Welcome SKY POWERLINES

With the 3D mapping of Power Lines using Direct Georeferencing (DG) and innovative aerophotogrammetry technology, it is possible to carry out detailed analyzes of areas with a potential risk of accidents due to the proximity of the Power Lines.

• Classification of the environment (urban areas, forest areas, etc.)
• Analysis of the risk of falling trees
• Management of vegetation and invasions at different levels of risk
• Distance between power lines, terrain and objects

To make these applications efficient, LiDAR laser scanner technology is used and installed on manned aircraft or large Drones, allowing to identify and measure cable distance with other components on the 3D map, however, compared to the technology aerophotogrammetry, the cost of the equipment is at least 50 times higher and requires a complex and time-consuming processing of the point cloud to properly classify the elements on the map (identify what is a stone, tower, vegetation, river or building, for example ) for later analysis and measurements.

To attend EASA standards for BVLOS corridor Drone flights and at the same time offering efficiency and efficacy to offer services to customers at lower costs, we have developed a new Drone aerial-photogrammetry solution:

• Hexacopter Drone with total take-off weight of less than 3.8 kg and small dimensions (100 x 100 x 37) cm.
• Flight time of 45 min using Li-ion battery, collecting images and data on average 240 Km / month in 15 working days.
• Flight plan and flight 100% automated.
• Redundancy in case of failure: engine, battery, sensors, telemetry / control and FPV video.
• IoT technology: two 8MP cameras (stereo 3D Map camera), Raspberry Pi 3 B (image processing) and a 108 MP camera (detailed inspection)
• RTK/PPK system with accuracy better than 3 cm

We offer the service of collecting the images and delivering the 3D map / report to the Utility (turnkey) or through a partnership with the Drone operators.

SKY POWERLINES Service:

Drones. We rent or borrow SKY POWERLINES Drones to Utilities or Drone Operator.

Aerial photos. The Drone operator or customer takes aerial photos using our Drones and updates the encrypted data to the SKY POWERLINES SaaS platform (supported by AMAZON, GOOGLE ...).

Processing of the 3D Map / Report. The SKY POWERLINES SaaS platform processes the collected data and photos, generates the files in the .LAS format and makes the inspection report.

Delivery of the 3D Map / Report. The Energy Company downloads the reports of inspection.