Aerial intelligence is an increasingly common phrase. It sounds sophisticated. It suggests technology, information, perspective, and perhaps even a little bit of mystery about what happens between an aircraft leaving the ground and something useful appearing on a computer screen. But what actually defines it? For us, that question matters because we don't believe aerial intelligence is defined by the aircraft that collected the information. We don't believe it is defined by t

A superintendent walking across a construction site may be doing exactly what you hired them to do. Or they may be acting as an extraordinarily expensive camera. The difference matters. Construction depends on experienced people being where their experience is needed. Superintendents need to see work firsthand. Project managers need to understand changing conditions. Estimators need context. Engineers need information they can trust. Owners need visibility into what is happen

Aerial acquisition becomes more valuable when it isn't treated as an isolated event. A single flight can tell you a great deal about a site. It can document current conditions, establish measurable quantities, preserve visible features, and create a detailed record of what existed at a particular moment. But there is one thing the first flight cannot tell you. What changed. That requires another point in time. The First Flight Establishes the Baseline Every project has a star

A few rhetorical questions to begin with. You want fantastic shots of your client’s homes, right? You need that WOW factor, yes? Having...