The Mapping Desk

Why Drone Surveys Make Volume Measurement Easier Measuring the volume of a stockpile - a pile of gravel, sand, ore, or topsoil - has traditionally been a slow, manual job. Someone walks the pile with a GPS rover, takes a few dozen points, and a rough estimate gets calculated back in the office. The process is tedious, and the accuracy depends heavily on how many points you collect and how evenly you space them. Miss the steep sides or an irregular peak, and your volume coul