Nokia has showed off how it plans to use drones to replace some of the inspection and maintenance work on cell towers which is currently done by human technicians. Continue reading
Category Archives: Construction
Turbine Blade Inspections by UAS in Canada
To inspect wind turbine blades, workers typically repel down each blade while capturing images, or try to take photos from the ground. Continue reading
Consumers Energy UAS Monitors Utility Lines
Consumers Energy launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Cement City to inspect utility poles and help determine whether the emerging technology can improve customer service.
Florida Power Co Gets sUAS for Storm Damage Surveillance
Florida Power & Light Co. joined the ranks of private companies looking into how drone technology could improve their services this year. Iliana Rentz, FPL’s emergency preparation program manager, holds a Small Unmanned Aerial System.
Industrial Inspection of a 104-Year-Old Chimney
SkyDrones Tecnologia Avionica in Brazil was able to inspect and estimate the cost of repairing a 104-year-old chimney by reconstructing it using UAV-acquired images and image processing software.
Bechtel Uses UAS Technology in Construction
Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows Bechtel to operate UAS technology on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach. Continue reading
T-Mobile Trains Own Pilot to Inspect Cell Towers
Telecom provider T-Mobile will now use Aerialtronics Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as it becomes the first European provider to use drones to inspect 5,000 antennas in Holland. Aerialtronics will also provide the training as T-Mobile becomes unique in the telecoms world by using its own pilot. It is further confirmation that T-Mobile will make structural use of drones in its operations. Continue reading
Netherlands Companies Collaborate on Inspections
Bureau Veritas and Skeye BV have signed a preferred supplier ship related to inspection work executed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s).