GE Begins Testing Drones According to recent reports on Reuters, General Electric Co., an American multinational conglomerate corporation, has officially begun testing drones. The company is testing autonomous drones and robotic “crawlers” to inspect refineries, factories, railroads and other industrial equipment with an eye on capturing a bigger slice of the $40 billion companies around the globe spend annually on inspections….
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The central theme of this section is the applications and uses of drone, more specifically how drones are used for inspection. Using drones in inspections eliminates the need to contract out an external firm. Some of the various inspections types of inspections where drones are useful are power lines, oil and gas pipelines, and bridges.
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5 Business Lessons about Drone Inspections
5 Business Lessons about Drone Inspections A new research report found on DroneLife.com discusses the 5 business lessons about drone inspections. According to the post, a new research report titled “Five Valuable Business Lessons About Drones in Asset and Infrastructure Inspection” has been released. It comes are the fourth part in a series of white papers intended to share lessons learned…
Read MoreRadiation Monitoring via UAV
Radiation Monitoring via UAV Meet The Phoenix ACE RAD Drones are constantly in the news, with uses for these systems expanding every day. The latest use involves monitoring radiation. BNC Scientific, a division of Berkeley Nucleonics Corp., is the first to offer this type of system. The Phoenix ACE RAD is a UAV Radiation Detection Solution, complementing the company’s family of nuclear detection technology. Thanks to this…
Read MoreFoundations of UAV Surveying
Do you know the foundations of UAV surveying? Australian UAV educational provider, UAVAIR, has launched a specialised set of training programs for accredited unmanned aircraft pilots to perform aerial surveying. In partnership with Propeller, the two Australian startups aim to encourage organisations to save them time and money, reduce risk and acquire better data. In recent years, UAVs (also known…
Read MoreCost Saving for Large North Sea Operator
Cyberhawk achieves 50% cost saving for large North Sea operator News release – 26 April, 2017 Cyberhawk Innovations, the world leader in inspection and survey using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), has once again proven its credentials thanks to analysis from a leading international E&P company, which shows UAV inspection is twenty times faster and half the cost of traditional inspection…
Read MorePuma UAS Inspects Virginia Power Lines
Satellite-Connected Puma UAS Inspects Virginia Power Lines A team from AeroVironment, Dominion Virginia Power, the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and communications company Ligado Networks conducted two days of demonstrations of beyond-line-of-sight powerline inspections using a satellite network, wrapping up with a public demonstration that included a visit by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner on Wednesday, April 12. The demonstration, conducted in Virginia’s…
Read MoreNew Aerial Inspection Drone Solution
Phase One and ATI Announce New Aerial Inspection Drone Solution Phase One Industrial and Aerial Technology International (ATI) have announced that the two companies have developed a professional aerial inspection tool that they claim could help revolutionize the way commercial and industrial structural visual inspections are done. An integrated ATI drone and high-resolution Phase One camera solution enables unprecedented visual…
Read MoreDrone Startup Cites Milestone
Through the Roof: Drone Startup Cites Milestone of 6,000 Inspections BetterView, an insurance technology startup that captures and analyzes data from drones, said it has performed more than 6,000 roof top inspections for insurers since its inception two years ago. San Francisco, California based BetterView has software that streamlines the inspection process using a network of more than 4,000 drone operators. David Tobias, co-founder…
Read MorePreparing Drone Fleet for Storm Season
Allstate Is Preparing Drone Fleet for Storm Season Allstate Assembles Drone Fleet In Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. With storm season rapidly approaching one insurance company moves into position, and mobilizes their drone fleet. Allstate Insurance plans to use drones for assessment of property damage claims across four states. This comes as part of their preparation for the spring…
Read MoreLoveland Innovations Partners with DJI
Loveland Innovations Partners with DJI for Insurance Property Inspections IMGING solution leverages DJI hardware for autonomous drone inspections Loveland Innovations®, the maker of the first autonomous drone inspection solution built specifically for the Insurance industry and roofing inspections, announced today a partnership with DJI®, the world leader in unmanned aerial vehicle technology. Under the partnership, DJI will be supplying the…
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