DRONE APPLICATIONS IN SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES
Surveying and GIS
Drone technology represents a huge potential for surveyors and GIS professionals. It greatly cuts the cost and work hours of data capture. Further, you can survey otherwise unreachable areas and deliver that would be otherwise impossible to produce in a safe or cost-effective way.
- Land surveying
- Cadastral maps
- Topographical surveys
- Precise measurements
- Land management and development
- Urban planning
Mining and aggregates
Improve the management efficiency of large mining sites and quarries by providing complete data about the state of the site in a short turnaround time. Data can be safely produced by workers on site without the danger of climbing stockpiles or walking amidst moving construction equipment. All of this at a fraction of the cost of traditional surveying methods and without machinery disruption.
- Inventory and management of stockpile volume
- Mine or quarry monitoring and operation planning
- Assessment before drilling or blasting
- Road monitoring
- Slope monitoring
- Hazard identifications
Construction and infrastructure
It helps construction professional to quickly drone map large or unreachable areas for pre-built evaluation. It also decreases costs and improves the turnaround time for surveying and construction while helping you stay on track with your budget and timeline throughout a project.
- Volume measurements
- 3D models of sites
- Tracking construction progress
Agriculture
Assess losses after major weather event
The WingtraOne professional drone produces multispectral imagery to provide accurate plant counts or identify plants’ health problems early on. This data can be used to prevent costly spread of diseases or invasive species. It can also provide valuable insights to boost yield productivity.
- Monitor plant health
- Perform plant count
- Optimize plant ROI
Environmental monitoring
Conservationists and researchers use commercial drones to easily and quickly track wildlife or monitor land changes without the need for low-resolution satellite images or costly manned aircraft.
- Population monitoring and control
- Classify areas
- Volumes
- Monitor land changes
Oil and gaz
The oil & gas industry relates to the end-to-end production & supply of petroleum products. It is one of the biggest industries in the world, one of the most capital-intensive while being one of the largest contributors to the global economy.
Since oil and gas industry operates according to stringent standards, frequent inspection and maintenance is crucial to ensure safety and avoid failures. But current methods of inspecting involve immense cost, great risks and shutting down of operations leading to great losses.
The industry can be broken down into three key areas: Upstream, midstream and downstream, each relating to one of exploration & extraction, transportation, and refining of petroleum products.
Drones are transforming the way inspections and maintenance of assets such as well sites, pipelines, storage tanks, and offshore platforms. The technology at every stage of petroleum production – from fast and accurate surveys to inspection of hard-to-reach areas saving significant amount of time and costs.
Drones can be employed effortlessly around flare stacks, oil rigs and along miles of pipeline for monitoring of leaks or gas emissions, detecting spills, corrosion, heat spots and improve safety by eliminating the need for human intervention. Data from drones are more accurate and provides trends undetectable by the human eye. Drones can save millions of dollars for the oil & gas industry by improving on-site safety and reducing maintenance costs.
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