BAUFLY
Plan a pilot

Autonomous BIM inspection

  • BIM → mission → evidence
  • Own drone, firmware, software
  • Outdoor first, indoor next

The site comes to you.

Baufly builds its own inspection drones and the platform behind them. The BIM model decides what to check, the drone flies it, and every photo lands on the element it shows.

See how it works Open platform demo
South elevation · 1:200 Flight path · 8 m standoff · Viewpoints 30 / 30
South elevation, 1:200Five-storey facade with 30 windows. A dashed flight path at 8 m standoff runs from the dock past every window; each window is captured from its own viewpoint. 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 18.00 ±0.00 +3.60 +7.20 +10.80 +14.40 +18.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DOCK A
ProjectCampus Nord
MissionBF-0045 · Week 45
Ground sample distance2.2 mm/px
Result29 builtDeviation W-2.03 +23 mm
5StepsFrom the BIM model to photo evidence
12FeaturesIn four platform modules
8WeeksPilot on one live site, with your numbers
4Layers in-houseFrom airframe and firmware to the platform

01The problem

Every site update starts with a car key.

01

Hours on the road

Supervisors drive between sites to see what a photo could have shown.

02

Late information

Deviations surface days after they happen, when fixing them means rework.

03

Uneven records

Every visit is documented differently, by a different person, on a different day.

02What we offer

Three products, one system.

The platform is the brain: it decides what to fly, runs the fleet and owns the data.

DRONE

Baufly drone

  • Own airframe, firmware and payload
  • Camera and LiDAR built for inspection
  • Dock for autonomous operation

PLATFORM

Baufly platform

  • Plans missions from the BIM model
  • Runs drones, docks and airspace rules
  • Turns captures into findings and reports

SERVICE

Baufly operations

  • Certified pilots and flight approvals
  • BIM setup and team onboarding
  • Maintenance and support

03How it works

From model to evidence in five steps.

  1. 01

    Plan

    BIM and the 4D schedule define what should exist this week.

  2. 02

    Generate

    The platform builds a flight mission per element to check.

  3. 03

    Fly

    Our drone flies the route, photographs and measures.

  4. 04

    Link

    Each image lands on its Revit element ID.

  5. 05

    Review

    Engineers look only at the deviations.

Every photo knows which element it shows.

Illustrative example

REVIT ELEMENT

Wall W-2.07

ID 418225

VIEWPOINT

Facade, 8 m standoff

GSD 2 mm/px

CAPTURE

IMG_0412.jpg

2026-11-04 09:12

STATUS

Installed

Matches model

04Try it

Tap an element. See its evidence.

A building after this week's flight. Every panel was captured from a viewpoint planned for it.

Campus Nord · Week 45 flight

Selected element

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IMG

Illustrative demo data

Open the full platform demo

05Architecture

The platform governs everything.

Nothing flies and no data moves without the platform. It turns the model, the schedule and the site rules into missions, and the missions into evidence for every role.

INPUTBIM model (IFC)
INPUT4D construction schedule
INPUTSite rules and no-fly zones

Baufly platform

MissionsBIM to flight plans
FleetDrones and docks
FindingsElement status, data
ComplianceLogs, blur, access
OUTPUTEngineers, by role
OUTPUTReports and handover
OUTPUTACC · Procore · CDE
↓ MISSIONS↑ DATA
EDGE · BAUFLY DRONE + DOCKFlies the mission and processes images on board.

06Features

Twelve features in four modules.

Across all modules: roles, permissions, flight logs, EU data hosting.

07The drone

Built to inspect.

Our own hardware, firmware and software, designed as one system. Target specification for the first generation.

01
PAYLOAD
4K inspection camera + solid-state LiDAR
02
POSITIONING
RTK GNSS outside, visual-inertial inside
03
SAFETY
360° obstacle sensing, prop guards, failsafes
04
AUTONOMY
Self-docking and charging on site
05
LINK
Encrypted video and telemetry to our ground app
Plan view of the Baufly inspection drone with numbered callouts for payload, positioning, safety, autonomy and link 1 2 3 4 5
Gen 1 · plan viewTarget specificationNot to scale

08Built in-house

One stack, from airframe to platform.

04 PLATFORM
Web and mobile platformFindings on BIM elements, measurements, reports
03 SOFTWARE
Mission planning and ground controlBIM-to-mission planner, ground app, onboard AI
02 FIRMWARE
Flight control and sensor fusionAutopilot, RTK positioning, avoidance, failsafes
01 HARDWARE
Airframe, sensors, dockInspection drone, camera + LiDAR, charging dock

Why from scratch

Indoors by designGPS-free navigation built into the core, not added later.
IndependenceNo dependency on a single drone vendor for sensitive projects.
One systemThe drone captures exactly what the model asks for.

09Scope

What ships when.

PILOT · PHASE 2

MVP

  • BIM import (IFC) and georeferencing
  • Outdoor missions generated per element
  • Our drone, flown by a certified pilot
  • Element status with photo evidence
  • Distances and areas from images
  • Report after every flight

RELEASE 1 · PHASE 3

Autonomy

  • Dock operations and scheduled flights
  • Missions triggered by the 4D schedule
  • Issues and tasks per role
  • Live video in the browser
  • ACC and Procore integration

RELEASE 2 · PHASE 4

Indoor and AI

  • GPS-free indoor flights
  • AI change and deviation detection
  • Handover packs per element
  • Portfolio dashboard
  • Multi-drone fleets

10Roadmap

From first prototype to autonomous sites.

PHASE 1 · 0–9 MO

Prototype

Own airframe, flight firmware and ground app; first BIM-generated missions.

PHASE 2 · 9–18 MO

Pilot

Flights on partner projects; platform v1 with element-level reports.

PHASE 3 · 18–30 MO

Autonomy

Charging dock, missions triggered by the 4D schedule, obstacle avoidance.

PHASE 4 · 30+ MO

Indoor and AI

GPS-free interior flights and automatic deviation detection.

Indicative timeline

11Pilot

Eight weeks. One site. Your numbers.

WE DELIVER

  • Platform access
  • Missions from your BIM
  • Weekly flights with our drone
  • Element-level reports

WE MEASURE

  • Site trips avoided
  • Hours per status update
  • Time to spot a deviation
  • Team feedback

WE NEED

  • One or two live projects with Revit models
  • A project lead as product owner
  • Site access and rules

Plan the first flight with us.

Write to us and we will set up a kickoff for your project.

[contact@email]

12FAQ

Good to know.

Do you build the drone yourselves?

Yes. Hardware, firmware, ground software and platform are developed in-house as one system.

Outdoor or indoor?

Outdoor first: facades, roofs and structure. GPS-free indoor flight follows in a later phase.

Which BIM data do you need?

An IFC export from Revit is enough to start. A direct link to Autodesk Construction Cloud is planned.

What about airspace rules?

Pilot flights run in line of sight with certified pilots. Autonomous dock flights follow the EU “Specific” category with a SORA risk assessment.

What happens to people in the images?

Faces and people are blurred before any image is stored. The system tracks building elements, not workers.

Where is the data stored?

We propose EU hosting, with the client keeping ownership of project data.