Case Study: Grade Tech Services achieves 10x ROI with Propeller Aero

Family-Owned Business With Large Footprint Sees 10X ROI from Drone Program

Grade Tech Services, a family-owned grading and excavating company, needed to manage its widespread projects across the western United States more efficiently. Their operations manager, Rory Hall, faced challenges with inaccurate progress tracking, scheduling inefficiencies, and the high cost of downtime. To overcome these obstacles, they turned to the drone surveying platform from vendor Propeller Aero.

By implementing Propeller's PPK workflow with AeroPoints, Grade Tech gained accurate, verifiable data to measure progress and quantities. The solution from Propeller Aero provided up-to-date orthomosaics and 3D maps, which optimized scheduling and eliminated guesswork. This resulted in a 10x return on investment, saving the company an estimated $3,500 per day in avoided downtime and tens of thousands of dollars annually, while also freeing up 10-20 hours of the operations manager's time each week.

Grade Tech Services

Rory Hall

Operations Manager and Propeller Champion