Industry / Utilities and telecom

Reality capture for utilities and telecom

Conductors, poles, structures and vegetation resolved from a single pass, with cross sections and clearance data you can act on. When the contract requires a US built platform, we fly the Harris H6 with a GeoCue TrueView sensor.

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01/The problem

Clearance is a measurement problem, not an opinion.

Vegetation management, clearance verification and structure condition all depend on knowing where things actually are in three dimensions. A photo of a line does not tell you the distance from the conductor to the canopy under it.

Corridor LiDAR does. Conductors resolve as distinct returns, poles and structures come through, and vegetation classifies out so you can measure the gap between them along the whole run rather than at the spots somebody happened to check.

What corridor capture delivers

Classified corridor point cloud with conductors resolved
Cross sections at your interval
Vegetation clearance measurements along the run
Pole and structure locations and heights
Ground and vegetation classification
Encroachment and access documentation
Thermal on connections and equipment
Deliverables on a US built NDAA compliant platform on request

02/Fit

How the work runs

Platform matched to the contract

Private utility and telecom work flies the commercial platform. Public agency and NDAA restricted work flies the US built Harris H6 with a GeoCue TrueView sensor. Same crew, same standards.

Corridor flight planning

Long linear collections planned as corridors, not as a grid over a rectangle, which keeps flight time and cost proportional to the actual asset.

Classification for clearance

Conductors, structures, ground and vegetation separated so the clearance measurement is between the right two things.

Access and encroachment

Right of way condition, access routes and encroachments documented in the same pass.

03/Proof

Data from delivered work.

LiDAR cross section of a transmission corridor with conductors resolved — Conductors, poles and vegetation resolved in cross section along the run.

Survey aircraft operating near a transmission structure — Corridor operations near energized structures, planned and briefed.

Multiple views of a corridor LiDAR dataset — Plan, section and colorized model from the same corridor collection.

04/Services

What we typically fly for this work.

05/Questions

Common questions.

Is your equipment NDAA compliant?

One of our two platforms is. The Harris Aerial H6 is US built and carries a GeoCue TrueView 515 sensor, and that is the lane we fly for government, DOT and NDAA restricted utility work. The commercial platform is a DJI M400 and is used for private AEC work.

Can you resolve individual conductors?

Yes, with flight parameters planned for it. Conductor resolution depends on point density and geometry, so the flight gets planned around the deliverable rather than the other way around.

Do you fly near energized assets?

Yes, with the standoffs, briefings and coordination the asset owner requires. We plan it with your operations people rather than showing up and improvising.

How long a corridor can you cover?

Miles per day depends on terrain, structure density and the clearance tolerance. We size it in scoping so the schedule is real.

05/Next step

Start with one site.

Send the boundary and the deliverable you need. We scope it, fly it, and return the data in your format, typically in under seven days.

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