Flying High: shaping the future of drones in UK cities
Construction and regeneration in Preston Using drones for urban regeneration and infrastructure by supporting construction contractors •
Aerial imagery and sensing provides real-time information to construction managers
•
Greater information helps construction contractors complete projects quicker and at lower cost
•
Drones can help take workers out of risky environments
•
We find that this use case is both technically and economically feasible providing access to restricted airspace is made possible
This use case focuses on drone services supporting construction work for urban projects in Preston. This would involve routine use of drones prior to and during construction, in order to survey sites and gather real-time information on the progress of works.
The drone (1) flies over the building site gathering high-resolution data on the ongoing construction work (2). This is fed back in real time to a building information management system for use by managers on site (3). The key benefits to drones for construction and urban regeneration in Preston would be: 75
