01 / RGB imagery
Document visible condition.
Capture the joints, surfaces and components your engineers need to review. Connect each usable image to the asset location and record obscured areas in the coverage record.
Inspection & asset condition
Every finding.
In its place.
Inspect chimneys, towers, silos, bridges and process structures with drone-captured RGB imagery, thermal observations and geometry where needed. Give the asset team a located finding register and the evidence behind each observation.
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A view becomes useful when its location and supporting detail stay connected. This is an illustrative observation marker.
A closer look / Motion overview
A finding is more useful in context.
See how a visible observation becomes a located record that an asset team can review.
Illustrative spatial workflowFLYBI / IN CONTEXT
01 / Observe
Capture the relevant view.
Plan the visual coverage around the asset, access and inspection question. Keep the capture conditions clear.
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Capture the relevant view.
Plan the visual coverage around the asset, access and inspection question. Keep the capture conditions clear.
Visual coverageGive the observation a place.
Associate visible findings with an asset location and the supporting view, so the next reviewer can follow the evidence.
Located observationPrepare the next conversation.
Assemble a readable record for the authorised asset team. Visual observations do not replace an engineering diagnosis.
Inspection record
The engineering question comes first
See the asset.
Keep the evidence.
Chimneys, cooling towers, bridges, dams, silos and process structures each call for a different inspection scope.
02 / Thermal, where suitable
Explore a different signal.
Add radiometric thermal capture for a defined inspection question, such as temperature variation or a suspected hot spot. Record operating conditions and the interpretation basis.
03 / Geometry, where needed
Add spatial context.
Use a textured model or point cloud to locate findings and support the agreed geometric assessment. Confirm the detail and measurement checks the application requires.
Interactive inspection record
A pin should lead
to an explanation.
Select a numbered area on the illustrated steel connection. Keep each observation tied to its view, location and the question for the engineering review.
Illustrative observation register
Finding 01Surface appearance for review.
Record visible weathering and surface variation without assigning a defect severity from appearance alone. Keep the location and supporting view with the observation.
- Evidence
- Visual observation · sample illustration
- Next step
- Review the image detail and assess whether further investigation is needed.
No defect severity, dimensions or structural safety conclusion is implied.
The handover
A finding your team
can return to.
01 / Located observations
A structured register.
An observation register with asset location, image references, review status and agreed classification. Specialist severity assessment is included only where explicitly scoped.
02 / Engineering review
A usable report.
An engineering-facing PDF with an overview, coverage, methods, findings and supporting imagery. Include limitations and any specialist recommendations commissioned with the work.
03 / Supporting evidence
An organised archive.
The agreed RGB photographs, thermal records and model or point-cloud files, organised for retrieval. A repeat-inspection baseline preserves locations and capture conditions for the next visit.
How the work comes together
Scope the asset. Then the flight.
01 / Plan
Agree the inspection question.
Identify the asset, suspected issues, operating conditions, required coverage and personnel who will review the findings.
02 / Capture
Work within the site constraints.
Coordinate access, operating windows and safe flight plans. Record inaccessible or obscured areas rather than implying complete coverage.
03 / Review
Connect observation to action.
Review evidence with the appropriate specialist and hand over the findings, limitations and agreed next checks.
Practical questions
Know what an inspection can establish.
Does drone inspection replace a structural assessment?
It can improve access to visual and spatial evidence. Whether additional testing, close access or structural analysis is needed depends on the asset and engineering question.
Can the asset remain operational?
Sometimes, but not universally. Heat, emissions, movement, access and operating constraints determine the safe window. An outage-free inspection should never be assumed before the site review.
Will every surface be visible?
No capture method guarantees complete coverage. Occluded areas, confined geometry and access limitations must be identified in the coverage record and report.
Can we compare repeat inspections?
A repeatable acquisition approach and suitable baseline make comparison more useful. Agree reference conditions, image detail, locations and reporting between visits.
Start with the decision
Which asset needs
a closer look?
Share its location, type, operating conditions and the issue you want to understand.