Service 05
Asset and structure inspection
Anything that currently needs a lift, a rope crew, a scaffold or a shutdown to look at properly. Close visual capture under a documented flight plan, delivered as imagery your reliability team can act on.
What you get
- High resolution imagery indexed per asset, per elevation or per component
- Findings located rather than loose, so a repair crew knows where to go
- Paired thermal capture where a condition has a heat signature
- Asset position files built from public and client datasets, delivered as KMZ before mobilisation
- A repeatable capture standard so the next inspection compares to this one
How programs are run
- Flight plans, standoff distances and pass sequencing agreed before mobilisation
- Every asset captured to the same standard, so reporting is consistent across a site
- Subcontracted pilots operate under a signed services agreement with insurance minimums enforced
- One point of contact and one invoice regardless of how many sites are in the program
Capture reference
- Fleet
- Mavic 3E, 3T, 3M
- Turbine positions built
- 83 in one KMZ program
- Missions delivered
- 126+ for a single platform client
- Subcontract minimums
- $2M CGL, $1M RPAS
- Coverage
- AB, SK, BC, QC delivered
- Reporting
- Per asset, indexed
An 83 turbine wind farm program began with a position file built from the national turbine dataset and confirmed against client records, delivered as a KMZ before anyone mobilised.
Used for
7 applicationsWind turbine blades and towers
Close visual capture at standoff distances down to 8 metres, across a full site to one consistent standard, with reporting indexed per asset.
Roofs and building envelope
Condition imagery of membrane, parapets, flashing and rooftop equipment without roof access.
Communication and transmission towers
Antenna, mount and structure condition from standoff.
Stacks, flares and vessels
Debris and condition checked on tall stacks while they are in service and flaring, at height and without a shutdown or a rope crew.
Facades and high rise exteriors
Cladding, sealant, glazing and water ingress across a full elevation. The tallest tower in Alberta, at 250.9 m, was inspected this way by launching from the roof and working down the face.
Bridges and civil structures
Deck, girder, abutment and underside imagery where access is the constraint.
Post storm and insurance documentation
Dated, georeferenced condition record across a property or portfolio.
Recognise your project in that list? Send the site and the deliverable and a scoped quote comes back, usually within one business day, with the positioning method and delivery window stated and your licence to use the imagery included.
Get a quote for asset and structure inspectionCommon questions
Answered plainlyDo you inspect wind turbine blades?
Yes. Close visual inspection of blades and towers, run under a documented flight plan with standoff distances and pass sequencing set before mobilisation, so every blade on the site is captured to the same standard.
Can you handle sites across several provinces?
Yes. Multi site programs are delivered through a coordinated network of certified pilots in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Quebec, operating under the Drone360 services agreement with minimums of $2 million commercial general liability and $1 million RPAS liability. You hold one contract and receive one invoice.
How are asset positions confirmed before mobilisation?
Position files are built from public datasets and client records, cross checked, and delivered as a KMZ before anyone travels. On an 83 turbine site that step is what keeps a multi day mobilisation from going sideways on day one.
Who owns the imagery?
Copyright stays with Drone360 Imagery and clients receive a broad perpetual licence to use the imagery. Licensing terms are issued as a standalone document alongside the services agreement so there is no ambiguity later.
Other services
Drone360 ImageryMapping and terrain models
Orthomosaics, terrain and surface models, contours and point clouds captured with RTK positioning to a stated accuracy.
02Volumetric measurement
Material volumes and cut and fill figures reported against a stated reference surface, on a repeatable cycle.
03Area and quantity measurement
Measured areas and quantities reconciled in a workbook and shown over a scaled image anyone can verify.
04Thermal imaging
Radiometric thermal capture for hot spots, moisture, electrical and mechanical faults, and heat signature search support.
06Multispectral mapping
Index maps that show plant stress before it is visible to the eye, flown on your schedule rather than a satellite's.
07Progress documentation
Repeat capture from logged positions, so this month lines up with last month and the sequence reads as progress.
08Aerial media and events
Cinematic aerial film, facility and property imagery, and live event coverage with standoff planned in advance.
09Lidar capture
High density lidar for ground surface beneath vegetation, captured with RGB in the same mobilisation.