitoring can be completed much faster than traditional progress monitoring, reducing time to completion from weeks to days.
Accurate: Our high-definition images provide an accurate assessment of the construction progress and reduce the room for human error.
Unlimited Access: With our drones, there’s no need to worry about access to areas of your construction site.
Improved Safety: Drones can access hard-to-reach places and fly over hazardous terrain to capture data, increasing safety for your team.

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Why Choose Full View

At Full View, we have extensive experience creating drone reports on construction progress tracking.

If you would like to arrange a consultation or get a free quotation, please contact us below about your construction progress monitoring needs, and we’ll be in touch within 24 hours.

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Areas We Cover

While we are based in Oxfordshire, we regularly travel across the UK and are happy to travel to your location. If you are curious about our services but aren’t sure if we’re right for you, please get in touch!

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FAQs

What is Construction Progress Monitoring?

Construction progress monitoring, also known as construction progress tracking, is the continuous checking and evaluation of the construction progress, from the inception of the project to its completion.

Good construction progress monitoring is essential to construction project management, including:

Helping to identify areas that may be falling behind and keep work on schedule.
Identifying work that hasn’t been completed to the appropriate quality.
Ensure that the project is going to be completed while remaining within budget.

Our drone services are an essential part of this, providing you with visual and high-definition images, videos, data and models to be able to demonstrate progress to stakeholders.

How Often Should I Have My Construction Site Inspected?

How often you need your construction site inspected depends on both what the purpose of the inspection is, as well as how complex the site is. For example:

For low-risk or simple projects, you many only need monthly inspections.
For high-risk or complex projects, it may be more appropriate to have weekly or fortnightly inspections.

Additionally, drone construction site inspections can be used for progress monitoring, for compliance such as building and environmental regulations, and for site safety checks.

For compliance and site safety checks, you will want more frequent and regular inspections. However for progress monitoring (which is what we offer) then you may only need site inspections monthly or every 3 months for example.