Construction progress monitoring
Construction Progress Monitoring in Tulsa, OK
Construction changes every week, and photos taken from the ground only show part of the picture. We capture your site from the air at agreed intervals, from consistent positions, so you can see each stage, compare them side by side and share a dependable record with everyone involved.
A consistent visual record of a project
Construction progress monitoring means documenting the same site repeatedly so changes are easy to see. We fly the project at the intervals you choose, capturing a site overview and the specific areas you want to track. Because the images are taken from the same positions each time, you can line them up and see what's changed: groundwork, foundations, framing, roofing, site finishing and everything in between.
The result is a record you can look back on, and a set of current images you can send when someone asks how the project is going.
What the documentation covers
Site overview.
The whole site and how it sits within its surroundings
Stage-by-stage progress.
Excavation, grading, foundations, structure, enclosure and site work, shown as the project moves forward
Specific areas.
Particular buildings, work zones, laydown areas or access routes you want tracked
Aerial photos and video.
Supporting images and footage that make updates easier to follow
2D and 3D documentation.
Where it's useful, an orthomosaic map, 2D map or 3D model of the site at a point in time
We agree on the capture plan with you before the first flight, so each visit follows the same approach.
Construction site inspection
Besides scheduled progress captures, we can document a site on request: before work begins, at a specific milestone or when you want a current visual record of an area. This is visual inspection from the air. It shows what's there and how the site looks; it isn't a safety, quality or code inspection, and we don't evaluate whether work meets requirements.
Who uses progress documentation
General contractors
who want a record of site conditions and progress to share with owners
Property and commercial owners
who want to see how a project is moving without visiting every week
Project stakeholders
who need current images for updates and meetings
Roofing and other trade contractors
who want before-and-after records of their work areas
Engineering and surveying firms
who want dated aerial documentation of a site as one input to their own work
When an engineering or surveying firm uses our documentation, they do the engineering or surveying. We supply the imagery and the aerial data.
From groundwork to finished structure
Progress records are most useful when they follow a project from the beginning:
1
Before work starts.
A baseline of existing conditions
2
Site preparation.
Clearing, grading and early groundwork
3
Foundations and structure.
Footings, slabs and framing taking shape
4
Enclosure and roofing.
The building closing in
5
Site work and completion.
Paving, landscaping and final conditions
You choose the intervals, such as monthly, at milestones or on request, and we scope the plan around your project.
What stakeholders do with the images
Progress images earn their keep when they're shared. Owners use them to see how work is moving without a site visit. Contractors use them in coordination meetings to talk through what's done and what's next. Project stakeholders keep them as a dated record of site conditions at each stage. Trade contractors use them to document the state of their work areas before and after they're on site.
Choosing capture positions
The comparison only works if the images line up. Before the first flight, we agree with you on the positions to repeat: the overall site view, the buildings or work zones you care most about and any special angles, such as the approach road or a staging area. We then use the same positions at each visit, so a set of images from March sits naturally next to a set from June.
Combining progress monitoring with mapping
On larger or earthwork-heavy projects, the best progress record pairs regular photos with a map. An orthomosaic captured at each visit gives you a consistent, scalable view of the whole site, and stockpile or earthwork volumes can be calculated from the same flight. We can build mapping into the capture plan from the start, so the two work together. See drone mapping services for the options.
Planning a project you'd like documented?
What you receive
Progress documentation organized by date, so you can move from one stage to the next. Depending on the project, that includes photos and edited photos, video, annotated images, and orthomosaic maps, 2D maps or 3D models where they're useful. For sites where volumes matter, such as earthwork or material stockpiles, we can also provide volume calculations from the captured data; see our drone mapping services. We agree on the deliverables before we begin.
How progress monitoring works
1
Tell us about the project.
Send the site location, project type and the stages you want to document.
2
We build the capture plan.
That includes the intervals, the positions to repeat and the deliverables.
3
We capture the site.
Weather and site conditions affect when flights can happen, so we plan around them with you.
4
You receive each set.
Organized by date so comparisons are easy, and simple to share with your project stakeholders.
What we do and don't do
We provide aerial documentation. We're not the general contractor, we don't manage projects, and we don't provide engineering or surveying services. Our images show what's visible and aren't a progress certification, a quantity takeoff or an evaluation of the work.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the project. Some owners want monthly captures, others want records at milestones such as foundations complete or building enclosed. We'll suggest a schedule based on the length and pace of the project and adjust it as the job goes on.
Both. General contractors, trade contractors and property owners all use progress documentation, and we can scope it for the audience you need to update.
Yes, you receive the documentation and you decide who sees it.
Where a 3D model is useful, we can produce one from the captured data as part of the agreed deliverables. See our drone mapping services for more about mapping and models.
Yes. A baseline capture of existing conditions is useful both as a starting point for the progress record and for documenting the property before work begins.
Start a progress record for your project
Tell us about the site and we'll follow up about the scope and schedule.