IRoofing has launched a full-featured Android phone app that allows roofing contractors access to remote project assessments and estimates using satellite, aerial and drone technology.
An aerospace engineering professor has developed a drone that can autonomously nail down roofing shingles, providing yet another avenue for roofing contractors to use the flying technology.
Drone-based aerial intelligence technology company Kespry is providing XAP 360 roofing contractors with accurate, safe and efficient residential roofing inspections thanks to a new partnership.
The recent infusion of technology into the roofing industry has created opportunities for roofing contractors in any market to fundamentally change and improve how they do business.
Joshua Barnett gave an update on the regulations and emerging technology that could make drones among the most revolutionary and disruptive tools ever introduced into the roofing industry.
Roofing contractors have been operating in the nation's airspace performing roof inspections, taking measurements and shooting photos for use in sales and marketing efforts.
Roofing is obviously a trade that requires a lot of human touch, but that does not rule out the fact that technology can be implemented to supplement the human components.
Interstate Roof Systems Consultants Inc., a national roofing consultant with offices in three states, has added a high-tech drone with infrared thermography capabilities to its stable of diagnostic tools, expediting the collection of detailed information for customers to help them make decisions about roof maintenance.
Uplift Data Partners plans to launch a night ops training module in July in collaboration with Aerovista Drone Academy, a first-of-its-kind online resource that provides its network of highly-trained pilots extensive knowledge for night flight operations.