Drones in Business 3

Power-line Inspection Power Line inspection is an essential requirement of the power transmission industry, but it is very time consuming and can be very expensive and dangerous for crews - often involving climbing the towers or hanging out of a helicopter. Drones capable of taking a variety of sensors up into the air offer tremendous potential cost savings and significantly reducing the risk to personnel: Zoom RGB cameras can take high-definition photos to perform tower and cable inspections Aerial LiDAR mapping can provide very accurate data on vegetation proximity to the power-lines Corona detection cameras can detect significant failures or power loss in a line Danger to Humans Dangerous situations such as bomb threats, untriggered explosives and chemical leaks are not ones in which we want to risk the lives of human beings and so machines are much better suited for those tasks. RPAs are being deployed more and more to assist with: SWAT teams investigating possible bomb threats Recovery and disposal of untriggered explosives Investigation of sources of chemical leaks or gas leaks Cinematography and Photography Filming and cinematography has been the most prominent and common use of RPAS so far. The Film and TV industry is continuing to use RPAS more and more as producers and directors are getting ever more creative in the shots they want to accomplish as drones, gimbals and camera technology continue to improve to allow for more creativity. Drone shots can now be seen in nearly all types of TV and Film productions: Major motion pictures Network TV shows Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Disney productions Documentaries Action Sports Commercials