Aerial Drone Inspection Services

In addition to utilizing drones for specific asset inspections, AUAV has a wealth of experience in collaborating with asset management clients for comprehensive and continuous asset monitoring and maintenance programs. We offer more than just drone flight services, boasting a team of ASME Plant Inspector qualified staff with decades of expertise.

Several of our clients entrust AUAV with their asset register and inspection specifications, allowing us to oversee the inspection tasks on a regular basis. We capture the data for their analysis or, when suitable, independently report and highlight any issues that require attention.

AUAV’s InSite™ online inspection data platform can host visual inspection images and 3D models. Moreover, we can utilize or integrate with your internal or third-party asset management systems. View case studies to see how this has worked in practice for clients like Ausgrid and the Port of Newcastle

Please share the types and scale of assets you’re managing, and we can develop a proposal detailing how our drone data solutions can not only reduce costs but also deliver superior inspection results for enhanced asset lifecycle and reliability. Explore sectors served to see the full range of industries and asset types we support for more information, please email us at contactauav@auav-us.co

Why Choose Drone Asset Inspection?

  • Reduce risks.
  • Save time and reduce errors.
  • Access hidden & inaccessible areas.
  • Improve stakeholder communication.
  • Convert drone images into meaningful inspection data.
  • Inspect, analyse and monitor long term asset trends.
  • Reduce downtime.
  • Cut traditional inspection costs.
  • Reduce insurance liability.
  • Assess comprehensive and complete asset data.
  • Keep accurate baseline and historical asset records.

Drone Asset Inspection Service Applications

Water utility drone inspections.
Tank Inspections
An inspection drone used for confined spaces
Confined Space Inspections
Unmanned Entry Confined Space Inspections
Thermal Inspections
Visual Inspections
Photogrammetry Modeling
TLS Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Aerial Photo and Video
Telco and radio tower telecommunication inspections.
Telco And Radio Towers Inspections
Rail industry inspection services.
Roads And Rail Inspections
An image taken from a drone of a bridge inspection
Bridge Inspections
An image from a drone inspecting an oil and gas project
Oil and Gas
Roof and gutters inspection.
Roof And Building Inspections
A different image of a solar farm
Solar Farm Inspections
Power generation and distribution industries.
Power Line & Tower Inspections

Why Use AUAV For Drone Asset Inspection?

Drone inspection at sunset.
  1. Safer: Our UAV inspection services help avoid workers working in potentially risky areas such as confined spaces, heights, or danger zones.
  2. Faster: Depending on the type of assets, AUAV’s drone inspection services can demonstrate 2x to 10x time saving over traditional methods.
  3. Cost-effective: Our aerial inspection services don’t need rope access, EWP or helicopters for inspections and hence are cost-effective.
  4. Better Data Capturing: AUAV’s drone asset inspections cover full assets with high-resolution imagery and an optional 3D model for record-keeping. Automated defect and change detection between inspections are also possible.
  5. Access to Inspection Results: Our inSite online data platform has been designed to provide drone inspection results to all stakeholders.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drone inspections are suitable for many industrial and commercial assets where access is difficult, hazardous, or time-consuming. During project planning, we assess your asset type, inspection objectives, operating environment, and reporting requirements to recommend the most appropriate drone asset inspection for your needs.

In many cases, yes. An industrial drone inspection can be planned around normal site operations to reduce disruption and avoid unnecessary shutdowns. The inspection approach depends on factors such as asset accessibility, operational risks, and site-specific safety requirements.

Yes. Drones can safely capture inspection data inside tanks, silos, boilers, and other restricted environments where conventional access may be difficult. Depending on the application, this may involve a confined space drone inspection or a UAV tank inspection, helping reduce the need for personnel to enter hazardous areas.

Every inspection begins with an assessment of your objectives, asset condition, and required outputs. Depending on the project, we may use high-resolution imaging, LiDAR, or a drone thermal inspection to collect the data needed for accurate condition assessments and maintenance planning.

Yes. For extensive assets such as pipelines, transmission corridors, rail networks, or large industrial facilities, BVLOS drone inspection may be considered where operational approvals and project conditions permit. This enables efficient data capture across long distances while maintaining strict safety and regulatory requirements.

Inspection deliverables are tailored to your project and may include high-resolution imagery, thermal datasets, orthomosaic maps, 3D models, and detailed reports. The information is presented in a practical format that supports maintenance planning, engineering reviews, and long-term asset management.

UAV can capture useful data of almost any asset. Drones can inspect assets (internal/external), including buildings, bridges, rail infrastructure, telecommunications towers, water reservoirs, and rooftops.

The drone can fly close enough to capture high-resolution images of your assets while maintaining a safe distance from the infrastructure.

AUAV has developed an inSite™ platform that the client and other stakeholders can use to view the images and videos and access the drone asset inspection results.

Drones have diverse detection capabilities, and drone asset inspections can detect the below concerns efficiently:

  1. Cracking
  2. Corrosion
  3. Wear and tear
  4. Missing parts such as nut and bolts
  5. Distortion
  6. Hot areas

Internal drone asset inspections use lightweight impact-tolerant drones designed to protect the airframe and camera. The drones can enter closed and confined spaces and inspect:

  1. Interior of tanks
  2. Ducting
  3. Pressure vessels
  4. Large bore piping
  5. Other GPS-denied environments

External drone asset inspections make use of robust airframes with a flight time of over 24 minutes and the ability to withstand and adapt to different wind conditions. These types of external drones can inspect areas such as:

  1. External tank inspections
  2. Stacks
  3. Large structures
  4. Jetties
  5. Flare stacks
  6. Areas at height

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