Case Study: Whitaker Construction achieves faster, more accurate job tracking with Trimble Stratus

Whitaker Construction Maps, Measures and Models with Drone-Enabled Ease

Whitaker Construction, a heavy civil and sitework contractor, needed a more cost-effective way to survey and map jobs so it could track progress, monitor quality, and communicate clearly with project partners and owners. The company turned to Trimble, using Trimble Stratus along with Propeller PPK, AeroPoints, and a DJI Phantom 4 RTK drone to make drone surveying practical for its complex earthwork projects.

With Trimble Stratus, Whitaker Construction built a full drone workflow that quickly captures accurate 3D surveys, cut-and-fill maps, topos, and other site measurements. The result was faster progress tracking, better job planning and resource allocation, improved coordination with stakeholders, and dispute resolution using reliable quantity data—all in a fraction of the time of traditional survey methods.

Whitaker Construction

Matt Bousman

Partner and President