Using drones greatly reduces the amount of time and money needed to complete a roof or construction site inspection, and produces a superior data set. As drone operations take place from the ground, safety equipment such as harnesses, scaffolding, and ladders are unnecessary. Additionally, flying the drone from a remote location during a roof or construction site inspection keeps the crew members well out of harm’s way. In short, a job that would other otherwise take a crew all day or several days can be accomplished by a smaller crew in only a few hours.