Aerial data you can build on.
Take Flight 360 delivers drone stockpile measurement, volumetric surveys, and aerial mapping for Florida's construction, aggregates, and industrial operations — survey-grade numbers, without the survey-grade wait.
Free site assessment · Response within 1 business day
From flight plan to figures your team can act on
Guesswork on inventory, slow manual surveys, and crews climbing piles cost you money and expose you to risk. We replace all three with automated drone capture and engineered data deliverables.
Volumetric Stockpile Analysis
Precise volumes, tonnage conversions, and cut/fill — with trend tracking across recurring flights so inventory variance stops surprising you.
Automated Mapping & Surveys
Orthomosaics, topographic data, and contour maps flown on repeatable DroneDeploy missions — the same site, captured the same way, every time.
3D Models & Site Monitoring
Point clouds, digital surface and terrain models, and as-built vs. design overlays that keep earthworks and schedules honest.
Measured from above. Trusted on the ground.
Traditional stockpile measurement means crews on unstable material, days of downtime, and volumes that can swing 10–20% from reality. A single automated flight captures your entire yard in minutes — and the math is repeatable.
- Inventory numbers your accountants and auditors can stand behind
- No personnel on piles, slopes, or active haul roads
- Deliverables in Excel, CAD/BIM, and Procore-compatible formats
Built for operations that move material
Concrete plants, quarries, contractors, municipalities — anywhere inventory, earthworks, or site progress drives the bottom line.
Concrete & Aggregates
Monthly inventory reconciliation without shutting down the yard.
Construction & Heavy Civil
Progress tracking and earthworks verification against design.
Mining & Quarries
Pit, bench, and stockpile data without stopping production.
Municipal & Public Works
Salt and sand stockpiles, infrastructure, and storm documentation.
Know your numbers before the next reconciliation.
Tell us about your site and we'll scope a flight plan, deliverables, and a recurring program that fits your operation.
Fully operational aerial data capabilities
Every engagement is flown on automated DroneDeploy missions and processed into deliverables engineered for your workflow — not raw imagery you have to interpret yourself.
Automated Drone Mapping & Surveys
Repeatable, georeferenced flights produce high-resolution orthomosaics, topographic data, and contour maps of your entire site. Because every mission flies the same plan, change between flights is real change — not measurement noise.
- Orthomosaic site maps at sub-inch ground resolution
- Topographic surfaces and customizable contour intervals
- Distance, area, and elevation measurements with annotations
- Exports to CAD/BIM and GIS-ready formats
Volumetric Stockpile Analysis & Inventory Management
The core of what we do. Photogrammetric volume calculations on every pile in your yard, converted to tonnage with your material densities, and tracked flight-over-flight so trends — shrinkage, over-issue, theft — surface early.
- Per-pile volumes with cut/fill and base-plane control
- Tonnage conversion using your material density factors
- Trend tracking across recurring monthly or quarterly flights
- Audit-ready inventory reports for finance and operations
Construction & Site Progress Monitoring
Overlay as-built conditions on design surfaces to verify earthworks, document milestones, and settle disputes with imagery instead of arguments. Weekly or monthly captures build a visual timeline of the entire project.
- As-built vs. design surface comparisons
- Earthworks quantity verification for pay applications
- Dated, georeferenced progress documentation
- Timeline views for owners, lenders, and project teams
3D Modeling, Point Clouds & DSM/DTM
Dense point clouds, photorealistic 3D mesh models, and digital surface/terrain models give engineering and pre-construction teams real site geometry to design against — long before a crew mobilizes.
- Dense point clouds (LAS/LAZ) for engineering workflows
- Textured 3D mesh models for stakeholder review
- Digital surface and bare-earth terrain models
- Defect and inspection insights from high-resolution capture
Custom Reporting & Data Integration
Data only matters if it lands in the systems your team already uses. We deliver in the formats your accountants, engineers, and PMs expect — and build recurring reporting programs around your reconciliation calendar.
- Excel inventory workbooks with pile-by-pile detail
- CAD/BIM surfaces and linework for design teams
- Procore-compatible progress documentation
- Recurring monitoring programs with consistent formats
Not sure which deliverable fits?
Send us your site and your problem — we'll recommend the capture plan and outputs that solve it.
Tailored to how your operation actually runs
The flight is similar everywhere. The deliverable isn't. Each industry program is built around the metrics, formats, and cadence that matter to your team.
Concrete Plants & Aggregates
Monthly volumetric inventory of every bin and pile — sand, stone, recycled material — reconciled to tonnage with your densities. End the write-offs that come from eyeballing piles.
- Month-end and quarter-end inventory reports
- Variance tracking against ticket data
Landscape Supply Companies
Mulch, soil, and stone yards lose margin to inventory drift. Recurring flights keep counts honest across every bay and bulk pile — without closing the yard to customers.
- Per-bay volume and tonnage reporting
- Shrinkage and over-issue trend alerts
Construction & Heavy Civil
Weekly progress maps, earthworks quantities for pay apps, and as-built verification that keeps owners, lenders, and subs working from the same picture.
- Cut/fill verification against design surfaces
- Dated documentation for claims and disputes
Mining & Quarries
Pit progression, bench mapping, and stockpile inventory captured without stopping production or putting surveyors on highwalls.
- Reserve and production tracking
- Highwall and slope documentation
Municipal & Public Works
Salt and sand stockpile verification, infrastructure documentation, and post-storm assessment — defensible data for budgets, FEMA documentation, and public accountability.
