Reality Capture / Construction Progress
Give owners, contractors, VDC teams, and design professionals an organized view of how the jobsite changes over time. Eagle combines scheduled aerial capture and, when included in the scope, ground-based capture with direct DroneDeploy access so current and prior conditions stay easy to review, compare, and share.
Repeatable capture intervals
Time-series comparison
Shared web deliverables
What It Is
Construction progress monitoring and documentation combines recurring aerial flights and, when included in the scope, 360° ground capture into a time-stamped record of how a project changes from preconstruction through closeout.
Instead of relying on scattered cell phone photos and disconnected folders, orthomosaics, 3D models, aerial imagery, and 360° walkthroughs can be organized around the project and the date they were captured. The result is a visual history that teams can return to as the work advances.
How It Works
Identify the site, project phase, stakeholders, and the decisions the documentation needs to support.
Schedule collection around the project. Depending on the assignment, visits may be weekly, biweekly, monthly, milestone-based, or planned before work is concealed.
Use repeat aerial flight paths and, when included, consistent 360° capture routes to create a reliable basis for comparison between visits.
Process the captured information, organize it by date, and make the agreed project products available through the project workspace.
Weather, applicable FAA airspace restrictions or authorization requirements, site access, safety, and active operations may affect the capture date.
Scope Matters
Not every construction-progress capture is intended for survey-grade measurement. Many assignments are designed primarily to create a consistent visual record for review, reporting, and coordination.
When a visit must also support a measurable surface, topographic survey, earthwork analysis, or other survey-grade deliverable, Eagle can establish the required survey control and scope the collection accordingly.
The project scope identifies which products are intended for viewing and which are intended for measurement.
Visual Documentation
Progress review
Owner reporting
Date-specific site record
Coordination
Measured Deliverable
Survey-controlled surface
LiDAR-derived topographic data
Earthwork measurement
Scope-specific survey output
Topographic MappingPhotogrammetric surfaces and contours can be affected by trees, tall grass, shrubs, and other vegetation and may not be suitable for topographic mapping unless the site is relatively open and unobstructed. When survey-grade topographic information is required, Eagle can collect aerial LiDAR and incorporate LiDAR-derived contours into the project workspace.
Related Services

Aerial LiDAR Mapping Adds classified point clouds and bare-earth terrain modeling where vegetation or ground visibility requires a different aerial method. View Service →

360° Site Documentation & Virtual Walkthroughs Adds navigable, time-stamped visual context for remote review and coordination. View Service →

Aerial Photogrammetry Adds high-resolution overhead imagery, orthomosaics, and broader visual context around the documented areas. View Service →

Volumetric & Stockpile Analysis Measured surfaces support earthwork quantities, stockpile inventory, and change-over-time comparisons when those calculations are included in the scope. View Service →

Construction Staking Construction Staking translates locations and elevations shown on signed and sealed design plans into accurate field layout for buildings, utilities, grading, paving, drainage, and other constructed improvements. View Service →

As-Built Survey An As-Built Survey documents the final locations, elevations, and configuration of completed improvements, providing a reliable record for project closeout, municipal review, operations, and future construction. View Service →
Share the site, schedule, access requirements, and the decisions the record needs to support. Eagle will scope the collection frequency, capture methods, and delivery around the project.