Roof Reports with DroneDeploy
Enterprise Roof Reports
The Enterprise Roof Report deliverable is available ONLY to customers who pre-pay for a bundle of roof reports. These purchases allow DroneDeploy to provide better pricing & feature enablement for customer-specific bundles. This feature can be enabled & purchased through your DroneDeploy Account Executive. Please reach out to support@dronedeploy.com to get connected.
You can use DroneDeploy to quickly and safely inspect and measure roofs from your drone data by generating a roof report from our Export tab. This delivers a comprehensive roof report (PDF and DXF file) within 8 hours if there are no difficulties processing the data. The two PDF reports that we deliver are the roof contractor report and roof measurement grid.
Roof Contractor Report -
This report is a cumulative view of the entire roof, including a full diagram, roll-up of the face measurements, and edge classifications. Each roof section is broken down to show the perimeter, area, slope, pitch, and azimuth
Roof Measurement Grid -
The Measurement Grid provides a section-by-section view of the entire roof surface, which breaks out the specific pitch and orientation for each section. Contained within the table for each roof section there is a reference point with the measurement, and “X,Y” location for each Point of Interest. As well as the “X,Y” and the length, width, and height for all known obstruction points.
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.
Example Deliverable in DroneDeploy
Generating an Enterprise roof report
Once you have captured aerial images, creating a roof report is just a few clicks away.
The process is the same for any type of building, commercial or residential.
- Outline the building or buildings that you would like a report with the area tool
- Go to the Export Tab
- *Click on Roof Analysis and order the report
*If you do not see the Roof Analysis option please reach out to your Account Executive, Customer Success Manager, or Support.
Step 1 - Outline the building or buildings with the area tool
Step 2 - Go to the Export Tab
Click on the export button on the bottom left of DroneDeploy.
Step 3 - Click on Roof Analysis and order the report
Enter any other emails you would like to get the reports sent to and press 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the processing take?
Generating the Roof Report typically takes less than 24 hours. It can often come within hours.
Can I do multi-building / multi-roof reports?
The roof report is billed per-roof, but all buildings in the map can be processed if you marked them in the region of interest. They will come as separate reports.
How do I change the units the report is in?
The report will use the same units as your DroneDeploy account settings. If your DroneDeploy account is set to "Imperial" the roof report will be in FFI (feet fractional inches). Whereas if your DroneDeploy account is set to "Metric" the roof report will be in "Meters". You can change this in settings.
What flight plans are compatible with Roof Reports?
Fly a standard map with Enhanced 3D turned on to capture a high quality 3D model over the roof you wish to receive a report on.
How do I share roof reports?
The simplest way to share a roof report is to forward the email to the person you should like to share the report with. This will give them access to the link to the report.
How accurate is the roof report app?
Using the above recommendations on flight the roof report measurements are 99.4% accurate. Typically both more accurate and more consistent than a manual survey.