How to accurately measure the volume of 21 different material piles in a recycling area? Traditional measurement methods quickly run into practical limitations, as piles vary from 40 m³ to almost 20,000 m³ and materials range from wood chips to crushed rock. Drone photography and photogrammetry offer an efficient, accurate and safe solution.
Successful construction project implementation requires careful monitoring and documentation. Traditional methods – site meetings, ground-level photographs and manual reporting – are time-consuming and often leave gaps in the overall picture. Drone technology offers an effective alternative that improves project management and reduces costs.
The new Construction Act, which came into force in January 2025, requires that building permit applications be submitted as machine-readable information models (BIM). Droneca's 360° scanning technology with laser measurement offers a cost-effective solution that meets these requirements with an accuracy of ±1 cm. Unlike overly expensive SLAM laser scanning systems, data processing is faster and the process is smoother, giving designers and contractors accurate data for BIM while increasing project efficiency and reducing errors.
Droneca Oy has received a business grant for its start-up phase investments from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through Leader Aktion Österbotten rf. The goal of the project was to acquire professional-grade drone and measurement equipment to produce high-quality mapping and inspection services in the Ostrobothnia region.