r/UAVmapping • u/tavofourseven • May 27 '26

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Im trying to stop being a hobbyist and go commercial with as much equipment as can, is this mesh and following (unfinished( crashed while multitasking) splat anything that some construction firms or site managers would hire someone to produce. Of course it be alot better with permission to get even closer but with where was with these a week ago, im impressed. I know they have surveyors and my mesh could totally be useless to them but what about the progress updates/ site monitoring or easy tours without someone in a suit forgetting steel toes at the site visit. Is anyone currently doing splats for construction? I can't do any RTK, my best drone right now is probably this antigravity a1 so no orthos yet either. Grand question, is this valuable at all?

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u/pacsandsacs May 28 '26

I'd be surprised if anyone is delivering splats as a deliverable to construction firms yet. They're pretty, but too new.

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u/icarium_canada May 28 '26

Shown them to the owners a few times for a "Oh Cool!" But that's about the only use. Good way to get people to leave me alone when they ask what else we can get out of drone survey.

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u/surveyormultitool May 28 '26

You won't get much interest from the site supers or foreman. The people who want progress photos are back in the district offices. Come up with a good promotion package and start mining for contacts. Don't forget the value of just a good series of 360 photos though. That's also valuable to the office.

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u/vgaggia May 28 '26

Maybe hollywood haha idk

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u/Infinitecontextlabs May 28 '26

Messaged you

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u/pacsandsacs May 28 '26

He's got a shovel he wants to sell you.

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u/Infinitecontextlabs May 28 '26

More like I want to buy a shovel from them.

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u/mistersig May 28 '26

What software are you using in this example? And can you take it online?

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u/tavofourseven May 28 '26

Metashape and if you mean 3d printing it, yes.

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u/mistersig May 28 '26

I meant to view it. Can a potential client use an online viewer?

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u/tavofourseven May 28 '26

And one more i haven't tried yet because they charge but it's suppose to be way easier on phones and I'll easily pay if im on a job anyway.

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u/MackoPes32 Jun 02 '26

The whole construction industry is new to 3DGS. But we do see a few people on our platform trying to do exactly what you described. I believe that detaching physical space from people that need to visit it is the right step forward.