Remote visual inspections are leading the way toward safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective inspections. In addition to being required by regulatory bodies, regular inspection can help prolong the asset life cycle. They also allow inspections of complex or impossible-to-reach parts of your facilities.

Keep your facilities in top condition while minimising costs and increasing safety -all that can be achieved through regular drone inspections.

Discover five benefits why using Heightened Vision to conduct remote inspections on your infrastructure and why it's critical to ensuring safety and reliability.

1. Lower inspection costs

Companies and other organisations are increasingly turning to the use of drones to inspect their infrastructure, most notably for economic reasons. Aerial drone inspections are often faster and can reduce preparation time, equipment, and human resources.

Traditional manual inspections require assembling scaffolding (and subsequent disassembly),preparing harnesses, and verifying that the air in the area is breathable. Using a drone, however, eliminates the need for these preparations, which not only increases the efficiency of the inspection process and saves time and resources that could be used for other tasks but also saves money directly.

On the other hand, by reducing the risk faced by the inspectors, the company can also reduce the cost of the liability insurance it must take out.

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2. Better imagery and data collection

Using Heightened Visions drone technology, we can provide broader coverage when taking photos, videos, measurements, or thermal images. And it's easier to take measurements or capture images from certain angles or locations that are impossible for workers to do.

In addition, drones can capture as many shots as possible in the exact location repeatedly. This makes it easy to compare before-and-after images of maintenance or repair work. Engineers can use aerial imagery obtained by drones to accurately assess the condition of structures and plan and determine work progress.

Heightened Visions drones can be integrated with sensors such as thermal imaging devices and gas leak detectors to collect more diverse parameters. This allows them to obtain more complete data in a very short period. These devices can transmit data using communication technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or mobile data, allowing interested parties to see images in real-time anywhere in the world.

3. Save time

Drones eliminate the need to transport and install scaffolding, ladders, and other access equipment, reducing the cost and time of inspection efforts. Traditional inspection methods require long lead times, heavy access equipment setups and manual data collection processes.

Compared to traditional inspection methods, drone inspections reduce the time it takes to evaluate structures and make the necessary decisions to repair the damage before it leads to more expensive failures. Drone inspections can be planned and completed in less than an hour, while using traditional manual methods can take days or weeks.

4. Ability to reach hard-to-reach places 

Drones offer a cheaper, faster, and safer way to inspect any structure. Most buildings, especially those with complex designs and roofs, are often difficult to inspect using traditional methods. They require specialised climbing equipment with experienced and skilled labour, so the cost is higher.

Drone scan access confined spaces or hard-to-reach areas of complex structures at much less cost, time, and risk. This makes it possible to inspect areas that would otherwise be difficult to reach with traditional means. In some cases, workers are limited in their access to surfaces.

Asa result, collecting valuable data from these areas becomes impossible. On the other hand, drones can get as close as possible and take high-resolution images. By allowing engineers to obtain information from virtually any area, drones expand the coverage area and increase the reliability of assessment and maintenance programs.

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5. Improved safety

Heightened Visions drones can access areas that are difficult to access and pose a risk to the safety and health of workers. In addition to being able to enter hazardous spaces, drones require less effort, unlike traditional methods that may even require special clothing and equipment if inspecting dangerous areas. And it is drones that allow workers to inspect infrastructure from a safe distance, thus eliminating the need to bring workers to hazardous locations.

Asa result, drones offer a faster, safer, and more cost-effective option for building inspections than traditional manual methods. In fact, they provide a wide range of benefits, such as reduced inspection risk, lower costs, and faster access to structural condition information.

Whether you require a one-off industrial infrastructure inspection or regular drone inspections, Heightened Vision can help keep your project on track and compliant with industry regulations. Based in Cairns, North Queensland, our team can reach the most remote locations Australia-Wide. You can contact us online or call us at 0407 845 985 for more information about our drone and aerial asset inspection services.

We look forward to hearing from you!