Firms in the construction industry today are beginning to use drones to monitor progress and productivity. For instance in the US, aerial drones and software are being used to automatically flag slow progress. The use of drones in construction is emerging to be a darling to managers for a simple reason timeliness and accuracy.
Closer home in Africa, we have witnessed many occasions where many projects take long to be completed.This has ignited the debate on whether Africa should adopt the use of drones in construction.
Therefore many construction managers has re utilized that workers may need strict monitoring to ensure that they are working well and they are productive.
The question is this the best way managers should apply so that they can get the work done and record more productivity?
In that site where drones are already in work several drones automatically patrol the work site, collecting video footage. That footage is then converted into a three-dimensional picture of the site, which is fed into software that compares it to computerized architectural plans as well as a the construction work plan showing when each element should be finished.
The software can show managers how the project is progressing, and can automatically highlight parts that may be falling behind schedule. The software can show managers how the project is progressing, and can automatically highlight parts that may be falling behind schedule.
Such additional scrutiny is controversial. It raises worries over worker privacy, for instance, and fears that people may be encouraged to work excessive hours.
Such concerns aren’t slowing down development of the technology required for monitoring construction work.
