In this article we provide a clear overview of what Artificial Intelligence is and how it can be used in combination with drones by answering the following questions: **What is Artificial Intelligence?** **What are the different types of AI?** and **What industries are AI and machine learning with drones benefiting?** Keep reading to learn all about AI to **#ONEUPYOURBUSINESS**!

## WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?

Artificial intelligence is commonly abbreviated as AI. AI is a form of computer science to build smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require the human mind and human intelligence. You may interact with AI on a daily basis and not even know it when using virtual assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa.

Machine learning is also associated with AI and can be used to identify common patterns and trends and apply them to new sets of data. Artificial intelligence algorithms mainly use real-time data to make decisions and to create responses. Using sensors, digital data, or remote inputs, it merges all the information from a variety of different sources, analyses the material and then acts on the insights from the collected data. AI is built by humans to reach conclusions based on instant analysis.

## WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AI?

Before we discuss how we can use AI with drones, it is important to note that there are two types of AIs:

- **Narrow AI**
- **General AI**

Narrow AI is the one you are probably most familiar with as it is systems that have been taught and learned how to perform specific tasks without being explicitly programmed to do so. For example: virtual assistance on smartphones and vision recognition in self-driving vehicles.

General AI is the one you are most likely to see in movies. It is capable of learning and conducting various tasks like a human being such as building spreadsheets to cutting hair.

## WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE AI AND MACHINE LEARNING WITH DRONES BENEFITING?

Drones have built-in programmes and use technology such as GPS, navigation systems, sensors and cameras. The combination of drones and AI and machine learning can make flying drones smarter, capturing real-time data during flight, the drones can make human decisions based on the processed data. Here are several industries that can benefit from using drones with AI and machine learning intelligence:

- **Retail**: As AI drones offer more sustainable methods and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by replacing vehicles, companies such as Amazon are now using AI drones to deliver goods to customer's doorsteps
- **Agriculture and Farming**: Farmers can use AI drones to monitor and manage their crops as drones provide the capabilities of monitoring crops, assessing soil, determining specific areas that need to be sprayed with pesticides or fertilisers and what amount is needed, and so on. AI drones play an important role when it comes to making sure crops are of high-quality and healthy
- **Construction**: Construction companies can use AI drones to scan or map the terrain of buildings much more quickly and efficiently compared to traditional methods like using a human as this can take up to weeks when compared to drones. Drones provide accurate information and a birds-eye view of the project helping the construction industry to save time and money
- **Real estate**: Real estate can use drones to take highly detailed pictures and videos of properties and commercial assets and provide customers with local information and aerial maps to give then an enhanced viewing experience without them physically having them to visit the site
- **Military**: AI drones are useful to the military as they can be used to patrol borders, monitor security, perform inspections without putting humans at risk, and deliver food supplies as a few examples
- **Security and surveillance**: To make people feel safer and secure especially in unsafe areas, AI drones can be used to detect suspicious activities and people with the use of face recognition cameras to create a trouble free environment

In this article we provide a clear and concise overview of what Artificial Intelligence is and how it can be used in combination with drones.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Following on from our previous articles explaining [Machine Learning](/blog/machine-learning-with-drones-and-3d-models/ "Machine Learning") and what [Artificial Intelligence](/blog/what-is-artificial-intelligence/ "Artificial Intelligence") is. In this article we are going to be applying Artificial Intelligence to the Construction Industry by answering the following question: **How can Artificial Intelligence benefit the Construction Industry?** Keep reading to find out how Artificial Intelligence technology for the Construction Industry can help you to **#ONEUPYOURBUSINESS**!

## HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BENEFIT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY?

As we explained in our previous article, Augmented Intelligence (AI) is a form of computer science to build smart machines capable of performing tasks that usually require human intelligence. AI can be combined with Machine Learning (ML) to identify common patterns and trends and produce algorithms that use real-time data to make decisions and to create responses. AI and ML is already being employed by the Construction Industry to help save time, money and enhance productivity. Consequently, our list of benefits will introduce how AR can benefit the Construction Industry:

- **Freeing up human workforce**: There are many fears over job loss with headlines featuring AI and robotics replacing human operations however what AI technology does is allow humans to not have to do mundane tasks; freeing up your time to carry out other tasks and develop a wider skillset. Therefore, AI technology is there to help humans and collaborate with them rather than replace them
- **Supports off-site construction**: Leading on from freeing up the workforce, AI supports off-site construction as factories can incorporate autonomous robots. The robots can piece together components of a building working with humans as the humans can construct the pieces together on-site. For example, a robot can create walls whereas humans can fit the structure together and add the details such as electrical systems. Working with robots increases productivity, efficiently and speeds up the process
- **Increases productivity**: autonomous and self-driving machinery offer ways to perform repetitive tasks like demolition, brick laying, and pouring concrete more efficiently than humans. This frees up human workers and increases productivity as tasks are completed on time or quicker. The company [Construction Automation](https://constructionautomation.co.uk/ "Construction Automation") has already implemented the first use of using a robot bricklayer in the UK to build a three-bedroom house in East Yorkshire aiming to increase productivity, improve health and safety on sites, and build better quality houses
- **Addresses labour shortages**: Adding onto how AI can boost productivity, AI and ML can also address labour shortages by evaluating job sites to determine if they have enough workers, resources, and equipment to complete the construction project on time and within budget. Using AI and ML can benefit the Construction Industry by better planning the distribution of machinery and labour across all job sites helping to reduce labour and resource shortages to complete the job
- **Reduce risks**: As algorithms provide the ability to retrieve information that can be analysed and allow you to predict any potential issues before they arise, AI can contribute to providing more accuracy without the need of human analysation. For instance, contractors can use AI to monitor risks on the job site allowing the project team to focus their limited time and resources on the biggest risk factors. The Ai can be used to automatically assign priority to issues helping construction projects manage risks such as cost risk, safety, time, and quality
- **Increases safety**: Safety is critical to the Construction Industry to prevent damages, harm, and in worst case scenarios, death. According to reports, an algorithm that analyses photos from job sites is being developed to access safety hazards , detect threats, and show risk ratings of projects
- **Better design for buildings**: Using Building Information Modelling can help to plan and design the construction of a building as well as manage the building and infrastructure. Incorporating AI and ML can help to identify and mitigate any clashes between the different models created by different teams in the planning and design phase to prevent the need of rework. Implementing AI and ML algorithms means that a variety of choices can be considered, and explorations of multiple solutions can be explored to generate alternative designs all white making sure systems do not clash
- **Improves project planning**: AI database systems are used to aid in project planning as it identifies the best path to take and corrects itself over time as it learns overtime due to trial and error. Robots and AI can help to keep to budget and capture 3D scans of construction sites to collect data where problems can be identified early on before they escalate. By having large amounts of data therefore allows workers to make crucial decisions based on evidence that they may not have previously had at their disposal
- **Provides a variety of insights**: Large amounts of endless data is captured on construction projects from BIM, to security sensors and images captured from mobile devices generating vast amounts of information. All the data collect provides AI and ML endless amounts of data to learn from and can benefit from data as insights can be generated with more accuracy

This article introduces how Artificial Intelligence can benefit the Construction Industry and make it safer, more efficient and profitable.

AI for Construction

We have already provided a clear overview of what [Artificial Intelligence](/blog/what-is-artificial-intelligence/ "Artificial Intelligence") is and discussed the benefits of AI for the Construction Industry. In this article, we are going to be looking at AI for the Property Development Industry by answering the following question: **How can Artificial Intelligence benefit the Property Development Industry?** Keep reading to discover how Artificial Intelligence technology for the Property Development Industry can help you to **#ONEUPYOURBUSINESS**!

## HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BENEFIT THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY?

With talk of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being the next big thing as software algorithms are increasingly adapting and evolving to solve complex data and helping industries improve their decision-making, today we discuss how AI can benefit the Property Development Industry but providing a list below:

- **Predicts property market value**: Due to AI having the ability to analyse large amounts of data and analyse trends and patterns this means can make predictions on the future of the property market value. An example of this would be an AI algorithm analysing different information on the current market combined with public data and CRM to make future predictions in which humans would struggle to do
- **Improves property management**: With AI systems, the Property Development Industry will be able to track a number of important information such as: maintenance, property listing, tenant applications, etc. Using AI can therefore help property developers to understand recurring maintenance issues, tenant preferences and price trends
- **Provides property analysis**: Incorporating AI into the Property Development Industry provides comprehensive and accessible data such as: local school ratings, noise pollution, statistics on local transport, upcoming events, parking availability and pricing, how many sunlight hours the property receives, and so on. The accurate and insightful information collected can also be given to clients and potential clients for them to make informed decisions
- **Understands customer preferences**: AI software can be used to understand your customer preferences and recommend tailored suggestions based on the real-time analysis. Property Development can benefit from this as an AI algorithm could tailor specific properties and personal the experience and interactions for potential clients 
- **Improves lead generation**: AI apps and chatbots can help to collect customer information to help improve lead generation by delivering personalised content. For instance, introducing an AI chat box onto your website can answer questions instantly to customers, send sales support messages and quantify leads. The data gathered can then be later used to learn more about the target audience.[Microsoft's Dynamics 365](https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-gb/ai/overview/ "Microsoft's Dynamics 365") is an example of an AI virtual customer service agent that can go a step further and not only answer customer queries and requests but also know when a customer is not satisfied with the answer and transfer them over to a human. As a result, implementing AI can offer Property Developers to spend more time on other important tasks and allow customers to quickly get their enquiries answered and therefore improving lead generation
- **Enhances security**: AI technology can deter and prevent intruders from using fraudulent methods to gain access to properties. A company called [BioConnect](https://bioconnect.com/ "BioConnect") uses AI to detect eyes, fingerprints, and facial features. Using AI technology enhances security as it makes sure the correct people are accessing the building. It can benefit commercial buildings, learning your clients, the employees, as well as those who should not be in the building, making buildings safer

This article explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Property Development Industry and the benefits AI can provide to help you scale up your business.

AI for Property Development

In this article we carry on the topic of [Artificial Intelligence](/blog/what-is-artificial-intelligence/ "Artificial Intelligence"). We have already covered [Ai for Construction](/blog/ai-for-construction/ "Artificial Intelligence for Construction") and [AI for Property Development](/blog/ai-for-property-development/ "Artificial Intelligence for Property Development") and in this article we will be exploring Artificial Intelligence for the Facilities Management Industry by answering the following question: **How can Artificial Intelligence benefit the Facilities Management Industry?** Keep reading to find out how Artificial Intelligence technology for the  Facilities Management Industry can help you to **#ONEUPYOURBUSINESS**!

## HOW CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BENEFIT THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping industries in a variety of ways because it presents immense benefits. Currently it is being integrated into technologies and structures in the built environment which provides buildings with intelligent automation and improvement on routine processes such as maintenance, lighting, and even parking.

