We're looking at setting up a DJI Dock 2 at a large construction site for daily progress monitoring. The idea is fully autonomous flights every morning before the crew arrives.
Curious if anyone has real-world experience with it for survey work. How's the accuracy? Any issues with weather or maintenance? The $15k+ price tag is steep but if it saves a site visit every day it could pay for itself quickly.
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Sign inBe aware of the airspace implications. Autonomous BVLOS still requires waivers in most cases. Make sure you've got your Part 107.31 waiver sorted.
We deployed one at a solar farm project. Works great for progress monitoring but I wouldn't rely on it for survey-grade deliverables without GCPs. The RTK is solid but you still want verification.
Biggest issue we had was dust on the camera lens. Had to add a cleaning protocol.
The scheduling is really slick. You can set it to fly at the same time every day, same flight path, and it handles battery swaps automatically. For change detection it's perfect.