Propeller Drone Survey and Site Mapping Platform

Propeller Aero was founded in 2014 by Rory San Miguel to make survey data simpler, faster and smarter, and today operates as Propeller Aero, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Denver, Colorado. It serves earthmoving, civil construction, quarrying and aggregates sites where volumes and grades are still checked with slow manual surveys.

The cloud platform brings drone photogrammetry and lidar, GNSS rover and total station data into one shared 3D site map. Teams overlay design files, measure stockpile volumes, cut and fill and grades, annotate issues and share them between office and field. AeroPoints smart ground control points and Propeller PPK deliver survey-grade accuracy, DirtMate turns machines into rovers with telematics and live grade checks, and Propeller CAD adds AI-assisted earthworks design. Customers include contractors and materials producers such as Cemex and Lhoist.

• 3D site map: Combines drone, rover and total station surfaces in one shared map.
• Measurement tools: Calculates stockpile volumes, cut and fill and grades against design.
• Survey processing: Processes photogrammetry and lidar data with broad sensor support.
• AeroPoints and PPK: Provides survey-grade accuracy through smart ground control and PPK positioning.
• DirtMate: Streams machine positions and utilisation and enables live grade checks and stakeouts.
• Integrations: Connects with Trimble Connect, Procore, Autodesk BIM 360, Autodesk Build, Aconex and HCSS.

A Vietnamese expressway contractor can measure weekly cut and fill volumes by drone and compare them with design surfaces before payment claims. A quarry or cement company can track stockpile inventory each month. An industrial park developer can monitor site levelling progress across large land plots.

Propeller states it powers more than 50,000 sites worldwide. Combining drone and ground survey data in one map gives site teams frequent, survey-grade volumes and grade checks without waiting for a survey crew, which helps control earthwork quantities and payments. A 14-day free trial without a credit card and a SOC 2 Type 2 badge make evaluation and security review easier.

Heavy investment in expressways, airports, industrial parks and land reclamation across Southeast Asia is increasing earthwork volumes and disputes over quantities. Contractors and quarries are adopting mapping drones and cloud processing to measure progress more often, and drones are becoming standard survey tools alongside GNSS and total stations.

Founded in 2014; contracting entity Propeller Aero, Inc., a Delaware corporation based at 3033 Larimer Street, Denver, with support hours also defined in Australian Eastern Standard Time. CEO Rory San Miguel. Holds a SOC 2 Type 2 badge. Customers shown include Cemex, Lhoist, Lehigh Hanson, RUDUS (a CRH company) and Bonatti.