Drones and Data Analytics Set to Transform Highway Inspections in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division is teaming up with MassDOT Highway to take highway inspections and maintenance to the next level using drones and data analytics. They’ve applied for a $1 million grant from the Federal …
Read More »Hawaiian Electric to perform aerial inspections in Wailuku a…
July 17, 2024, 1:55 PM HST Maui Electric crews work to fix power line on Hāna Hwy. Maui Now file photo 2017. Hawaiian Electric will be using unmanned aircraft, or drones, for aerial inspections of its infrastructure near Kaʻahumanu Ave. and Liholiho Street in the Wailuku area on Thursday, July …
Read More »InDro Obtains FAA BVLOS Waiver for Solar Farm Inspections
InDro Robotics has obtained a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights. The waiver will allow InDro to expand its successful program of remotely piloted infrastructure inspections where we ship a drone to the location – and instruct a person there to be …
Read More »PAU Completes 13,000 miles of BVLOS Utility Inspections
Phoenix Air Unmanned, LLC (PAU) crossed the 13,000-mile mark of utility transmission line inspection flights for Xcel Energy last week. The mileage total is another milestone for a program designed to build upon traditional inspection methods in the utility industry and advance beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) Uncrewed Aircraft …
Read More »Red Deer airport using drones for runway inspections – Red D…
Red Deer airport using drones for runway inspections Unmanned aircraft vehicles will gather data and photos of runways Red Deer Regional Airport has teamed up with a Calgary company that specializes in using drones for runway inspections and other work. One of Aerium Analytics’ first projects will be …
Read More »SCE to use drones for inspections in some High Desert areas …
VICTORVILLE — As part of its Wildfire Mitigation Plan, Southern California Edison will use drones over parts of the High Desert to inspect power equipment. SCE spokesman David Song told the Daily Press on Monday that over the next few months, some residents west of Interstate 15 may see SCE …
Read More »Amsterdam Drone Week 2019: Exploring UAS for Inspections
As an event that showcased air taxis and concepts like Mobility as a Service, Amsterdam Drone Week is an incredible place to explore new drone technologies and applications that will define the future of the airspace. Regulators from across Europe come together at the event to develop open, connected and …
Read More »THE DRIFT: Drones making underground inspections safer
Mike Campigotto envisions a day when an autonomous drone can wake up underground, fly a pre-determined route recording the specs of a stope, return to its docking station, and upload the data to a server – all before the mine supervisor has had their morning coffee. It’s not as far …
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