About the service
I conduct field inspections of overhead power lines and pole corridors using a drone — for utility companies, maintenance contractors and facility managers who need to assess the condition of an extended infrastructure section without walking each span on foot. A compact multicopter with a high-resolution camera and radiometric thermal imaging camera makes it possible to fly the route along a specified path and capture wires, crossarms, insulators, transformers, guy-wires and pole tops from a safe distance, without disconnecting the line.
The flight route is planned for a specific corridor: span length, pole spacing, terrain and vegetation density — all of this affects the trajectory and shooting altitude so that nothing is missed. A thermal imaging pass reveals overheated contacts and loosened connections invisible to the naked eye, while optical imaging captures cracked insulators, bird damage, pole tilt, bracket corrosion and broken braces. Overgrowth of the protection zone is recorded separately — branches extending into the clearance envelope, trees leaning toward the wires, and regrowth after previous clearing: this is one of the main causes of unplanned outages and fires near the route.
After the flight, I structure the material by poles and spans, bind each finding to GPS coordinates and assign a criticality level, then transfer a report ready for inclusion in the maintenance plan: a summary table of defects, a list of urgent items requiring immediate attention, and a complete photographic and thermal imaging archive for continuous monitoring of the route condition. The report is delivered as a PDF summary and a package of georeferenced images compatible with common GIS and asset management systems, so findings can be immediately plotted on existing route maps.
I have a valid external pilot license, liability insurance is in place, each flight is coordinated with airspace requirements and, if necessary, with landowners or the utility company before the drone launch. Routes of any length can be inspected in a single visit or split into several visits for large networks; I work with the client's existing pole numbering and GIS layers so the material is immediately integrated into asset management. Upon request, an urgent visit is possible after a storm for quick and objective assessment of the route condition, when this is especially important.
The flight route is planned for a specific corridor: span length, pole spacing, terrain and vegetation density — all of this affects the trajectory and shooting altitude so that nothing is missed. A thermal imaging pass reveals overheated contacts and loosened connections invisible to the naked eye, while optical imaging captures cracked insulators, bird damage, pole tilt, bracket corrosion and broken braces. Overgrowth of the protection zone is recorded separately — branches extending into the clearance envelope, trees leaning toward the wires, and regrowth after previous clearing: this is one of the main causes of unplanned outages and fires near the route.
After the flight, I structure the material by poles and spans, bind each finding to GPS coordinates and assign a criticality level, then transfer a report ready for inclusion in the maintenance plan: a summary table of defects, a list of urgent items requiring immediate attention, and a complete photographic and thermal imaging archive for continuous monitoring of the route condition. The report is delivered as a PDF summary and a package of georeferenced images compatible with common GIS and asset management systems, so findings can be immediately plotted on existing route maps.
I have a valid external pilot license, liability insurance is in place, each flight is coordinated with airspace requirements and, if necessary, with landowners or the utility company before the drone launch. Routes of any length can be inspected in a single visit or split into several visits for large networks; I work with the client's existing pole numbering and GIS layers so the material is immediately integrated into asset management. Upon request, an urgent visit is possible after a storm for quick and objective assessment of the route condition, when this is especially important.