- Seasonal salt/sand inventory certification
- Infrastructure and ROW mapping
Waste Management & Landfills
Airspace utilization, cell progression, and cover material tracking that turn compliance reporting from a scramble into a scheduled deliverable.
- Remaining airspace calculations
- Compaction and density trend insights
Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure
Corridor mapping, laydown yard inventory, and inspection insights for substations, solar sites, and linear projects — captured safely from the air.
- ROW and corridor orthomosaics
- Defect and inspection annotations
Engineering Firms
Pre-construction topographic surveys, existing-conditions models, and large-scale earthworks data delivered in the CAD formats your designers work in.
- Existing conditions surfaces and point clouds
- Large-site topo at a fraction of crew cost
Don't see your operation? It probably still fits.
If your business moves material or builds things, aerial data has a use case. Let's find yours.
From first call to actionable data in five steps
A proven, repeatable workflow built on DroneDeploy automation and Part 107-compliant operations. Most sites go from flight to final deliverable within 48 hours.
Site Assessment
We review your site, goals, and airspace, then scope deliverables and cadence — one flight or a recurring program.
Flight Planning
Automated DroneDeploy missions are built for your site: altitude, overlap, and ground control tuned for accuracy.
Data Capture
A certified pilot flies the mission — typically minutes, not days — with zero disruption to your operation.
Processing & Analysis
Imagery becomes orthomosaics, surfaces, and volumes. Every measurement is QA-checked before it ships.
Deliverables & Insights
Reports, maps, and models land in your inbox and your systems — with trends flagged on recurring programs.
Repeatability is the whole point
Anyone can fly a drone over a pile. Producing volumes that match flight-over-flight — and stand up to an auditor — takes controlled missions, consistent ground reference, and disciplined processing.
That's why every Take Flight 360 program uses the same automated flight plan, the same processing pipeline, and the same QA checks every single time. When your numbers move, it's because your material moved.
Answers before you have to ask
How accurate are the volume measurements?
Will flights disrupt our operation?
What do you need from us?
Are you licensed and insured?
How fast do we get deliverables?
What does it cost?
Anonymized results from real engagements
Client names withheld by request — the numbers speak for themselves. Full references available during consultation.
Aggregates Producer — Quarterly Inventory
Replaced manual walk-down measurements across a 14-pile yard with a recurring drone program tied to quarter-end close.
Heavy Civil Contractor — Earthworks Verification
Monthly cut/fill flights verified moved quantities against design, supporting pay applications on a multi-phase site development.
Municipality — Salt Stockpile Certification
Pre- and post-season volumetric certification of road salt reserves, replacing estimates that had drifted from purchasing records for years.
Want numbers like these for your site?
The first conversation is free, and most sites can be scoped from a satellite view before we ever fly.
Construction technology expertise, applied from the air
Take Flight 360 was founded on a simple observation: industrial operators were making six- and seven-figure decisions on inventory and earthworks using estimates, while the technology to measure them precisely already existed.
We bring a VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) engineering background and dedicated drone operations expertise to every engagement. That means we don't just fly and hand you imagery — we understand the construction documents, the reconciliation process, and the systems your data needs to live in.
Take Flight 360 is owned, operated, and flown by Colton McVety — VDC engineer, drone operations specialist, and FAA Part 107 certificated pilot. Based in North Port, Florida, we serve operations across the state flying enterprise platforms from Skydio and DJI, with mission automation and processing built on DroneDeploy.
Safety & Compliance First
FAA Part 107 certification, airspace authorization management, insured operations, and pre-flight protocols on every mission. Your site's safety record stays intact.
Accuracy as Standard
Controlled flight parameters, consistent ground reference, and QA on every deliverable. We publish our methods so your engineers can verify them.
Built for Recurring Value
One flight answers one question. A program answers them every month. We design engagements around your operational calendar, not one-off flyovers.
Work with a partner who speaks construction.
VDC background, drone operations depth, and deliverables built for your systems.
Insights on aerial data & stockpile management
Practical guidance for operators, project managers, and engineers — no fluff, no jargon for its own sake.
How Accurate Is Drone Stockpile Measurement, Really?
What drives volumetric accuracy, how it compares to GPS rover and laser methods, and the questions to ask any provider.
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How small measurement errors compound into material write-offs — and what monthly variance tracking catches.
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Airspace, weather windows, vegetation, and coastal conditions — what's different about flying in Florida.
Get notified when it publishes →Volumetric Surveys for Construction Pay Apps
Using as-built drone data to verify earthworks quantities and keep pay applications moving.
Get notified when it publishes →Aerial Mapping for Aggregates Operations
A producer's guide to building a recurring inventory program that finance and operations both trust.
Get notified when it publishes →From Point Cloud to CAD: Deliverables Explained
Orthos, DSMs, DTMs, meshes, and point clouds — what each one is and which problems each one solves.
Get notified when it publishes →Have a question these don't answer?
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"Inventory close used to take our team three days and a lot of arguing. Now it's a flight and a spreadsheet."
Plant Manager · Concrete Producer
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"The as-built overlays settled a quantity dispute that had been stuck for a month. The data was just... not arguable."
Project Executive · Heavy Civil GC
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"Professional, fast, and the reports drop straight into our reconciliation workbook. Exactly what we needed."
Controller · Landscape Supply Co.
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