NOAR Technologies

  Once,  drone technology  seemed far-away and futuristic, devices used only by military personnel and professional Instagrammers. But now, as such technology becomes more accessible and affordable in the civilian market, you could probably walk down the street of any urban center in the U.S. and spot a building inspection drone buzzing around a city block. From advertisement to security to entertainment, these cost-efficient, camera-equipped fliers have proven useful across many  different industries . But there’s one industry in particular that seems to have been revolutionized by the use of drones: Construction. Drone use in construction  has boomed recently thanks to the all-encompassing aerial photography drones provide. Residential real estate developers, for instance, use aerial photographs taken by drones to track the building of subdivisions and homes. Real estate photographers use drones to capture gorgeous photographs of residential properties, which,...

  When it comes to the maintenance and upkeep of critical infrastructure throughout the United States—i.e. roads, bridges, highways, rail lines, etc.—private and public agencies face huge workloads each day. Recent studies found over 54,000 bridges in need of repair across the U.S. alone. And the fact that there exist approximately 137,000 route miles of the rail network and 4,071,000 miles of roads across the country, all of which require consistent maintenance and upkeep, further highlights the importance of this work. But the emergence of drone technology has helped many Departments of Transportation (DOTs) tackle the ever-increasing demands of infrastructure maintenance. Here are five reasons why infrastructure inspection drones are the future of civil infrastructure .

  Gather existing data faster and accurately, provide more informative information at a lower cost with civil infrastructure drones , HDS scanning, and Autodesk software.