Taking off with RPAS in construction

Bob Hick Earthmoving is a New Zealand construction company based in Silverdale, north of Auckland. Recently the firm invested in the latest Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) technology to increase productivity and improve safety for its surveying teams on large projects. Survey Manager Chris Lübbe said the company did a great deal of research before settling on the DJI Phantom 4 Pro aircraft, complete with Propeller AeroPoints for ground control, along with Pix4D and Virtual Surveyor software for data analysis and visualisation tools. “We were looking for the best solution for the company in the long term, with the right balance of value for money and return on investment,” Mr Lübbe said. “We needed a stable and reliable