From 40 hours a week to zero: how Mortenson automates its earthworks data

With the aim to take on more jobs and stay competitive, traditional survey and outsourced flights could no longer keep up for top 25 builder and developer Mortenson. They needed a faster, repeatable workflow that put control of the data in their own hands.

Join us as we talk to Mickey Kocemba, Senior Innovations Manager at Mortenson to hear how the company built their drone program from scratch and now flies 13 Wingtras, having completed more than 700 individual surveys in 2025 alone.

Here is what you’ll take away:

• How bringing a drone program in-house saves overhead in all aspects, beyond just faster more frequent data
• What it’s like to scale a successful in-house drone program that empowers larger and more complex projects at every turn
• A real-world example of how Mortenson cut 40 hours of work per week on a project
• Mortenson’s winning Wingtra-Propeller workflow
• How greater control helps protect schedules and enable significant business growth
• Answers to your questions