Comparing Drones and Satellites for Utility Grid Inspections DRONELIFE presents this guest post by Kaitlyn Albertoli, the Co-Founder and CEO of Buzz Solutions. Buzz Solutions safeguards the world's energy infrastructure with an AI-powered predictive analytics platform for visual infrastructure inspections. The company enables field teams to prioritize and perform maintenance … [Read more...] about Down to Earth: Analyzing the Key Differences Between Aerial Vehicles and Satellites in Utility Grid Inspections
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Meet the Spider King: MMC Is Changing the Way Utility Companies Work Around the World
China's leading industrial drone company, MMC, is changing the way that utility companies around the world think about power line stringing. MMC is dominating the market in power line stringing by drone in Asia, and rapidly spreading around the globe. Power line stringing by drone offers tremendous advantages to developing countries without a robust road infrastructure … [Read more...] about Meet the Spider King: MMC Is Changing the Way Utility Companies Work Around the World
Another Milestone for Commercial Drone Adoption: 100,000 Feet of Railway Bridges
Bridge inspections are a strong example of the value of drone technology, and with over 100,000 linear feet of rail bridge inspected, HAZON Solutions is proving the point. VA-based HAZON Solutions ("HAZON") was commissioned by Norfolk Southern to conduct the most comprehensive drone-based inspections in the industry. The stunning part of the milestone is the speed with … [Read more...] about Another Milestone for Commercial Drone Adoption: 100,000 Feet of Railway Bridges
Power to the People: Bringing Drones to Power Line Stringing Projects Everywhere
Undeveloped countries are rushing to deliver power to all of their citizens - and with it the economic opportunities and progress that only a robust power infrastructure can deliver. But in some countries the natural terrain - and local laws - make power line stringing by traditional means nearly impossible. Enter the drone. In Bandung, Indonesia, a power line project had … [Read more...] about Power to the People: Bringing Drones to Power Line Stringing Projects Everywhere
