Written by: Catherine Binuya, Ed.D.
Presentation Overview 
William Brown, PMP, has a background in civil engineering technology. He has real-world field experience of 20 years as owner and owner representative in project construction across Georgia and Tennessee.
William Brown is the CEO of Plan View Drone Aerials (PDVA), founded in 2020. “PDVA has its sights on further supporting the surveying and engineering industries through photogrammetry, quantity surveying, mapping, asset documentation, and project management services.” – PDVA Statement of Qualifications (SOQ).
Takeaways
- Business value in Architecture, Engineering, Construction:
- Construction, Engineering, and Inspection (CEI) observations
- GIS and surveying
- Design and Digital Twin 3-D modeling
- Able to document progress with same vantage point
- Work with client to integrate schedule
- Focus on phase gates and milestones
- Improve communication from linear to horizontal
- Monitoring and Controlling
- Document control—mobile applications built specifically for construction field
- Customizable daily reports with annotations
- Lower and manage mitigation claims with detailed information about build site and progress
- Communicate with stakeholders, align with construction baseline schedule
- Managing cost considerations and cost proposal budgeting
- Manned-team observations vs. subscription drone services
- Requires management of risks
- Known Risks: airspace, anticipated weather, site conditions, overhead obstructions, delayed/rescheduled flights
- Unknown Risks: actual field progress, actual weather, temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) such as for emergencies or national security
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