Earthworks are easier to explain when the whole site can be seen clearly.

Better site records for earthworks

Cairns Drone Services provides aerial documentation for earthmoving contractors, builders, rural property owners and project managers who need clear before-and-after records, visual progress updates or approximate stockpile information.

Cairns Drone Services provides aerial site records, stockpile estimates and progress reporting for earthmoving contractors, rural owners, builders, landscapers and civil projects.

Useful for earthmoving, pads, access and site records

  • Before-and-after records
  • Stockpile estimates
  • Site clearing documentation
  • Driveway and access works
  • House pads and shed pads
  • Drainage observations
  • Progress claims
  • Contractor records
  • Rural improvement works
  • Dispute prevention

Stockpile and volume estimates

Drone imagery can be used to produce approximate stockpile and earthworks volume estimates, depending on the site, drone workflow, surface visibility and processing method.

For higher-accuracy or contract-critical quantities, the job should be scoped properly and may require ground control, RTK workflows or involvement from a surveyor.

Deliverables

  • Aerial site images
  • Processed site map where suitable
  • Annotated before-and-after images
  • Approximate stockpile estimates where suitable
  • PDF report
  • Image folder
  • Map exports where required

Earthworks Reporting Pricing

Basic Earthworks Record: From $650

Stockpile Estimate Report: From $950

Ongoing Earthworks Progress Package: From $900 per visit