Drone Applications in Real Estate.

Drone technology is among the most disruptive technologies of our time. Mining, surveying, health care delivery, industrial inspections, environmental monitoring, and many more industries are adopting this technology rapidly. Real estate has become a stronghold for drones. As a result of their various benefits, drones are revolutionizing the way real estate projects are planned, monitored, implemented, bought and sold. The following are some of the benefits of drones.

Real estate marketing.

Location! Location! Location! A property's location is the most significant factor in its valuation. A drone can capture aerial footage of a property from a high altitude, showing the surroundings as well as the property itself. This includes road access, scenic landscape, prominent landmarks, shopping complexes, and parks. Labels can also be used to highlight their details and positions in the image. A simple layout of the area can be created with high-resolution imagery and corresponding labels. This will especially benefit when a large property is being split into several smaller parts before being sold. Each piece can be labelled and listed online with its location and dimensions, making it easier for buyers to decide between pieces. 

Drones provide a unique perspective on properties listed on online portals. A single frame gives buyers an overview of the dimensions of assets such as a swimming pool, patio, garden, walkways, etc.

Video tours of a property can capture a potential client's attention for an extended period. It is very common for buyers to look at aerial images of locations before visiting them in person to get a clearer picture of the place. In this case, real estate agents benefit because buyers can fall in love with the property before they even visit it. 

Scaled map of the property

Using aerial photogrammetry, we can generate a precise orthomosaic of the data collected. An orthomosaic is a scaled map of the property that can be used for planning and drawing. Any institution that leases out open spaces will benefit from this feature, especially the hospitality sector. Traditional photography cannot capture the entire property in a single image. Drones can follow a predetermined path to capture images. The multiple images are then stitched together to create a single large orthomosaic covering the entire property area. An orthomosaic showing the boundaries of spaces leased out with labels on them would greatly assist their clients in choosing the most suitable space in the property that is suitable for their needs. 

Interactive 3D Models

A UAV is a perfect tool for the 3D modelling of buildings. Spin, rotate, and manoeuvre around your model with impressive detail and clarity. Gain deep insights into your project and visualize it from previously unseen angles. Make advanced measurements and calculations on your model. Select points to measure the area of a rooftop, the distance between points, and even the volume of a stockpile. Creating a 3D model of the surrounding area can be a great way to put your development in context. 

Not just individual buildings, we can model entire city blocks! This data can then be used by architects and engineers for future designs, additions or alterations, by councils and heritage registers for records of current building condition, or by inspectors to assess the condition of the building in high detail without the need for specialist safety equipment. 

These models are also used for assessing risks (i.e rockfalls, cliff failures etc) that may cause a safety hazard, designing structures (i.e retaining walls), and inspecting inaccessible areas .   

Buildings by Mikhail Savenkov on Sketchfab

Roof inspection of the property for appraisal.

A drone can easily assess the condition of hard-to-reach areas like building roofs. Using drones, high-resolution images can be obtained of roofs.

Monitoring of property

Planners, architects, and construction contractors can use drones to capture site data over time to create progress reports and analyze how the site plan is being implemented. It is accomplished by superimposing the site development plan over the orthomosaic generated at various times according to the needs of the project. 

A drone service provider can provide homeowners with up-to-date aerial footage of their properties to help them assess their conditions and monitor any other concerns they may have such as trespassing by neighbours while they are away. By capturing footage from multiple angles, drones can provide complete coverage of the property's assets.

Cost-effective.

By integrating technologies such as artificial intelligence and GPS-enabled flying, drones capture data in the most efficient way with the minimum amount of manpower and in a shorter time frame.

Creating a Orthophoto Map from Aerial Imagery captured with a UAV(Drone)

The purpose of a map is to represent the earth's surface so that you can measure dimensions, directions, areas, etc, as opposed to using aerial photographs that have distortions. An orthophoto (a geometrically correct aerial image map) was created from a single aerial image captured with an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone). 

Raw Drone Image

Google Satellite Image of the same location

The drone image has a very high resolution as compared to the satellite image. Imagine if we could use this data to directly measure dimensions from an image. This is exactly what we did.

Once the aerial image was processed and converted into an orthophoto, the orthophoto was overlaid onto the satellite image and we found excellent results when measuring the dimensions. According to the institution, the size of the ground is 100m x 68m which we have measured with centimetre accuracy using our orthomosaic map. You can see it below. 

 

A survey of the street lights on Betalbatim's main road.

Electricity is one of the basic human needs of modern society. In our villages, we have electricity distributed through overhead electrical wires mounted on poles equipped with street lights. Many times, the lights don't work and monitoring them becomes a hassle due to their number and close proximity between neighbouring electrical poles. Each pole has a unique pole number. Panch members and the villagers would benefit greatly if they could report their grievances by stating the pole number. The electrical staff and the panchayat members could subsequently refer to the pole distribution map made available to them. GIS can also be used to track one's position with respect to the village map. This is done using mobile phone GPS and a base map of the electrical pole distribution overlaid on satellite imagery. 

Geosensitive provides mapping services that can benefit the village administration in delivering better services to their villagers. Contact us to know more. Email: geosensitive.goa@gamil.com , WhattsApp: +91 7057067906.