Harnessing UAV Technology for Efficient, Secure, and Environmentally Conscious Infrastructure Operation
British company Skyports Drone Services and Norway-based Field recently announced a partnership to supply latest services to utility and infrastructure operators, combining Field’s UAV-based infrastructure inspection system with Skyports experience in BVLOS operations across the globe. The brand new service utilizes Field’s solution, (which incorporates a UAV, sensor packages, and software) to immediately and securely upload helpful data to the cloud in real-time, reducing the necessity for difficult and sometimes dangerous in-person operations within the infrastructure space.
“Field’s complete BVLOS ecosystem has been tested thoroughly, undergoing greater than 6500 flight hours under the world’s harshest conditions, from subzero arctic temperatures to extreme desert winds and warmth. It’s a strong and complete linear inspection solution. There is no such thing as a other solution prefer it available on the market,” said Jimmy Bostrøm, Head of Emerging Markets at Field.
Field’s solution differs from competitors with a multi-sensor approach, meaning that operations that will otherwise be done manually or using a single-sensor UAV over the course of multiple flights can now be accomplished much more efficiently. With Skyports’ BVLOS flight permissions and long-range flight experience, the corporate estimates that it will probably inspect and survey as much as 100km of linear infrastructure in a single day.
“This latest service offering not only provides utility and infrastructure owners with rapid and detailed insights into their assets but additionally facilitates critical decision-making, cuts operational costs, enhances safety, and produces significantly lower emissions than existing solutions,” said Alex Brown, Director of Skyports Drone Services. “We stay up for making the Field solution available to rail and utilities customers and continuing to reveal the worth of BVLOS drone operations.”
Skyports has announced a big selection of recent strategic operations over the previous months, including a drone delivery app in Korea released alongside RigiTech, latest mining-focused UAV operations with Carbonix, and drone delivery to offshore oil-drilling rigs in partnership with Equinor. Meanwhile, Field announced a merger with UAV developer PrecisionHawk to enable their modern infrastructure inspection solution earlier this 12 months.
The partnership has already begun operations within the UK and Europe, including a brand new partnership with an unnamed linear infrastructure operator. More information on Skyports is on the market here, and more information on Field is on the market here.