Uncover accurate methods and tools for stockpile volume assessment with our 3D mapping technology and simplify your reporting tasks with our pre-designed PDF templates.
“It’s the accuracy of the AeroPoints that works for us. Some companies rely on RTK, but we want reliable, accurate results. Fixed ground control doesn’t work for construction due to there always being material moved.”
“Propeller has changed the way our site department does business, and we have tried multiple platforms and drones. The Propeller PPK workflow changed the game for us.”
“Once you’ve used Propeller, you don’t want to use anything else again. It’s so easy!”
“I don’t know of a platform out there that is as good and as accurate as what Propeller can do.”
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If we used Propeller perfectly across all our sites and plans, I think it would save us about a six-figure number of euros per year. That's just a rough calculation, but the numbers really do add up.
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Ville Venäläinen
Project Engineer, Finland
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Thanks to Propeller's drone surveying solution, we have been able to optimize our workflow, reduce costs and improve the quality of our services.
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Lukas Plaum
Civil Engineer, Germany
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Among benefits Propeller brings to our workflow, one of the most important is safety. We can access and inspect areas that would otherwise require additional safety measures on site.
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Miloš Petrović
CAD Designer, Serbia
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Solutions
Traditional base-and-rover surveying is slow, dangerous, and leaves too much room for error. When your inventory numbers are off, your bottom line suffers.
Turn site data into visual insights. Build accurate 3D maps that unify drone imagery, ground control, and design surfaces — documenting your work from initial planning right through to project closeout.
Get precise measurements across your entire site. Calculate volumes, distances, grades, and surface areas in seconds. Run conformance checks against design surfaces and instantly spot variances before they become costly problems.
How it works
Eliminate manual volume measurement and get the most reliable data available, instantly.
Fly any compatible drone over your site — DJI, Wingtra, senseFly and most RTK enabled drones work. AeroPoints on the ground automatically record precise position data throughout the flight.
Drag and drop your imagery and GPS logs into Propeller's cloud platform. Our photogrammetry engine processes everything and returns a complete survey-grade 3D map within 24 hours.
Draw a boundary around any pile and get an instant volume calculation. Compare against previous surveys or design surfaces to track inventory changes over time.
Export PDF or CSV inventory reports with one click. Share stockpile volumes with auditors, site managers, and accounting teams instantly.
Where propeller works
From pit to stockpile, your team gets a single source of truth for decision-making. Track construction aggregates volumes, monitor production, and plan ahead with the latest site data at your fingertips. Manual stockpile measurements are dangerous and slow. Replace them with high-precision drone surveys that keep your team safe and your books accurate.
The Payoff: Get 2–4% more revenue from accurate sales tickets and optimise your haul roads for maximum throughput.
Combine mine surveying, machine telematics, and production tracking to reconcile faster, optimize haul roads, and keep crews safe with real-time insights. Support your entire mine by connecting every department on a single 3D map. Manage the entire lifecycle of your mine with a visual timeline.
The Payoff: Reconcile planned vs. actual volumes and ensure your reclamation efforts meet regulatory requirements on time.
Get a single source of truth for every construction project. From initial site surveys to daily updates, our cloud platform delivers real-time data insights, 3D mapping, and field analytics to keep your teams aligned, reduce rework, and streamline project tracking across the site. Keep your earthworks on budget and on schedule.
The Payoff: Catch quantity discrepancies before they become budget overruns and keep every stakeholder aligned with shareable progress maps.
Monitor airspace and landfill capacity with precision. Make data-driven decisions on tipping face management and long-term capacity planning. Stay on top of compliance, reporting, and site progress with one easy-to-use platform. Turn complex operations into clear, measurable insights for safer and smarter work. Transform landfill management with accurate, daily data
The Payoff: Extend the life of your landfill with accurate airspace modelling and reduce compliance risk with regular drone surveys.
Common questions
Drone mapping software turns aerial imagery captured by drones into accurate, georeferenced 3D maps, orthophotos, and point clouds. Propeller's platform takes raw drone data and processes it using photogrammetry and PPK techniques to deliver survey-grade maps in as little as 24 hours — without requiring specialist GIS knowledge.
Propeller delivers 3cm horizontal and vertical accuracy using AeroPoints and PPK-enabled drones. This survey-grade accuracy is verified by independent surveyors and backed by a detailed accuracy report included with every processed dataset. Our dual-frequency GNSS AeroPoints record positioning data every five seconds for consistent, reliable results.
Propeller works with most commercial drone platforms including DJI, Wingtra, senseFly, and other RTK-enabled drones. For the full PPK workflow and highest accuracy, we recommend pairing your drone with Propeller AeroPoints, which act as a base station for automatic position corrections.
Once you upload your drone imagery to Propeller, our photogrammetry engine processes it and returns a complete survey-grade 3D map, orthophoto, and point cloud within 24 hours. You'll receive a notification when it's ready, along with a full accuracy and quality report covering image quality, ground control accuracy, and survey metadata.
Propeller's platform supports a full range of measurements including stockpile volumes, cut/fill quantities, surface areas, distances, grades, and elevations. You can also run conformance checks against design surfaces, track progress over time with side-by-side survey comparisons, and generate professional reports for auditors and site managers.
Yes. Propeller's CRS database includes over 5,000 published coordinate reference systems, covering global and local projections. You can also upload your own custom CRS. All data is processed in your preferred system without requiring any after-the-fact transformation, making it fully compatible with your existing survey and CAD workflows.