Industrial Drone Programs
There are countless equipment options out there for an industrial drone program.
It is tempting to assume that hybrid drones are faster because they fly longer, or electric drones are simpler because they have fewer moving parts. Which platform is right for you? It depends.
No two businesses are the same. A construction manager keeping tabs on a work site needs fundamentally different information than an airfield manager. Their budgets will be different. Their airspace will be different. Even the weather will be different. One might prioritize coverage speed, the other airspace deconfliction. Do you need a laser altimeter?How does the team get to the scan site? How long will they be there? When are their drones due for an overhaul? What is the plan for unscheduled maintenance? How do you quality control your data? Where do you store your data? Where do you process it? What are your operational risks and your mitigation strategies?
I know what it takes to run an industrial drone program. I have directed the scanning, digitization, and analysis of 500,000,000 square feet at 30 active airports globally. In the field, I have directed multi-drone operations in congested airspace and repaired everything from throttle servos to landing gear to camera mounts. I have cut through dense brush to reach remote properties. From the office, I have obtained airspace approvals from the FAA, USAF, and EASA to operate over active commercial airports and classified military facilities. I developed automated mission planning tools to generate thousands of optimized flight plans, and post processing tools that have handled over one million images. I have written standard operating procedures, sold services, spoken with customers, planned international logistics, trained pilots, and prototyped my own drones. I have delivered digital twins and managed the infrastructure for over 1.5 Petabytes of aerial imagery. I have specialized so you don’t have to.
Industrial drone operations are complicated. When you partner with Commonwealth Drone Solutions, they aren’t. Schedule a free consultation today!
