The utility inspections with drone based imaging industry is embryonic. This may sound a stretch given how many thousands of drone based inspections have already occured, but once you get under the covers it becomes obvious how little standardization there is and how little understanding there is about what to use drones for, where they can be used, what image quality levels should be expected, how close to energized structures drones need to be, and how drones should be deployed to achieve a safety case that can withstand an investigation into "duty of care".

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Your target inspection outcomes are primarily based on delivered data sets that meet the needs of your analysis goals. Those outcomes are only consistently achieved by image capture specialists regardless of the weather, terrain, or equipment used to get the image sensor into the necessary position. Our approach is to focus on this primary reality while managing the operational risk associated to the process.

 

Almost every utility that has commenced down the path to large scale drone inspections has experienced a litany of unexpected and unwanted challenges based on the factors above. Not all drone crews, photographers, vendors or operational managers are created equal and most all drone vendors and pilots are under-educated in the vulnerabilities of drones operating in the energized environment.

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 First and foremost, we offer services based on our set of proven Industry Best Practices, that "inform to implement" to enable you to benefit from our lessons learned alongside our deep proven success and understanding of the utility inspection landscape, its needs, and how to design for success at every level of a program to achieve your inspection targets at the highest safety and quality levels available.