Sky-Futures, a drone based data collection and analysis company, said they have completed the world’s first trial inspection of a floating production storage and offloading vessel cargo tank by drone without the need for a human having to enter the tank. Working with their technology partners at Flyability, a drone inspection team “delivered a new way of inspections in … [Read more...] about Sky-Futures Completes Drone-only FPSO Tank Inspection
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Professional Insights into Thermal Imaging with a Drone
Sponsored post by David Lee, Marketing Manager, FLIR Systems — Thermal imaging is a key technology sUAS operators have wanted to get their hands on for years. Certainly, the uses for thermal are well-known and wide-spread – from search and rescue (SAR) to building inspections, from utility and transportation to precision ag, thermal cameras provide capabilities that no other … [Read more...] about Professional Insights into Thermal Imaging with a Drone
Walmart’s Use of Drones: It’s About the Inventory!
According to news reports Wal-Mart is claiming to be 6-9 months away from incorporating drones into its' inventory management processes. A step which they believe will enable them to better compete with rivals. Several large firms have been looking at drones for delivery of online orders. SHL, Amazon, and Wal-Mart have invested a tremendous amount of resources in drone … [Read more...] about Walmart’s Use of Drones: It’s About the Inventory!
AirFusion Software Platform Delivers High Performance Damage Detection of Infrastructure
With a goal of giving their customers the ability to more efficiently understand and protect their most valuable infrastructure assets, Massachusetts-based AirFusion is working to develop next generation drone software tools to better gather, analyze and commercialize data from aerial sensors and drone cameras. The company's unique software platform recognizes and extracts … [Read more...] about AirFusion Software Platform Delivers High Performance Damage Detection of Infrastructure
Virginia Tech COA Enables Long-distance Flight Surveying of Energy Corridors, Infrastructure
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a new flight corridor in central Virginia for unnamed aircraft testing. The Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership has received a Certificate of Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration for research flights up to 7,000 feet in altitude in an area of nearly 5,000 square miles in central Virginia. The … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech COA Enables Long-distance Flight Surveying of Energy Corridors, Infrastructure
