Recent content by Stivan

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    Heavy/Civil Construction

    Thanks, no shortcuts I guess... DOT UAV pilot is a very pleasant surprise, when I talked about drone capabilities with DOT engineers they just stared at me. It seems to me like DOT would potentially have a lot of use for a drone. Bridge inspections, periodical 3d maps of the job site for the...
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    Heavy/Civil Construction

    Sorry if I didn't explain myself well enough. A lot of local civil projects are being done by smaller local companies and with US infrastructure crumbling its not a small industry. This is why I thought maybe someone here has some experience and ideas. For those local heavy/civil contractors it...
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    Heavy/Civil Construction

    Like I said, there are no shareholders or marketing purposes. There is an owner representative on the site every day that tracks everything that is being done so the documentation is validated all the time on site. $1500 is just the start, there is also training, software subscription, hardware...
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    Heavy/Civil Construction

    Are there any uses for a drone in the heavy/civil construction field (like bridge and sewer work)? There is not a lot of earth moving. Owners are the state or local municipalities that have their representatives on site so none of these progress videos is relevant. General contractors like to...
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    General and 3d mapping tutorial

    Hi everyone, I just received my p4p 2 weeks ago and I am slowly discovering all the things it can do. Is there any good info source (tutorial/blog/site) you would suggest in general and 3d mapping tutorial in particular that can save me some time and keep me updated in the future. I am using a...