- 1 · The tower
- 2 · 12 Jun
- 3 · 7 Aug
- 4 · 3 Sep
A high-rise in Las Vegas was stripped and taken down over six months. The owner, the contractor and the insurer each needed the same answers: what changed since the last visit, where loose material is hanging, and whether the site is getting safer or worse. Those answers usually sit in folders of drone photos nobody has time to compare. We turned 8 drone visits, March to September 2024, into one dated record: every visit on the same timeline, and each issue graded on a single 1 to 4 scale with the close-up photo that shows it. Captured by Airweb's drone pilot network.
What we measured
| Measure | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Visits on one timeline | 8 drone visits over 6 months | March to September 2024 |
| Issues tracked | 5, with 32 dated readings | Loose material and chipped concrete at the slab edges, rubble on the low roof, broken cladding, and the stripping itself |
| Checked by a person | Every reading, before it was shown | |
| Loose material at the slab edges | Grade 4 in June, grade 1 by August | |
| Rubble on the low roof beside the tower | Grade 3 in June and July, grade 4 in August and September | Until the low block itself came down in mid-September |
| Stripping of the tower | Grade 2 in June, grade 4 from August |
What went wrong
- On one visit the low roof was not in any of the photos, so it is recorded as not seen rather than guessed at.
What happens next
- A new visit added each month, so the record grows with the job.
- One more visit from late August, once a person has checked its readings.
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