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I worked on a project in this industry with PG&E in California. The amount that these companies spend to have humans fly power lines for inspection is incredibl

I worked on a project in this industry with PG&E in California. The amount that these companies spend to have humans fly power lines for inspection is incredible. Besides the cost of the helo, they have a pilot and a second person inspecting the lines and recording on a camera for review later. Good luck, there's a lot of cash up for the taking if you're able to automate the process.

crubier 8y ago
True. The helicopter inspection process is very productive, but also costly and dangerous. Also their process is all about spotting defects from the helicopter while flying, and only taking pictures of defects. This is pretty epic, but not always the best way to make sure you don't miss anything. We capture images of all structures exhaustively, which means that the analysis is done offline, not in a rush. It also allow to scroll back in time to see if a newly found anomaly was already present during a previous inspection.