Utility services are so essential that some households
seem to plunge into the stone ages with the shortage of a single common
utility. It takes a lot of manpower to ensure provision of common utilities to
every household and utility companies go to great pains to ensure they run
smoothly at all times. With the supply lines stretching hundreds of thousands
of miles, a fault in a single area can lead to huge issues. This is why utility
companies employ a number of inspection teams which keep a lookout for faults.
Drones have offered a great breakthrough in the field
of utilities because they have the capability of moving much faster than humans
ever will. The fact that they can record footage essential since operators and
inspectors can simply stay in a room and do the inspection right from their
offices. With thermal imagery and other techniques growing, inspection of
utility lines is becoming easier with some drones even being capable of
identifying potential problems on their own using advanced cameras and
algorithms.
There are a number of aspects in which the use of
drones is helping the utilities industry. Their widespread use in utilities
inspection like aerial inspection of overhead electricity lines and sensory
inspection of water, gas lines and telephone lines has made life very easy for
utility companies. The major reasons for their widespread use include health
and safety, cost, time, accountability and accurate reporting.
Health and Safety
The main problem of working in the field of utility is
that the personnel need to work at heights mostly and this is particularly
dangerously regardless of the safety precautions taken. Moreover, working in the
field of utilities can expose humans to live high voltage circuits which can
totally fry a human body within microseconds. All such dangers are overcome by
using drones in place of inspectors who would have to physically go close to
these utility lines.
Time and Money
When you deploy the humans to carry out the job of
inspecting the lines for fault, there is a lot of time taken with safety
precautions and physical limits being two major reasons. But with the drones
those concerns are futile and they can normally reduce the time of inspection
greatly. And when time is saved, the cost of the operation is minimized in
itself. The fact that there is no need to take safety precautions for a drone
helps too and can save costs here as well.
Accountability and Accurate Reporting
Since drones or unmanned aerial vehicles are machines,
there is no chance of giving a biased report of the fault present in the line. With
drones, there is actual evidence of the inspection and of the findings. There
is no questioning live footage and pictures and this helps utility companies in
having better and more factual records of their inspection quests.
To frame it in simple words, drones are slowly
becoming the present and the future of the utility business and it’s only a
matter of time before drone inspections would become common for every utility
line in the world.
www.UAVLance.com, the one stop shop for all your UAV needs.
LOOKING FOR A DRONE
PILOT?
Simply create a job and watch as the top pilots in the
country bid for your work. And payments are held in escrow, so pilots get paid
on time, and you don't release payment until you're 100% satisfied!
There is no job too big or complex. There are pilots on
UAVLance qualified for EVERY aerial need.
NEED TO RENT A DRONE
FOR BUSINESS OR FOR FUN?
At UAVLance.com, Drone Rental companies across the country
compete for your business. Find the lowest rate on that perfect drone you've
always wanted to fly. Want to earn extra money? Setup an account and rent your
drone today! It's that simple.
INTERESTED IN DRONE
RACING?
UAVLance is the first website to enable organizers to setup
and manage races, create stunning web pages, invite racers and sponsors to
register, and automate payouts. Competitions for all skill levels.
No comments:
Post a Comment