If you live in a large city, you know the frustration of sitting in snarled traffic, watching government projects extend far over-budget and over time. I see it in my city…how about you?

Over the years, there has been a huge influx of Jews returning to Israel. Construction is rampant and, jokingly, the crane (as in construction crane!) has been declared the national bird! Needless to say, much of Israel has suffered through the same frustrations brought about by huge construction projects.

So, in Israeli style, need has once again been the mother of innovation. A relatively new start-up has combined computer vision technology, drone technology and analytics in a cloud-based system and applied it to the construction industry. Here’s a brief look at the technology:

So, when this new technology hits a construction project near you, thank the forward-thinking Israelis!