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GeoDigital, FLōT Systems, and ECI form partnership for UAV inspection

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  UAV Inspection services are becoming more and more the norm, this partnership focuses on providing a comprehensive solution This press release on a UAV inspection partnership was first shared on PRNewswire. ATLANTA, June 4th, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — GeoDigital, FL?T Systems, and Environmental Consultants Inc. (ECI) have formed a partnership to bring utilities remote asset inspection capabilities via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) – also known as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The program combines high-resolution imagery collected by FL?T Systems’ beyond line-of-sight capable UAV, analytics and location-based work management software from GeoDigital, and virtual…

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Melbourne Water is using drones to inspect sewage infrastructure

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Using drones to inspect sewage infrastructure is a time saver and risk reducer IT Business News for Australia reported on this great drone use case.  Lets be honest, inspecting sewers is not a job anyone wants.  Using drones to inspect sewage infrastructure feels, intuitively, to be a great fit.  In the article in IT Business news they note: ““From a safety perspective this is effectively a vertical asset,” Courtney said. A usual inspection requires two people to abseil down the face while attempting to locate “anomalies in the concrete structure”…

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21 Section 333 Exemptions Approved, 3/20/2015 – 3/27/2015

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21 Section 333 Exemptions Approved The FAA made a lot of progress on exemptions during the last few days with 21 section 333 exemptions approved. Here are the section 333 exemptions approved by the FAA and a summary of planned use for each. San Diego Gas & Electric Company The exemption notes: “The exemption would allow the petitioner to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to conduct aerial inspections of its electric and gas facilities including emergency response damage assessments” Southern Company Services, Inc. The exemption notes: “The exemption would…

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