GETTING OUR BOOTS MUDDY: MICRODRONES SOLUTIONS, APPLICATIONS AND DELIVERABLES

The good news for busy construction companies is that the Microdrones platform can grow with their future needs.  In addition to the mdMapper series Microdrones offers the mdLidar series, the mdTector series, and an entire array of mdSolutions all designed to help cut costs, save time and complete projects more easily.

Matt enjoys showing his customers the interchangeability of these systems and how easy they are to switch payloads.  He explains, “To go from flying your photogrammetry payload to your LiDAR payloads to a gas detection payload is a quick two to three minute change in the field. They all have the same type of bracket and mount for the drone.  With a quick twist of the wrist and a change of cables, you’re up and flying.”

Each mdSolution has different applications and deliverables. Brent Scarbrough and Company are utilizing the mdMapper1000DG for photogrammetry mapping and surveying projects. It also lets them take advantage of Direct Georeferencing, which factors how the images were orientated at the time images were collected. DG provides the highest accuracy with minimal overlap and sidelap.  The processing time required to create mapping products is also reduced, increasing productivity. Matt explains how this can be a huge time saver, “A lot of times if you don’t have your images matched up correctly and you process your time points, they might run two days, and then fail because their images weren’t tagged correctly.  Direct Georeferencing allows you to know that your images are tagged correctly because you know how those images are orientated and then can build that rough ortho and stay on track.”

THE FUTURE OF LIDAR.

Elsewhere in the territory, Matt has been busy explaining the benefits of the Microdrones mdLiDAR1000. Direct Georeferencing is also a critical part of this system in order to generate point cloud visualization. The LiDAR system allows you to fly before you get on site or even clear any vegetation. Keeping customers happy and winning jobs is one of the easier selling points for Matt. “With the mdLiDAR1000 these guys can fly first and get an accurate evaluation of how much dirt is actually there. If you’re in the bidding process you can have a more accurate depiction of how much dirt is on there and put a better bid out there to be more competitive than your counterparts. It can help you win more jobs than you normally would by having a good idea of how much dirt is on there more so than anyone else bidding on the project.”