For decades, construction draw inspections meant flying a third-party engineer to a job site, snapping photos, and waiting two weeks for a PDF. In 2025, that workflow is finally collapsing.
The math is simple: a single in-person inspection runs $1,200–$3,500 once you account for travel, labor, and reporting time. Satellite monitoring delivers a verified update every week for less than the cost of one inspection per quarter.
More importantly, the imagery is objective. There is no incentive for a satellite to overstate progress. Lenders we work with have caught delays four to six weeks earlier than their borrowers disclosed them — a window that translates directly into protected capital.
The transition isn't all-or-nothing. Most lenders keep physical inspections for milestone draws (foundation, dry-in, certificate of occupancy) and use satellite for everything in between. The result is 85% fewer site visits and dramatically better visibility.
