Systems and methods for UAV property assessment, data capture and reporting

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assessment and reporting system for analyzing a structure, comprising:

• (a) a site selection interface to receive an electronic input identifying a location of a structure;
• (b) a boundary identification interface to receive electronic input identifying geographic boundaries of an area that includes the structure;
• (c) a UAV to receive the geographic boundaries and the location of the structure from the site selection interface, the UAV comprising:
• a camera to capture images of the structure;
• a camera adjustment component to adjust an angle of the camera relative to the UAV;
• a processor in communication with the camera;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium for receiving and storing instructions that,
• when executed by the processor, cause the UAV to conduct a structural assessment, the operations comprising a plurality of assessments including:
• a boustrophedonic scan of the area in a first boustrophedonic flight pattern defined by the identified geographic boundaries that include the structure, the boustrophedonic scan including:
• image capture during the first boustrophedonic flight pattern within a first altitude range, and
• a determination of distances to a surface for each of a plurality of potential vertical approaches within the area defined by the identified geographic boundaries that include the structure;
• identifying a structure on the site based on at least one of the identified geographic boundaries and the boustrophedonic scan of the area;
• a loop scan of the structure, the loop scan including a second flight pattern for the UAV to travel around a perimeter of the structure at a second altitude range lower than the first altitude range, and
• a micro scan of the structure in a third flight pattern that includes vertical approaches proximate the structure to capture detail images of the structure.