Inspection Drones
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Using Drones for Inspection Applications
Tired of wasting your heavy equipment and manpower on routine inspections? Vision Aerial inspection drones can do the work in a fraction of the time. Using sophisticated sensors to gather a wide range of data, Vision Aerial systems accurately identify anomalies with fewer resources.
How Industries Leverage Drones for Inspections
Utilities & Power
- Wind Turbine Inspection
- Solar Field Inspection
- Power Line Inspection
- Hydroelectric
- Cell Phone Towers
Construction
- Project Monitoring
- Roof Inspection
- Building Inspection
Infrastructure
- Bridge Inspection
- Highway
Mining & Aggregates
- Project Oversite
- Slope Monitoring
- Tailing Pond Monitoring
Oil & Gas
- Pipeline Inspeciton
- Refinery Flare Tip Inspection
- Tank Level Measuring
Agriculture
- Crop Inspection
- Land Use Surveying
- Irrigation Inspection
Reduce Costs
Collect Superior Data
Improve Safety
Reach Inaccessible Areas
Why Vision Aerial?
Reduce Inspection Costs with Drones
Inspections are expensive. Especially depending on what you’re inspecting like pipelines, dams, wind turbines, etc. Difficult to reach locations require sizeable scaffolding or expensive snooper trucks. In some cases, the inspector must place themself in dangerous conditions. The combined costs of special equipment and liability insurance add up. According to a 2019 survey conducted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, a bridge deck inspection conducted by a drone was a quarter of the cost of a manual inspection.
Receive Better Inspection Data, More Frequently
In the past, the most common type of inspection was visual. Inspectors now see the invisible with thermal drone cameras, infrared, multispectral imagers, radar, LiDAR, optical gas imaging payloads, and sonar. Furthermore, drones can quickly repeat past missions. With considerably lower costs, data persistence is improved through more frequent inspections. Then operators can more accurately deploy resources over time.
Use data collected during flights to create high-quality images, geo-tagged orthomosaic maps, point clouds, digital surface models (DSMs), digital terrain models (DTMs), and 3D models. These tools can provide additional insights and faster discovery of potential issues.
Improve Overall Safety with Inspection Drones
Drones for inspection don’t just remove people from dangerous situations. They also provide the ability to perform inspections more frequently. This ensures potential problems are spotted more quickly. The expanded datasets gathered from the sensors can then be imported into a wide variety of applications. The data can be used for risk management and to improve future solutions.
Ready for Better Data?
Why Use Vision Aerial Drones for Inspections?
Capable Platforms
Long flight times combined with a substantial payload capacity ensure you have the power to get your job done.
Easy To Fly
Less than 4 hours of training time, intuitive controls, and ultra-smooth flight mean your team can focus on what matters.
Payload Versatility
Our drones can carry all the best-in-class cameras and sensors. They easily adapt to support your missions as they evolve.
Rapid Deployment
Vision Aerial drones fold for easy transport. Go from case to flight in under 2 minutes.
Recommended System for Inspections
$8,800.00
Vision Aerial Drone Inspection System (IS7)
The Vision Aerial Drone Inspection System includes a gimbal-mounted high-resolution camera. Allows you to effortlessly swap payloads as your mission evolves.
Key Features
- 5 kg (11 lb) payload capacity
- Less than 2-minute setup and breakdown
- Built-in vibration dampening for cleaner images
- Payload flexibility can evolve with your missions
- Mission planning software to easily repeat missions
- 60 megapixel camera resolution
- Easily integrates with optional Seamless RTK
- Versatility to easily add more payloads in the future
What's Included
Full Specifications
- Vector hexacopter (Learn more)
- Sony FE 35mm f/1.8 G lens
- Sony A7R iv camera body (View Data Sheet)
- SD Card 128 GB
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