Use DroneDeploy to quickly and safely inspect and measure roofs from drone data by generating a roof report. This feature delivers a comprehensive report containing PDF and DXF files within 8 hours of data processing.
What is a Roof Report?
A Roof Report provides a complete and accurate roof plan for producing insurance or roofing estimates. The deliverable includes two primary PDF documents and a design file.
Roof Report Examples
Click on the following hyperlinks to view an example of Commercial Roof Reports:
Click on the following hyperlinks to view an example of Residential Roof Reports.
Report Components:
Roof Contractor Report: A cumulative view of the entire roof, including a full diagram, face measurements, and edge classifications. Each section shows the perimeter, area, slope, pitch, and azimuth.
Roof Measurement Grid: A section-by-section view that breaks out specific pitch and orientation. It includes a reference table with X, Y locations for points of interest and obstructions.
Design File (DXF): A CAD-ready file for use in external drafting software.
Availability: Who has access?
The Enterprise Roof Report deliverable is available to customers who pre-pay for a bundle of roof reports.
Account Type: This feature is enabled through your Account Executive, Customer Success Manager or the Support team.
Permissions: To enable this feature for your account, contact support@dronedeploy.com.
How to generate a Roof Report
Follow these steps to order a report after you capture your aerial images:
Outline the building: Use the Area tool to outline the building or buildings you want reported.
Navigate to Export: Click the Export tab on the bottom left side panel.
Select Roof Analysis: Click Roof Analysis and enter any additional email addresses to receive the reports
Complete Export: Click the blue Export Report button.
Multiple Buildings
You can mark multiple buildings in one map. Add multiple area annotations to select multiple individual buildings. Each building comes back with a separate roof report.
Key Features
Multi-Building Support: Mark multiple individual buildings on a single map using separate area annotations. Each building receives a unique roof report.
High Accuracy: When you follow recommended flight practices, measurements are 99.4% accurate.
Automatic Units: The report uses your account settings. Imperial settings produce reports in feet and |fractioal inches (FFI), and Metric settings produce reports in meters.
Limitations and Considerations
Billing: Reports are billed per roof.
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Flight Compatibility: Fly a standard map mission with Enhanced 3D turned on to ensure high-quality 3D models for the report.
See Capturing Patterns for 3D Modeling for best practices.
Turnaround Time: Generating the report typically takes 24 hours or less.
FAQs
Q: How do I share roof reports?
A: Forward the delivery email to the intended recipient to give them access to the report download links.
Q: Can I process multiple roofs in one map?
A: Yes. All buildings in the map are processed if you mark them in the region of interest.
Q: What if I do not see the Roof Analysis option?
A: Contact your Account Executive or the Support team to verify your subscription bundle.
Further Reading
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