A start-to-finish roadmap on incorporating drone technology into your AEC firm workflow
Drone Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: A Strategic Guide to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operation and Implementation is the only process-driven, step-by-step handbook to implement drone technology in AEC workflows. It provides a comprehensive and practical roadmap for architecture, engineering, and construction firms to incorporate drones into their design and construction processes.
The book offers extensive information on drone data processing, and includes guidance on how to acquire, manipulate and use the various data types produced from drone flights. The creation of three-dimensional data and visualizations are covered in-depth. Drone Technology reviews how to select and fly drones based on data needs and initial costs, and how to collect and maintain required flight logs, licenses, and permits.
Drone Technology uses several real-world project examples that demonstrate and explain how drones can be used to collect:
· Full-color orthorectified imagery
· Accurate 3D point cloud and mesh models
· Topographic contours
· Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
The project examples also describe how these datasets can be integrated with 3D models of proposed conditions, photos, and other project datasets.
Drone Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction is an essential guide for a wide variety of professionals, from civil engineers to landscape architects. It provides information on professional use of drones for those just considering the technology, to those already flying drones professionally. It is an invaluable guide for anyone working in the design or construction of buildings and landscapes.
By:
Daniel Tal,
Jon Altschuld
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781119545880
ISBN 10: 1119545889
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 January 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments vii Part 1: Introduction to Drone Practice 1 Chapter 1: How to Use This Book 3 Drones for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) 3 The Method Behind This Book 4 Who Can Use This Book? 4 The Book Road Map 5 About the Authors 7 Daniel Tal, ASLA, RLA 7 Jon Altschuld, ASLA, RLA 8 Important Contributor Justin Clark 9 Chapter 2: A Paradigm Shift in Viewing the World 11 The Breadth of Drone Applications Is Just Beginning to Be Discovered 12 Basic Drone Use 12 Current Breadth of Drone Use 13 The Future Breadth of Drone Use 16 The Risks of Drone Technology 17 Why Use Drones? 21 The Bottom Line on Drones 22 Chapter 3: Drone Data Visualization as a Full Cycle Tool 23 Advantages 23 Project Cycles 25 Written Proposal 26 Proposal Interview 26 Project Start Up 27 Concept Design and Design Development 27 Construction Administration 29 Post-Construction 29 Visual Communication 30 Defining Drone Data and Visualization 30 2D Concept Overlay 31 3D Concept Model Overlay 31 3D Mesh 31 Classified Point Clouds 33 Construction Analysis over the Internet 33 Contour CAD Line Work 34 Drone Photography 34 Drone Video Footage 34 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 35 Plant Health 35 High-Resolution Orthorectified Image 35 Site Quantities and Takeoffs 36 Thermal Maps 38 Time-Based Site Comparisons 38 Part 2: Getting off the Ground 41 Chapter 4: Buy In 43 Return on Investment (ROI) 43 Start-Up Cost Estimate 44 Annual Expenditures 47 Rate of Return (ROR) 48 Commodity 48 Include in Proposals 49 Project Collaboration and Deferred Costs/Cost Savings 50 Intangible Values 51 Value Added Services 52 Training Costs 56 Remote 107 License 56 Software and Photogrammetry Training Costs 57 Permissions Costs 57 Chapter 5: Getting Started 58 AEC Drone Standard Features 58 Flying Skills 60 High Quality of Data 61 Power and Flight Time 61 Flight Controller Automations 61 Third Party Apps 62 Support and Troubleshooting 63 Drone Packages 63 Applications and Software 64 Device Apps 64 Categories 64 Flight Conditions 64 Video and Photo Recording 66 Photogrammetry 68 Insurance 71 Online Portals 71 Desktop Software 71 Photogrammetry 71 Photo Matching and Editing 71 Multimedia and Video Editing 72 Computer Hardware 72 CPU 73 GPU 73 RAM 73 Storage Memory 73 Chapter 6: Documentation, Permissions, and License 74 Professional Etiquette for Professional Practice 74 The Legal Rules 74 Part 107 76 Permissions – LAANC 77 Permissions – State, Agency, County, and City Regulations 80 Permissions – DJI FlySafe and Geo Zones 80 Insurance 80 Documentation 82 Chapter 7: Best Practices for Flying Drones 86 The Flying Mindset 86 Drone Flying Apps 87 Simulator Mode 88 Flight Operations 89 Takeoff 90 During Flight 91 Flight Area Awareness 91 Maintaining Visual Line of Site (VLOS) 92 Emergency Operations 94 Landing and Post-flight 95 Automated Flying 95 Pilot Control 95 Manual Intervention 95 Pre-flight Planning for Automated Flights 96 Part 3: Acquiring and Working with Drone Data 97 Chapter 8: Imagery and Videos 99 Photo and Video Quality 99 Using DJI Standard Apps 99 Image Geotag 101 Litchi Flight Planning Software 101 Litchi Smart Device App 103 Litchi Desktop Web Portal 104 Virtual Litchi Mission 104 Working with Drone Photos 106 Annotated Images 106 Photo Matches 107 Hand Sketch Photo Matches 107 Photoshop Photo Matches 107 3D Model Photo Matches 111 Working with Drone Videos 114 Pix4D (and Other) Animations 116 Chapter 9: Photogrammetry 117 What Is Photogrammetry? 117 Drones and Photogrammetry 118 Photogrammetry Accuracy and Precision 119 Ground Control Points 123 Collecting Data 124 RTK Drones, Ground Control Pads 131 Processing the Data 132 Processing Steps 134 Photogrammetry Project Comparisons 139 Project #1 – Rural Ranch 139 Project #2 – US-50 Little Blue Canyon 143 Photogrammetry Hardware 146 Photogrammetry Software 146 Chapter 10: Working with 3D Models 147 Point Cloud versus 3D Mesh 147 Working with Point Clouds and 3D Meshes 148 Viewing and Sharing Online 150 Third-Party Sites 152 Application 153 Viewing and Processing in the Cloud 153 Photogrammetry Software 153 Construction Management Viewing and Sharing Software 153 Working with and Manipulating the 3D Mesh 154 File Format 154 Point Cloud to Mesh 155 Mesh Decimation 155 Mesh Manipulation and Proposed Features 156 Chapter 11: The Future of UAVs 159 Final Word and Looking Ahead 163 Index 165
Daniel Tal, ASLA is a registered landscape architect with over 22 years of experience. Daniel is the visualization and drone manager for DHM Design. He is the author of SketchUp for Site Design, Second Edition and Rendering in SketchUp. Daniel designs and operates 3D modeling software apps including www.suplacemaker.com and www.SketchUrbanPaint.com. He has a tutorial website at www.danieltal.com. Daniel speaks nationally on technology, provides lectures to universities and publishes blogs and articles. Jon Altschuld, RLA is a licensed landscape architect with over 12 years' experience and is the founder and principal at Chinook Landscape Architecture (www.chinookLA.com) in Denver, CO. He is also an FAA registered remote pilot, and a board member of the Professional TrailBuilders Association (PTBA). In his career he has focused on using emerging technologies such as drone data collection and 3D visualization to approach complex design issues, often in environmentally sensitive areas. He has worked on projects ranging from major transportation corridors, to non-motorized trails master plans, to floodplain and habitat restorations. Jon also teaches workshops and gives professional training on SketchUp, Vue, CAD, Lumion, and Adobe Graphics programs within the AEC community.
