Service 07
Construction and project progress documentation
Progress imagery is only worth keeping if it compares. Positions, altitudes and headings are logged on the first visit and repeated on every return, which turns a folder of photos into a record.
Progress programs
- Fixed camera positions recorded and repeated every visit
- Full site orthomosaic at each capture for measurement and overlay
- Ground level detail imagery of the areas your team flags
- Organised, dated delivery ready to attach to draws and reports
- Fixed day, flexible window or on call scheduling
What makes it comparable
- Logged positions, altitudes and headings repeated on every return
- The same capture specification each visit, so the sequence lines up
- Consistent delivery structure so this month sits beside last month
Capture reference
- Aircraft
- Mavic 3E and 3T
- Cadence
- Weekly, monthly or milestone
- Repeatability
- Logged positions and headings
- Site ortho
- Every capture
- Ground detail
- Areas you flag
- Delivery
- 48 hours typical
An institutional build in Edmonton was documented through construction and then covered on opening day, producing both a comparable progress sequence and a finished record of the completed building.
Used for
6 applicationsDraw and milestone reporting
Dated imagery attached to progress claims and owner reporting.
Earthwork progress volumes
Quantities moved between captures, measured against the previous surface.
Dispute and claim record
A dated, georeferenced answer to what was on site on a given day.
Investor and stakeholder updates
Site imagery that communicates progress without a site visit.
As built documentation
Final condition capture at substantial completion.
Pre construction baseline
Existing conditions before mobilisation, including neighbouring property condition.
Recognise your project in that list? Send the site and the deliverable and a scoped quote comes back, usually within one business day, with the positioning method and delivery window stated and your licence to use the imagery included.
Get a quote for progress documentationCommon questions
Answered plainlyHow often should a construction site be documented?
Monthly suits most builds, matching draw schedules. Fast moving phases and anything likely to be disputed later justify a weekly cadence. Milestones like foundation completion, steel topping out and substantial completion are worth capturing regardless of the regular schedule.
What makes progress photos comparable month to month?
Repeating the capture. Positions, altitudes and headings are logged on the first visit and flown again on every return, so this month lines up with last month and the sequence can actually be read as progress.
Can you fly over an occupied site or a public event?
Yes, with the standoff distance planned before the day rather than judged on site. A recent opening was flown at roughly 30 m standoff from the gathering, with a separate interior flight of the empty building carried out when no occupants were present.
How fast is delivery?
Progress imagery is typically back within 48 hours. Edited film runs longer, and a 90 second cinematic edit includes one revision round.
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