SPH Engineering and Phase One have partnered to offer an all-in-one solution for more accessible data collection and reporting in visual inspections. Continue reading
Category Archives: Inspections
How Drones are Making Bridge Inspections Safer and More Efficient
New technologies are helping to make the most of infrastructure evaluation. Stantec, in collaboration with Skydio, delivered an innovative bridge inspection for the Nevada Department of Transportation at the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Hoover Dam Bypass). Continue reading
I Fly Drones at Delta – an Airline Pilot Unlike Any Other
Inside the cavernous expanse of a Delta maintenance hangar, just steps away from the bustling runways of Atlanta’s airport, an autonomous drone takes off for a test flight. The drone climbs and then carefully hovers alongside the Delta Widget emblazoned on the side of an Airbus A350-900, commencing an inspection of Delta’s state-of-the-art flagship jet. Continue reading
Drones Trialled at Sellafield to Identify Unknown Radiation Hotspots
Sellafield Ltd., a subsidiary of the U.K. government’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, announced that drone pilots have successfully completed two firsts in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, England. Continue reading
High-Resolution Cameras Boost Automated Drone Inspection in the Port of Hamburg
Sony customer HHLA Sky uses Alpha 7R cameras and the Sony Camera Remote SDK on its automated drones for critical crane safety inspections in the Port of Hamburg, boosting efficiency and improving results. Continue reading
New York Power Authority Launches $37M UAS Inspection Program
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on July 27th. approved the first phase of funding for a $37.2 million Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone program to roll out new inspection capabilities over the next five years and position the nation’s largest state utility as an industry leader in robotic initiatives. Continue reading
Veolia Water Chooses Elios Drones to Improve Efficiency and Safety of Inspections
In 2023 Veolia Water updated its drone fleet with the addition of a new Elios, with the aim of reducing inspection costs and inspection time, but also improving the safety of its workers. Now, the Elios 3 is considered “an irreplaceable tool […] and a new member within the team that we use every day”. Continue reading
USAF Trials Drones and AI to Reduce Aircraft Inspection Times
The U.S. Air Force is experimenting with a mix of drones, artificial intelligence and cloud collaboration to find ways to slash the time it takes to inspect aircraft for wear and tear. Continue reading