Utilities

Maintain and extend the life of your utility assets with computer vision and a seamless digital experience, to deliver safer Inspections, automated workflows and accessible data records.

Transmission tower inspection in progress is viewed in Unleash live software
Live stream of a power pole inspection done in the Autofly app

Collect

True remote operational control with accurate and repeatable data capture. Automate transmission, distribution and substation inspections with optimized flight paths for specific asset types.

An alert about a damaged power pole conductor issued by Unleash live AI

Analyze

Detect component faults and overall asset condition with AI analytics.
Monitor complete asset portfolio in accordance with internal inspection and maintenance standards.

Asset health dashboard and report created in Unleash live software

Action

High quality images and insights integrated via API with asset management platforms and work scheduling systems.

Digital transformation for your inspection workflows

Deploy Unleash live at any stage for fast operational results

Unleash live adds business value on every stage of the inspection process in Utilities industry

Readiness

  • Pilot onboarding and training

  • Developing Standard Operating Procedures

  • Regulatory approvals

Step 1 - readiness - illustration

Inspection Scheduling

  • Ingest work orders from ERP software

  • Divide, assign and view pilot’s workload

  • View asset details, including last inspection

Step 2 - inspection scheduling - illustration

Mission Planning

  • Create, import and load missions

  • Automated missions

  • UTM support for air space clearance

Capture and Upload

  • Automated asset capture for consistent, repeatable collection at scale

  • Smart skills for predefined assets

  • Precise capture for complete asset coverage

  • Ultra low latency live streaming for faster decision making

  • Upload from the field to reduce time to action

Step 4 - capture and upload - illustration

AI Detection

  • Instant AI analytics

  • Fault and component detection

  • Condition monitoring

  • Customized to internal inspection and maintenance standards

Step 5 - AI detection - illustration

Reporting

  • Instant distribution of insights using sharelinks

  • API integration with your existing workflow

  • Standardized formats for use with asset management software such as SAP, Esri, Neara or others

Step 6 - flight logging - illustration

68%

Average time saved by our clients with automated drone inspections

Mastering Remote Operations in the Energy Sector

Learn how to maintain and extend the life of your energy assets with computer vision and a seamless digital workflow.

With the advantage of artificial intelligence, we can actually have the computers study our network better than the human brain can and identify faults in our network before they happen so we can fix them before it’s an issue.
— Scott Ryan, Chief Asset and Operating Officer | Endeavour Energy
Unleash live drone inspecting transmission and distribution infrastructure for Endeavour Energy

CASE STUDY

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Endeavour Energy

Endeavour Energy has improved network reliability, worker safety, and avoided costly power outages by implementing drone-based asset inspections to identify faults and damaged equipment on their power network.

50%

Reduction in inspection time by drone field team

70%

Reduction in inspection time of multiple poles

Significant increase in worker safety

Unleash live achieved ISO 27001 certification
Unleash live is Energy Software Competency Partner of AWS
Unleash live is GDPR compliant

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