As AI can process large amounts of data, learn from experience, and recognise patterns in data, the Facility Management Industry can improve workflows with AI's capabilities to automate tasks. Below, we take a further look at how AI can benefit the Facilities Management Industry:

- **Monitors and measures energy usage**: AI can process a complex set of calculations to produce a building's performance model and automate them. The weather and building occupancy can be used to gather energy consumption estimates allowing Facility Managers to more accurately determine a building energy usage before and after a retrofit
- **Predicts faults and maintenance**: Due to AI being able to process huge amounts of data and having the ability to identify trends and patterns this can help the Facilities Management Industry to determine when a repair or malfunction is near to prevent breakdowns. AI can interpret all historical data on asset failures, requirements and services offering the ability to predict faults and maintenance which can reduce downtime, unexpected equipment outages and save money
- **Enhances productivity, efficiency and safety**: Drones can be used to complete tasks that could be potentially dangerous for humans to conduct despite the weather conditions. For example, if a natural disaster occurs such as an earthquake, a drone can be sent to assess the damage and see what repairs need doing, enhancing the safety, productivity and efficiency of the workers
- **Improves space planning**: AI can offer information for space planning by collecting data from sensors that can estimate a building's occupancy.   Unused space could potentially be a costly issue and so can reducing the amount of space or increasing the occupancy and therefore, sensors can help predict the demand for space at all times offering insightful data to facilitate space planning and prevent any issues that may occur
- **Improves cleaning schedules**: Leading on from sensors being able to facilitate in space planning, AI can also help predict when spaces need cleaning and generate cleaning schedules to spaces that are busy and that are being frequently used. This allows for spaces to be cleaned only when needed. [The Edge in Amsterdam](https://www.breeam.com/case-studies/offices/the-edge-amsterdam/ "The Edge in Amsterdam") has already adapted to using data-driven sensors which allows the staff to access the data to plan their own activities and assign staff to specific spaces based on the information provided
- **Enhances security**: AI technology can be used to enhance security on buildings both indoors and outdoors. For instance, facial, retina or fingerprint recognition technology can prevent unauthorised people gaining access to the building or spaces within the building. It can make sure only the correct people are entering and exiting the building by learning your clients and employees features enhancing your security and making sure there is no unauthorised access

## WHAT SOLUTIONS DO WE OFFER FOR THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY?

Adopting AI into the Facilities Management Industry can accelerate processes, decrease energy consumption, reduce costs, and streamline workflows to be more productive, efficient and safer. As a result, we offer a range of solutions tailored to the  Facilities Management Industry to provide your business with the opportunity to be at the forefront of technology.

- **Data analysis**: we process the data that has been captured and aggregate it to your specific specifications, preparing the data for a multitude of presentation formats and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- **Data acquisition**: all our drones have a variety of equipment such as: thermal, visual, multispectral sensors, and laser scanners. This enables us to capture millions of data points of your assets and verify that you have all the data that you need and require
- **3D Modelling**: we can produce highly detailed and accurate 3D representations of your assets e.g., land, buildings, properties and ease visualisation and provide full integration with GIS and BIM
- **Data-driven Digital Twins**: We offer visualisation and reporting capabilities by combining the information collected by any sensor or device with our extremely accurate Digital Twins. We can deliver detailed 3D models of the land to ease 3D visualisations with our RTK-enabled drones
- **Bespoke Software Development**: we can create custom between your systems and any third-party sensors through collecting the data and displaying it as real-time interactive applications
- **Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality**: we can integrate our precise and highly detailed 3D Models with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology to provide an optimised user experience and new points of view

In this article you will learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can benefit the Facility Management Industry as we explore AI's capabilities.

AI for Facilities Management

When it comes to obtaining geographical imagery, you want the very best results; however, concerns are developing around the legitimacy of the produced imagery, leading us onto the topic of Deepfakes. To gain a further understanding of Deepfakes, what they are, the issues they pose and how to make sure you're getting authentic outcomes, we answer the following questions: **What are Deepfakes?** **How are Deepfakes created?** **How can drones prevent Deepfake satellite imagery?** And **what Drone solutions do we offer?** Keep reading to find out how preventing deepfakes can help you to **#ONEUPYOURBUSINESS**!

