Repeatable linear routes
The alignment is flown as a corridor route: same points, same framing, same altitude every pass, so a change stands out.
A pipeline in open country: followed with a corridor route, the same one every time.
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Oil, gas and utility networks
Tanks, routes and lines: patrol and documented inspection along paths repeated identically.
On a linear network the problem is length: kilometres of route to cover in order to check a handful of critical points. A programmed route visits them all in the same order every time, saves imagery at the same scale and makes two checks months apart comparable.
Figures for this sector
- 250 m
- distance at which the telephoto still returns readable detail
- 1800 m
- laser rangefinder reach for measuring a point
- ±2 °C
- stated accuracy of the temperature measurement
What we do
Tanks and structures
Floating roofs, insulation, stairs and walkways documented from above and below: the gimbal also looks upward, up to 70°.
Tank roofs seen from above: seals, ladders and walkways with nothing to climb.
Thermography on hot spots
Degraded insulation, heat loss and switchgear: the thermal camera separates differences down to 0.05 °C and measures to a stated ±2 °C.
The pipework and panels of a depot: a leak shows in thermal before it shows in a photograph.
Easements and encroachment
Unauthorised occupation, vegetation grown over the route, unpermitted excavation: recorded and dated on the orthophoto, ready to report.
A pylon amid the fields: encroaching vegetation, tracks and digging along the route stay dated on the orthophoto.
What you get
- Orthophoto of the route, georeferenced and split by section
- Photographs of the critical points, always in the same order
- Thermal map of hot spots with measured temperatures
- Encroachment reports with coordinates and date
- Flight report for every campaign, comparable with previous ones
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