{"id":2438,"date":"2016-05-09T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2016-05-09T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T15:14:07","slug":"caterpillar-believes-drones-are-the-future-of-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/caterpillar-believes-drones-are-the-future-of-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar Believes Drones Are the Future of Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavy machinery giant Caterpillar<\/a> expects\u00a0aerial surveillance technology in tandem\u00a0with\u00a0data analytics\u00a0to\u00a0drive\u00a0dramatic gains in efficiency and productivity\u00a0on construction sites.<\/p>\n

The company recently entered a partnership with drone analytics startup Redbird<\/a> to investigate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) for the collection of visual data\u00a0in\u00a0relation\u00a0to site operations.<\/p>\n

The partnership will explore the use of drones for the real-time tracking of inventories, project schedules and machine diagnostics from an aerial perspective, with one of its first projects focusing on the use of UAV’s to achieve haul road optimisation on mining projects.<\/p>\n

Caterpilllar believes that Redbird’s signature\u00a0red and black copters can enhance the management of vehicle fleets by\u00a0gathering a trove of real-time visual data on machines while\u00a0they’re active\u00a0in the field, and converting this imagery into\u00a0information on their\u00a0precise location, progress speed, fuel consumption and idle time.<\/p>\n

A Redbird drone is capable of conducting a complete\u00a0surveillance of a 30 acre construction site within 20 minutes, and incorporating the aerial imagery it gathers into pre-existing data management platforms like Caterpillar’s VisionLink.<\/p>\n

In addition to real-time monitoring of machinery in the field,\u00a0site managers can also use drones to establish geofences for controlling the movements of vehicles\u00a0by incorporating aerial data into mapping systems.<\/p>\n

Caterpillar indicated repeatedly\u00a0last year that\u00a0data collection and analytics would be an integral\u00a0part of the\u00a0company’s long term fortunes, as well as acquiring a stake in data analytics firm Uptake.<\/p>\n

“Drones are entering a new phase, with data analytics at the heart of this evolution,” said Emmanuel de Masire, co-founder and CEO of Redbird. “Our solutions have been developed with leading construction companies and quarry operators for the past two years, helping them extract the real value out of drone data.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Caterpillar’s collaboration with Redbird will initially be restricted\u00a0to Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with the company hoping to draw valuable lessons from the partnership on how drones can bring benefit to\u00a0construction operations.<\/p>\n

Other construction machinery companies are also\u00a0betting on drones as the key to improving construction site productivity in future. Caterpillar’s chief rival in the construction machinery space, Komatsu<\/a>, has teamed up with drone manufacturer Skycatch<\/a> to use UAV’s for the full\u00a0automation of\u00a0dozers and excavators.<\/p>\n

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Heavy machinery giant Caterpillar expects\u00a0aerial surveillance technology in tandem\u00a0with\u00a0data analytics\u00a0to\u00a0drive\u00a0dramatic gains in efficiency and productivity\u00a0on construction sites. The company recently entered a partnership with drone analytics startup Redbird to investigate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) for the collection of visual data\u00a0in\u00a0relation\u00a0to site operations. 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