(Newswire.net — August 27, 2021) —
Drones used to be futuristic pieces of technology that were only reserved for the military. In today’s world, there is no security clearance to own and operate a drone for personal use. Commercial drone usage needs to be licensed and cleared with the FAA. The drone pilots also have to be licensed which is imperative working on any type of commercial project.
LiDAR or light detection and ranging can map objects extremely accurately. When coupled with drones, large areas can be surveyed or inspected. Hard to reach areas can be imaged in order to land projects to be strategized. The following are the benefits of LiDAR imaging and drones.
Drones Are Extremely Efficient
Drones can cover quite a large area when collecting data. Data collections will depend on the drone pilot, imaging technology being used, and a few other variables. FlyGuys offers LiDAR services that can allow a project to go efficiently and saving time could mean additional profits.
Improving the efficiency of a project and eliminating delays of inspections will help a project go quite smoothly. The allocation of staff can even be improved by being able to see the entire project site in a matter of seconds.
Drones Improve Safety
Drones can traverse areas that a normal person cannot without safety equipment. There are so many inspections that are dangerous for the inspector due to having to deal with heights or potential chemicals.
Inspections need to be done after natural disasters as this could save lives. Helicopters are not as prevalent as drones and could have issues. Drones are lower risk and can detect people that are in need of help. Floods can result in power lines that go down. Rescue teams could be at risk due to this which has taken the lives of many over the years when trying to help others through floodwaters.
Drones can be of assistance as seeing a leak in a pipeline could be important before the ecosystem is damaged. Wildfires can be viewed without risk of smoke inhalation or dangerous wind impacting a helicopter or plane.
Imaging Can Be Done Thermally
The naked eye cannot always inspect something that might be working at low efficiency. The temperature of a solar panel is a great example as they could be working hard without producing much in terms of energy. Solar farms use drones so they can keep each section of panels working at full capacity.
Drones will continue to be versatile pieces of technology as drone attachment technology improves. Benefits of LiDAR imaging and drones are immense. These benefits will only improve over time as the technology improves and becomes more widely available. Drones are the tool for data collection of the future and will continue to provide more accurate data over time.