Tag: Unmanned aerial vehicles
Using Small Drones to Measure Wind Speeds in the Polar Regions
Small drones can conduct wind speed measurements in regions where weather stations are difficult to set up and maintain, such as the...
New Ways Contractors are Leveraging Drone Data for Jobsite Management
By Troy Dahlin
The adoption of drone technology has increased rapidly in heavy construction over the last three years, with systems becoming easier to use...
Emerging Commercial Drones Industry set Massive Growth in Construction & Aviation Sector
Drones, formally called as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASes) are robots that has ability to fly and is operated over...
Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground
Natasha F. Lombard, E.I.T. and William W. Byland, E.I.T.
As the popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) skyrocket, so does their use in the engineering...
Rapid Surveying comes to the fore in a Global Crisis
By David Fowkes
The COVID-19 pandemic drove an urgent requirement for extra hospital capacity around the world. As global health services respond to the crisis,...
CAVs: A Federal Opportunity
By David Boone, Malcolm Dougherty, and Matt Smith
Logistics management is critical for the readiness and success of armed forces, with the seamless movement of...
STREAMLINING BUILDING PROJECTS WITH SLAM TECHNOLOGY
With greater pressure on engineers to deliver innovative building designs more efficiently, new digital technology can be hugely beneficial in keeping costs to a...
Horizontal Infrastructure, Vertical Price Tag
With Water and Wastewater Systems in a State of Decay, Engineers Must Have Options
By Suad Cisic, P.E., John Harris, P.E., and Fred Muncy, P.E.
It...