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Stop losing money to earthwork surprises
Budget blowouts, rework, and change orders do not just happen. They start with decisions made without the full picture. Propeller gives your whole team one shared, live map of what is actually happening on site, so you can spot small issues early and protect your margins before they get expensive.
“With Propeller, we have more communication on what the numbers actually mean, versus, ‘Here’s the numbers, I hope they’re right.’”
Alex Hass · Drone Pilot & GPS Technician, Kerr Contractors
“With the drone survey, we can tell if we’re staying under budget and if our quantities are matching or not.”
Justin Russell · Head of Survey, Fiore & Sons Construction
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Avoid change orders
Change orders don’t just cost money. They cost trust.
Scope disputes are hard to win without proof. Volume calculations give your team high-precision, timestamped earthwork data tied directly to your design surfaces, so you’re never arguing from memory.
- Track cut and fill progress against original scope in real time
- Flag discrepancies before they become formal change requests
- Walk into every owner conversation with documented data behind you
When the numbers are always current, “we caught it early” replaces “we didn’t see it coming.”
Prevent rework
Rework is the budget killer nobody plans for.
Bad grade data reaches crews too late. Grade Check lets your team compare surfaces to design continuously, so elevation issues are caught before compacting, backfilling, or paving locks them in.
- Compare as-built surfaces to design at any stage of the project
- Identify grade issues before crews move to the next phase
- Cut the cost of fixing what should have been right the first time
A grade problem caught on Tuesday costs a fraction of what it costs buried under Friday’s pour.
Catch survey mismatches before crews arrive
The most expensive place to find a problem is on site.
Sending crews to a site that doesn’t match the design wastes time, burns fuel, and kills momentum. Progress tracking lets your office team verify existing conditions against design intent before mobilization, so mismatches surface in the platform before they surface on site.
- Spot elevation, boundary, and layout discrepancies from the office
- Confirm site conditions match design before crews and equipment move
- Reduce dead time from reactive problem-solving in the field
Control earthworks costs before they spiral.
Cut and fill miscalculations don’t announce themselves. They compound.
By the time a budget blowout is obvious, the damage is already done. Volume calculations give your team flight-ready earthwork data updated continuously from the field, so you can reconcile material movements against estimates before the variance becomes a write-off.
- Track material movements in real time against project estimates
- Catch budget drift early with high-precision volume data
- Reconcile actuals against scope without waiting on a survey crew
Prevent costly site mistakes
Most site mistakes start the same way: someone working from the wrong information.
An outdated design file, a misread elevation, a hazard that didn’t make it onto the shared plan. Field collaboration and machine telematics keep every team member working from the same live map, updated continuously from field captures and machine data.
- Give field and office teams one shared source of truth
- Surface hazards and design updates in real time across the site
- Reduce the decisions made on stale or incomplete information
Fewer mistakes and fewer mistakes means better margins.
Hit your targets, pivot fast with Propeller progress tracking
Progress tracking FAQs
As often as needed! Many teams use weekly drone flights to check progress and identify hazards. With DirtMate, new surface data updates every 30 minutes, so you can check midday progress, get yesterday’s productivity first thing in the morning, or review multi-day trends to plan ahead.
Yes. Comparing surveys helps you spot safety risks, weather damage, or incomplete work. With DirtMate’s frequent updates, you’ll catch issues early. Whether it’s midday, end-of-day, or during regular check-ins—so you can act quickly and stay on track.
Measuring progress against your schedule helps you catch delays early. DirtMate’s real-time updates give you a clear view of what’s done and what’s next, so you can adjust resources, fix bottlenecks, and keep your project moving.
