UAV provide vast operational capabilities to individuals across a wide variety of fields, without the need for expensive, noisy or environmentally harmful equipment.
The most important feature of UAV is their ability to reduce or eliminate the need for people to enter hazardous situations or perform dangerous tasks. To assist the aircraft with collision avoidance, geo-fencing, as well as forward facing recording systems can be enabled during flight.
At a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft, UAV offer a greater level of maneuverability, precision and detail. Due to their small size and weight UAV are non-disruptive to work-site operations and can be quickly deployed in limited or confined areas.
Inspections & Assessments
Building and Structural
Pipe Line Inspections
Power Line Inspections
Real Estate Planning
Site Monitoring
Asset or Plant Inspection
Photography and Video
Film and Television
Major Broadcast Events
Sports and Special Events
Property and Real Estate Promotion
Surveying
Agricultural Surveys
Environmental Surveys
Topographic Surveys
Digital Modelling (DSM, DEM)
Cloud Point Data Acquisition
Delivery / Emergency Response
Water and Fire Retardant
Small Devices and Tools
Incendiaries for Forest Ignition
First Aid Kits, Water Filters etc.
Food and Fodder
Messages
Surveillance
Anti-Poaching
Crowd Control
Search and Rescue
Property Management
Environmental
Marine and Livestock Monitoring
Crop Monitoring
Disaster Management
Fire Monitoring
Flood Monitoring
Magnetic and Seismic Research
Case Studies
Video Documentation
TBS Television captured aerial footage of one of Africa’s most beautiful regions within the Serengeti was obtained with an aerial platform, which did not disturb the wildlife or environment.
Site Assessment and Mapping
UAVs provide a cost-effective, time-saving and risk-averse alternative to terrestrial survey mapping and other conventional methods of image capture for photogrammetry. (Photogrammetry is the practice of determining the geometric properties of objects from photos).
Utility Inspection
Thyssengas has initiated a project with the goal of monitoring the high-pressure gas pipelines with low weight, autonomous flying platforms over the air. This technique can either replace or complete the existing air monitoring by helicopter.
Emergency Situations
UAVs are being used to fly over very remote, unpopulated areas to give firefighters a better look at the fire. From its unique overhead vantage point, the drone actually takes photos and sends them to firefighters who then can map the fire’s progress and better observe its behavior.
Geographic Research
A UAV collected data from sub-surface areas in the highly inaccessible, debris-covered Tasman Glacier and provided imagery at a resolution superior to satellite-derived data.
Solar Inspections
A UAV equipped with an IR (infrared) camera can identify malfunctioning panels quickly and inexpensively, allowing operators to replace the panels and keep the solar farm running at peak efficiency. However, it’s only cost-effective for utility-scale solar farms and installations