Drone technology coupled with powerful Geographic Information Systems is already transforming common workflows across a range of industries. Parallax Drone Services is here to help you leverage these technologies to inform decision making, enhance operational efficiency, and decrease costs. Reach out to us discuss how drone technology and GIS can help you.
Faster Data Collection
Modern drone platforms can fly extremely accurate pre-planned routes to collect data. Data products (digital elevation models, terrain models, surface models, point clouds) can be processed and delivered to the client in 24-48 hours. Flights are repeatable, allowing the end-user to track and analyze changes over time.
Analyze Imagery
Need to identify features in aerial imagery? GIS software excels at quickly and accurately identifying features on the ground using an array of deep learning techniques.
Example: High-resolution imagery is captured along a forested road corridor. GIS is used to identify all dead trees within a 100′ buffer of the road. What once took a crew of people multiple days to complete can now be done by a single person in a few hours.
Infrastructure Inspection
Drones eliminate the need for people to physically climb ladders or navigate steep roofs, significantly lowering the risk of falls and injuries. Capturing critical information with a drone is much faster and safer than traditional methods. Integrate the data into a GIS to create a full 3D ‘digital twin’ to monitor assets.
Change Detection
Identify and quantify changes over time with drone imagery and GIS. Track landcover changes, infrastructure damage, erosion, and volumes of stockpiles.