energy &
utilities
CORE FEATURES:
Asset Inspection Programs
Aerial Site and Progress Evaluation
Right of Way Analysis
Vegetation Encroachment
Thermal Imaging
Precise GNSS Locating
2D and 3D Mapping-Modeling
Explore more details about our energy and utility services below.
This payload features both a LiDAR sensor and a thermal inspection camera, offering comprehensive data on structural and thermal integrity. It provides detailed, actionable insights that help our clients assess infrastructure health and make informed decisions on maintenance and safety.
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At Cadence Aerial LLC, we prioritize secure data collection using NDAA-compliant equipment for the energy sector, including oil and gas pipelines, wind turbines, solar farms, transmission lines, and power grids.
We work closely with clients to develop inspection programs that meet regulatory standards while providing detailed, secure data for precise preventative maintenance. Our solutions minimize risks, reduce downtime, and enhance safety, allowing for optimized management of energy assets. By leveraging advanced technology, we protect critical infrastructure and promote long-term operational efficiency across diverse energy sectors.
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Aerial progress reports for energy sector projects, such as oil and gas pipeline, wind farms, and solar installations, provide real-time, high-resolution data, allowing stakeholders and management teams to remotely monitor construction developments.
These time-stamped reports offer actionable insights into key project milestones, highlight potential delays, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, timelines, and budgets. This streamlined reporting process enhances decision-making, keeps all parties informed, and supports the successful, on-time, and on-budget completion of complex energy projects while prioritizing safety and operational efficiency.
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Our aerial right-of-way analysis services provide unmatched visibility for energy assets, including oil and gas pipelines, wind farms, and transmission lines, using advanced drone technology. We capture long aerial views that traditional methods can't achieve, offering a complete understanding of your right-of-way.
For enhanced precision, we use LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry to create detailed maps of your projects, delivering highly accurate insights into issues such as encroachments and structural conditions. This innovative approach ensures compliance, safety, and optimization, enabling proactive maintenance and effective planning across your energy corridors.
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Using UAS to fly energy corridors for oil and gas pipelines, wind farms, and transmission lines enables us to efficiently capture high-resolution images and video of vegetation, paired with highly accurate GNSS-corrected data.
By integrating LiDAR technology, we can create a digital twin of your right-of-way, providing precise measurements to ensure regulatory compliance and detect potential vegetation encroachment risks.
Compared to traditional manned crews inspecting for overgrowth, drones significantly improve the speed and efficiency of data collection, enabling more accurate, proactive maintenance planning with less time and manpower.
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Aerial thermal imaging provides energy operators, such as those managing oil and gas pipelines, wind turbines, and solar farms, with critical insights to optimize performance. By detecting heat loss and insulation gaps in facilities, our thermal scans help improve energy efficiency, reduce operational costs, and enhance asset reliability.
Thermal imaging is also highly effective for inspecting equipment like pipelines, transformers, wind turbines, and solar panels, quickly identifying inefficiencies or potential faults that might go unnoticed, enabling preventative maintenance and ensuring safety across diverse energy assets.
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Our highly accurate GNSS locating services are vital for the precise placement of energy infrastructure components, such as transmission line poles, wind turbines, solar panels, and pipelines. Utilizing advanced GNSS technology with corrected data, we ensure exact positioning for new and existing builds, upgrades, and maintenance projects.
This level of precision enhances planning and execution, reducing errors and ensuring compliance with design specifications. Whether for wind farms, solar installations, or oil and gas pipelines, our GNSS services provide the reliability and accuracy needed for long-term success in the energy sector.
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Our 2D and 3D mapping solutions for energy projects, such as wind farms, solar installations, and oil and gas pipelines, utilize cutting-edge LiDAR and photogrammetry technology to create precise, detailed maps. These maps support a range of applications, from terrain analysis to renewable energy infrastructure planning.
We offer flexible data delivery options, including CAD integration for engineering, GeoTIFF for GIS analysis, and raw LAS point clouds for advanced modeling. This ensures seamless data integration into workflows, improving the planning, construction, and maintenance of energy assets.
This aerial view of a solar farm features a thermal inspection overlay, revealing temperature variations across the cells and their components.
Our equipment is built to withstand the turbulent conditions of wind farms, providing highly detailed inspections and evaluations of your assets in significantly less time than traditional methods.