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.

A bulldozer with cut-fill and progress to design

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
Dirtmate surface cut fill heatmap. Progress tracking.

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
Cut fill calculation and heatmap in propeller platform

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
Cross-section surveys UI Propeller platform software. Progress Tracking.

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.

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DirtMate GNSS Receiver for Progress Tracking
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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integrated survey mapping

Combine your drone and ground surveys in Propeller

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Keep projects moving with daily production KPIs

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Machine telematics

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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.