## WHAT ARE DEEPFAKES?

Deepfakes are images or videos which have been faked, showing unreal events and content. Think of [Adobe Photoshop](https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop.html "Adobe Photoshop") where you can alter and manipulate a picture but on another level. Deepfakes take it one step further, stitching anyone into a video or photo they never actually partook in. An example of a deepfake you may have seen is [Jon Snow's apology video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GdWD0yxvqw "Jon Snow's apology video") for the disappointing season eight finale of Game of Thrones. Whilst this is a lighthearted example, deepfakes can be malicious, dangerous and even cause national security issues.

## HOW ARE DEEPFAKES CREATED?

Deepfakes use machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), where information is fed to these powerful technologies which detect patterns. Therefore, hours of video footage are examined and analysed, forming and developing patterns and algorithms of how a person looks in different circumstances, lighting, and angles, making a composite of the person placed into a fictional situation naturally and realistically. As well as adding audio of the person speaking words and sentences they never said (as previously shown in the Jon Snow video referred to in the first section).

ML and AI can produce deepfakes quickly; without entire studios full of experts spending weeks, months and years to create, deepfakes started to evolve. Social networking sites such as [Facebook](https://about.fb.com/news/2020/01/enforcing-against-manipulated-media/ "Facebook") and [Twitter](https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/new-approach-to-synthetic-and-manipulated-media.html "Twitter") announced this year that they will ban videos modified by artificial intelligence from their sites.

## HOW CAN DRONES PREVENT DEEPFAKE SATELLITE IMAGERY?

It's not only celebrities and people who are subjected to deepfakes but also geographical imagery. AI-generated deepfakes on satellite imagery like maps, city spaces, the countryside can pose threats and security concerns as they create misinformation to:

- Mislead and deceive military
- Create hoaxes on disasters such as floods and wildfires
- Discredit authentic satellite imagery
- Produce incorrect routes and mission planning to trained forces

Scientists from the University of Washington (UW) are researching deepfakes to support geographers aiming to find methods to identify and detect fake satellite images and to warn of its dangers. Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, at UW, who is leading the research, states ***"This isn’t just Photoshopping things. It’s making data look uncannily realistic,"***.

In an event where you need legitimate satellite imagery, drones are a reliable piece of cutting-edge technology that can gather data quickly and efficiently to provide you with high-resolution results. Depending on what information is needed, drones can be equipped with a range of equipment such as laser scanners, sensors, infrared and thermal cameras to give you the results you need and can:

- **Prevent flooding and identify leaks**: In areas prone to flooding, a thermal inspection with drones can indicate where water is accumulating, areas that are draining faster and help towards draining plans to prevent catastrophic events. Thermal imaging cameras can also identify leaks and locate any damage which may be invisible to the naked eye. So regardless if you receive a hoax of flooding, drones can be in the area and analyse the situation and detect the condition of the land with crystal clear video and image evidence
- **Provide precision and accuracy**: When it comes to accessing land, [drone topographic surveys]/blog/topographical-survey-explained/ "Drone topographic surveys") have the best resolution of 1 millimetre per pixel, giving you precision and accuracy at the most critical times. Drones overall offer better precision and accuracy with 0.7 centimetres per pixel with fixed-wing drones and 0.6 centimetres per pixel with multi-rotor drones compared to the standard 1.5 centimetres per pixel and, in some instances, 3 centimetres per pixels
- **Offer 3D mapping and 3D scans**: Drones can perform 3D scans and 3D maps of lands, objects, structures, and buildings that can fully be integrated with [Building Information Modelling](/blog/what-is-bim/ "Building Information Modelling") (BIM) and [Geographic Information System](/blog/what-is-gis/ "Geographic Information System") (GIS) to create highly-detailed 3D representations of your assets and is a critical technology if you want to preserve or restore listed and historic buildings
- **Stunning aerial photography and videography**: Drones with high-resolution cameras can produce remarkable images and cinematic videos and can be used for a variety of presentations, including marketing and court evidence

In this article, learn all about deepfakes, the concerns around fake geographical imagery and how drones can prevent you from receiving illegitimate imagery.

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