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Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are remotely-operated robotic agents that can safely deploy and maneuver on the surface of bodies of water. Although, there is an established body of literature on large, complex and expensive USVs in structural health monitoring, comparing the solutions provided with the current available UAVs and their scale, cost, and applications, shows that USVs are not yet developed at this scale. The goal of this study is to provide a proof of concept for applications and development of USV devices (small, low cost, and versatile) similar to the current available UAVs. These devices can be used for monitoring the construction progress, facility management or in other words it can basically stretch over the lifecycle of the facilities. This paper first presents a discussion on different adaptations of the UVs and their definitions and applications. This is followed by a literature review on different …