Georgia-Pacific is testing an autonomous drone system at its Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Alabama, to monitor construction progress on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. The company described the trial as its first use of an autonomous drone for this type of industrial work. …Georgia-Pacific began evaluating an automated approach to standardise image collection, reduce the amount of manual work required and limit a pilot’s exposure to hazards within the industrial facility. The system is intended to provide regular and more consistent progress information to project leaders and other decision-makers while allowing employees to dedicate more time to higher-value work. …The work is intended to support reality capture, three-dimensional modelling and integrated data workflows, with the longer-term objective of developing a connected digital twin that can enable safer project execution, faster decisions and greater operational value.