Illinois Drone Photography and Mapping

Traditional roof inspection requires special equipment

Measuring rooftops with traditional methods vs drones
For traditional roof inspections, a roof inspector would need special equipment. Hiring, transportation and use of specialized equipment for climbing and walking on the roof. Roof surveying with drones does not require any special equipment and can be deployed immediately.
Time Planning and collecting the roof data can take a whole day. A drone can typically capture a roof in 5 minutes.
Risk of falling Climbing up and down and walking on roofs involves risks of falling and injury. Drone flights are autonomous and do not require humans climbing the roof to take measurements.

A simple and efficient workflow
Capture images with a drone
Quickly, automatically, and safely capture rooftops with a drone. The flight and capture process typically take less than 5 minutes.

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Import and measure
Import the images to Pix4D software and get an automatically generated, scaled, and measurable 3D model of your roof. Quickly measure your rooftop or calculate available space for solar panel installations.

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Export to solar panel software
Export the 3D model to your preferred PV Design and Simulation Software for further analysis. Pix4D’s software is compatible with most well known third party solar panel software.

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Save time, increase accuracy, and improve the safety of your team
In a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods

Automated processing
Centimeter-accurate and fast measurements
Accurately measure your rooftops with up to 99.4% accuracy in a couple of minutes
Advanced analytics
Improved safety
Reduce the risk associated with roof climbs by using drones instead.
Automatic reports
Time savings
Save time by flying drones and by performing quick and hassle-free roof measurements on desktop or on cloud.
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