Drones complement land surveying by capturing fast, accurate aerial data that supports urban planning, construction, and infrastructure projects. In the UAE, drones help surveyors map dense environments, reduce site time, improve safety, and deliver data that supports approvals and informed development decisions. Why drones matter
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A structural as-built survey in the UAE documents what has actually been constructed on site, not what was originally designed. It is required for authority approvals, handover, renovations, and asset records. Accurate as-built surveys reduce approval delays, prevent coordination errors, and protect projects from future construction
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A structural as-built survey in the UAE documents what has actually been constructed on site, not what was originally designed. It is required for authority approvals, handover, renovations, and asset records. Accurate as-built surveys reduce approval delays, prevent coordination errors, and protect projects from future construction
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A few years ago, Takhteet Survey was commissioned to assess an aging residential building in Dubai with underground parking and façade-related issues. Traditionally, this type of project would have required several days on site using a robotic total station—multiple re-occupations, limited visibility in tight areas, and
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Historic buildings, cultural monuments, archaeological sites, and architectural treasures are part of the UAE’s evolving identity. As rapid development continues across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and beyond, these heritage assets face pressures from urbanization, environmental stress, and time. Ensuring accurate documentation for preservation, restoration, and analysis
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The UAE’s construction and infrastructure sector operates in one of the harshest environments on the planet. High temperatures, humidity fluctuations, airborne dust, reflective surfaces, and intense solar radiation all influence the performance of surveying instruments, especially when accuracy requirements are within a few millimeters. For engineers,
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The UAE’s infrastructure and development ecosystem has never moved faster. New transport corridors, utility upgrades, renewable energy sites, and urban redevelopment projects are all placing a premium on accurate spatial data, and 3D laser scanning (terrestrial, aerial LiDAR, and mobile mapping) is at the center of
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Two months ago, a real estate developer in Dubai approached Takhteet Survey after running into a serious issue: The excavation contractor discovered that the existing utility line locations on the drawings didn’t match the ground reality. The result? A nine-day delay, emergency redesign, and additional trenching
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Early one morning on a busy Dubai highway, a fleet of traffic engineers watched a Takhteet Survey mobile mapping vehicle pass by—LiDAR scanners rotating, cameras capturing every lane marking, and GPS antennas tracking its exact position. By the time the team reached the site, the entire
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Just a few short years ago, surveying a large-scale construction site in the shifting sands of the UAE was a matter of weeks, sometimes months. Teams of surveyors, battling the desert heat, would painstakingly place ground control points, taking thousands of measurements with terrestrial equipment. The
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