Of the one million or so buildings in New York City, 314 have over 40 stories and are considered skyscrapers but more than 14,500 are over the six-story threshold to require a physical inspection of their facade every five years. With the growth of tall buildings around the world, especially in Asian and Middle Eastern Cities, the efficiency, cost, and safety concerns around building inspections has been put under the spotlight. In recent years, however, drone technology has taken off as the leading solution to this growing problem. In the simplest sense, a camera replaces the inspector’s eyes and the drone it is attached to allows the inspector complete control over their position in the air, giving them new perspectives of the building. In reality, most building inspection drones will be autonomous, scanning the building and then using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify potential issues, which offers vast time and cost-saving benefits. Growing attention around […]