Combine your drone and ground surveys in Propeller
If you’ve ever found yourself waiting (im)patiently for volume reports, or trying to piece together…
Verify daily progress and production
Hit targets, pivot fast. Report on completed work, calculate what’s left, and keep everyone on the same page about how you’re tracking against your project plans.
Propeller is your insurance policy for earthwork projects
Keep it all on record to prevent disputes
The Propeller map offers indisputable proof. With all your site docs in one place, you’ll maintain a reliable site record to validate progress and quickly resolve discrepancies.
Verify your earthwork quantities, every single day
Use Propeller to see exactly where production stands against your plan, identify slowdowns instantly, and to take immediate action to optimize your workflow.
Connect everyone with a shared source of truth
Speak the same visual language. Propeller connects surveys, designs, and machine telematics using a live map that everyone can follow – from office to field.
Get surface updates daily with DirtMate machine telematics
- Track elevation changes and update the site surface every 30 minutes with DirtMate
- Monitor the real-time location of earthmoving equipment (scrapers, dozers, excavators, graders, compactors)
- Track idle/run time to optimize operator efficiency
- Confidently adjust staffing, machine allocation, and site strategy with accurate, real-time visibility
Features
- Load/dump counts
- Machine location and trails
- DirtMate surfaces
- Idle/run time
Track and report on daily cut-fill volumes
- Generate and visualize cut/fill heat maps automatically to track how you’re pacing against goals or final grade
- Compare to designs or reference levels to visualize and quantify rework for excavations, stripping, and surface mining
- Schedule daily production reports to deliver to your inbox, automatically
- Pick a region of the project and finish or sub-grade design for daily take-off reports from DirtMate surfaces
Features
- Area progress
- Cut-fill calculation
- Heatmap progress tracking
- Daily reports
Check grades anytime, anywhere
- Conduct quick grade checks directly from your phone, from any location
- Visualize your real-time location relative to designs and your machines in the field
- Use recorded elevation history and easily create cross-sections to compare current progress against design
Features
- Grade check
- Cross-section
- Surface comparison
From weekly proof to live feeds, get surface data on your schedule
Choose a reporting frequency that works for you. Capture new surfaces periodically with survey tools like drones and rovers, or add in DirtMate to stream surface data back to Propeller daily.
Periodic capture
Survey your site with any tool
Process your drone data in Propeller or upload pre-processed data from other sources, including GPS rovers, handheld scanners, and total stations.
Continous capture
Stream surface data daily with DirtMate
Record daily progress using DirtMate machine telematics, a continuous feed of high-precision PPK surfaces and real-time productivity metrics.
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Machine telematics
Real-time machine telematics Where machine tracking meets drone maps. DirtMate’s the only GNSS receiver field…
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.