AI & Surveying Articles

An area of technological implementation that has always interested me is agriculture. The reason is simple. I was the first male bloodline in my family since the 1700s to leave agriculture. During the 1830s riots broke out in parts of southern England as manual labour started being replaced by mechanisation. Horse-drawn ploughs, reapers, binders and… Read more: What Farming Can Teach Us About AI and the Future of Surveying

Formula 1 motorsport has changed dramatically over the last decade. Spectators watch the cars racing around the track, but what they don’t see are the constant streams of data being transmitted in real time from the car to the pits. Each F1 car has between 200 and 300 sensors, transmitting around 30MB of data per… Read more: Formula 1 Meets Building Surveying

AI only becomes profitable when it saves 30–40% or more in time, and for most surveyors, we’re simply not there yet. The Reality of Surveying Workflows Even with AI in the mix, a surveyor still needs to: So what’s the real gain from asking AI to turn those inputs into a report clause? Standardised Phrases… Read more: Is AI in Building Surveying Worth It — Or Are We Chasing Hype?

AI is transforming many industries, and building surveying is no exception. But to understand where AI fits into building inspections, we first need to compare how AI “thinks” with how a human Building Surveyor is trained to think and act. How AI “Thinks” AI doesn’t think! At least, not like we do. Instead, it predicts.… Read more: How AI “Thinks” vs. How a Building Surveyor is Trained to Survey a Building