01 / ASSETS
Everything that ages,
seen from the sky.
Bridges, dams, tunnels, power lines, wind turbines, sewers. For each of 24 asset types: how it deteriorates, the pain of today’s inspection, and what drones do and do not change.
After reading: you can name the aircraft, sensors and flight pattern that fit your asset, and the checks people must keep.
24 ASSET TYPES
Choose an asset
Roads, bridges & tunnels
Bridges
Every bridge soffit watched every year, without closing a lane.
Read moreExpressways & roads
Fewer lane closures, and every structure along the route seen every year.
Read moreRoad & rail tunnels
Minimal closures, and every metre of lining tracked year after year.
Read moreSlopes, levees & rivers
Every small change on slopes and levees found before the flood season.
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Water, dams & sewers
Dams
Wall, water and galleries compared year after year with the same eyes.
Read moreSewer pipes
Every trunk sewer watched from the inside every year — without stopping the flow or sending people in.
Read moreUnderground tunnels & utility conduits
Kilometres of underground corridors watched every day — without anyone walking them.
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Buildings & cities
Condominiums
Facade safety confirmed without scaffolding, while residents carry on living at home.
Read moreOffice buildings & facades
Facade safety confirmed on city-centre towers without waiting for the gondola.
Read moreChimneys & stacks
The whole inside of a stack recorded within hours of shutdown.
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Energy & power
Power lines
Every span watched every year — no outage, no mountain climb.
Read moreTransmission towers
Every tower’s changes known each year, without climbing each one.
Read moreTelecom towers
People climb only to fix. Looking is done from the air.
Read moreSolar PV plants
Every module, every season, watched through its heat signature.
Read moreWind turbines
Every blade on every turbine watched every year, with only a short stop.
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Plants & industrial assets
Process plants
Every high and tight spot in the plant watched without a shutdown or a scaffold.
Read morePlant piping & pipe racks
Every pipe on every rack watched every year, without a scaffold.
Read moreStorage tanks
People enter a tank only when they truly have to.
Read moreBoilers & furnaces
Scaffolding only where it is needed. Every outage a day shorter.
Read moreMines & shafts
Every void measured on the day it is blasted, without anyone stepping inside.
Read moreLong-distance pipelines
A line where someone notices the moment an excavator comes close.
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Rail, ports & ships
Railways
Every change along the line known each morning, without anyone stepping onto the track.
Read morePorts & quays
Every quay watched from waterline to seabed, every year, on the same yardstick — without sending a diver down.
Read moreShips & offshore structures
People enter a tank only where a drone has already said “look here”.
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