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Nov 145 min read

Drones & AI for Forensic Inspections: New Tools for Building Assessments

We explore the use of drones and AI in forensic investigations and building assessments performed by structural engineers.

Oct 64 min read

Why Do Drone Programs Need AI?

In this article, we look at why enterprise drone programs need to consider AI to get the most out of their drone data

Aug 203 min read

How to capture high-quality 3D models using drones? Best Flight Plans

Best flight plans to capture high quality 3D models using drones for different kinds of sites and structures.

Jul 303 min read

What Drones should you use for Thermal inspections?

Thermal inspections are now a common part of the building inspector's toolkit. Here we look at the market leading thermal kit for drones.

Jul 173 min read

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 1211 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.

Jun 275 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 253 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 113 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.

May 75 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...

Apr 294 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 226 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 156 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.

Mar 273 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 114 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 25 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 23 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.

Feb 134 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 43 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.

Jan 234 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 184 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 58 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.

Dec 13, 20239 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.

Nov 29, 20234 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.