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Stockpile volume measurement and cut-fill calculations, accurate to 1–3cm
High-precision stockpile and cut-fill volumes, measured in minutes and audit-ready every time.
Point-and-click volumes from any device. Measure what’s on the ground, track how it moved, and reconcile it against your plan.
Quickly calculate stockpile volumes, cut-fill quantities, and material movement from any device with speed and confidence.
Know your material volumes without the guesswork
Eliminate manual volume measurement and get the most reliable data available, instantly.
Track site changes with precision
Understand how much material you have on hand and how much you’re moving with machine tracking, earthworks progress tracking, and real-time surface data generated through drone survey data outputs.
Make the most of every dollar
Calculate stockpile volume measurement with 3cm drone volume calculation accuracy to stay on top of shrink/swell, verify billing quantities, and minimize waste.
Build to plan with confidence
Compare wall and bench volumes against designs to make sure you’re building to the right specs using earthworks volume measurement software.
How volume calculations work
Volume calculations are performed by comparing surface data captured from drone surveys. By measuring elevation differences between surfaces, teams can calculate stockpile volumes, cut-fill quantities, and material movement across a site with high accuracy.
Instant volume calculations
Point-and-click volumes from any device. Accurate enough for inventory reporting, pay apps, and audit-ready reconciliation every time.
- Stockpile measurement: Point-and-click any pile for a fast, repeatable volume.
- Smart base detection: Auto-detects the stockpile base, no manual boundary drawing.
- Custom base surface: Override the base for complex piles, uneven ground, and slopes.
- Cut-fill volumes: See how much to move to reach grade, measured precisely.
Every measurement is backed by 1–3cm vertical accuracy with AeroPoints ground control.
Track
Keep tabs on material movement over time, so monthly reconciliations actually line up and disputes have an answer.
- Historical volume comparisons: Track movement against a consistent baseline over time.
- Cut-fill to previous survey: See exactly what moved and where, between any two surveys.
- Continuous surface data: Volume data between formal flights, powered by DirtMate.
Convert
Turn survey volumes into the numbers that go on the invoice. Set your material properties once and convert consistently every time.
- Density management: Convert survey volumes to tonnage.
- Material library and properties: Set densities per stockpile type for consistent conversion.
- Shrink/swell calculator: Apply bulking factors so estimates reflect real quantities, not just geometry.
Report
From drone flight to signed-off monthly inventory report, close the loop without rebuilding numbers by hand.
- Inventory reports: Scheduled, exportable, and formatted for finance and operations.
- Volume calculation types: Different methods for different contract requirements.
- Asset grouping and custom fields: Organize by product type, zone, or project.
From drone flight to a signed-off monthly inventory report, close the loop for royalty and sales reporting without rebuilding the numbers by hand.
“Propeller is very effective for what we use it for, primarily earthworks quantity tracking.”
– Brian Rinehart, Survey Manager at George J. Igel & Co., Inc
Built for your site. Trusted by your surveyors.
Measure material across benches, bunkers, bins, and landfill cells, with results your team can validate against the desktop tools they already trust.
Built for the way your site stores material
Bench volume for quarry and mining lift levels. Bunker and bin measurement for covered and indoor piles. Cell tracking for landfill airspace.
Volumes you can check against the tools your surveyors already trust
Propeller volumes line up with the desktop tools your team uses to validate quantities, so the numbers hold up under audit.
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Frequently asked questions
Propeller delivers 3cm drone volume calculation accuracy for stockpile and cut-fill measurements. This accuracy is achieved through high-precision drone data combined with AeroPoints ground control points, giving you results you can trust for billing verification, subcontractor sign-off, and design conformance, not just progress tracking.
Stockpile measurement calculates the volume of material piled on a surface. This is useful for inventory tracking, billing verification, and material management on aggregates, mining, and construction sites. Cut-fill volume calculation measures the difference between existing ground and a design surface, showing how much material needs to be excavated or filled to reach grade. Propeller supports both in the same platform with the same point-and-click workflow.
Propeller generates automated volume reports that can be exported as PDFs or shared as interactive 3D maps via browser link, with no software install required for the recipient. You can also use the read-only public API to feed volume data into external project management or billing systems.
Shrink/swell refers to the change in material volume when soil or aggregate is excavated, transported, and compacted. A cubic meter of in-ground material doesn’t equal a cubic meter of fill. Propeller’s shrink/swell calculator lets you apply material-specific factors to your volume measurements so your cut-fill estimates reflect actual material quantities, not just geometric differences.
A stockpile calculator is a tool used to measure the volume of material in a pile using survey data. It helps construction and mining teams track inventory, verify quantities, and manage material movement.