Propeller Aero
Drone and machine-telemetry survey platform for construction, mining, and aggregates worksites
Cloud platform (legal entity Propeller Aerobotics Pty Ltd) that turns drone-captured imagery and LiDAR into survey-grade 3D maps, then layers on smart ground-control points (AeroPoints) and machine-mounted GNSS receivers (DirtMate) so earthworks and civil construction teams can track volumes, grading progress, and machine activity from a single site map.
Why This Tool Exists
Construction, mining, and aggregates sites track earthwork volumes and grading progress through infrequent manual surveys or periodic drone flights, leaving days-to-weeks-long gaps between when site conditions actually change and when office teams, surveyors, and clients can see it — causing disputes over payment certifications, wasted material, and rework discovered too late.
Propeller processes drone photogrammetry and LiDAR captures into orthomosaics, 3D surfaces, and point clouds, using AeroPoints (smart GNSS ground-control points) for PPK correction to survey-grade accuracy (~3cm). A cloud dashboard overlays design files against the latest survey to compute cut/fill and volumes automatically, and the DirtMate GNSS receiver — mounted on excavators, dozers, and other equipment — streams machine location, utilization, and cut/fill data between drone flights so the site map stays current without waiting for the next flight.
How You Use It
Data Transparency
Exactly what this tool uses and how
Read-only public API available on the Scale plan tier (specific base URL/endpoints not publicly documented)Use Cases
- ·Recurring drone surveys for earthwork progress and grading verification on construction and mining sites
- ·Stockpile and pit volume measurement for material inventory, loadout planning, and waste reduction
- ·Cut/fill verification against design plans to support payment certification
- ·Real-time machine utilization and cut/fill tracking via DirtMate-equipped excavators/dozers between drone flights
- ·As-built documentation and multi-stakeholder site collaboration across office and field teams
Pricing
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-07-17
- https://www.propelleraero.com/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/platform/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/platform/scale/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/aeropoints/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/hardware-integrations/dirtmate/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/blog/how-propeller-calculates-expected-accuracy/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/privacy-policy/
- https://trust.propelleraero.com/
- https://help.propelleraero.com/hc/en-us/articles/21227366608279-Propeller-Integrations
- https://help.propelleraero.com/hc/en-us/articles/19383553319703-Annual-AeroPoints-Processing-Subscription
- https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/propeller-aerobotics
- https://www.propelleraero.com/blog/propeller-raised-an-additional-15-35m-heres-what-the-recent-funding-means-for-worksites/
- https://dronedj.com/2023/04/19/propeller-aero-15-million-funding/
- https://www.propelleraero.com/customer-success-stories/
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