airport monitoring - Blogs - diydrones2024-03-28T23:52:35Zhttps://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/airport+monitoringDeploying Automated Drones for Airport Monitoring [Case Study]https://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/drones-for-airport-monitoring-case-study2020-09-01T07:51:21.000Z2020-09-01T07:51:21.000ZUtsav Choprahttps://diydrones.com/members/UtsavChopra<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7773306463?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Drones are efficient and cost-effective in capturing visual data, on an object, or an earmarked piece of land. That is why they have proliferated into many industries, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now being used for a variety of monitoring purposes. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Modern drones are highly capable of monitoring. Powered by intelligent software, drones can be flown over the internet, stream live videos, and cover long distances by leveraging fixed wings.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400;">Using such capabilities, UAV service providers can thus deploy drones to monitor the assets of an airport and even long runways and transmit the l<a href="https://flytnow.com/multi-cam-drone-video-surveillance/" target="_blank">ive video footage to stakeholders</a> sitting far away. </span></p><p><strong>Note</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: Learn how </span><a href="https://flytnow.com/drones-for-construction/"><span style="font-weight:400;">FlytNow powered the very first remote construction site inspection in the city of Lillestrøm, Norway over a 5G network</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span></p><h2><strong>Benefits of Using Drones for Airport Asset Monitoring</strong></h2><p><br /><span style="font-weight:400;">Drones are a better tool for monitoring than ground-based vehicles, because of the following reasons:</span></p><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Drones are small and agile vehicles that can go in nearly all places, especially those where it might be dangerous for humans to go. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">A single drone can cover a large area very easily and quickly. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">A drone can be fitted with a thermal camera, which might be used during the night time. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Drones can be made smarter by fitting them with companion computers. For example, an operating system like </span><a href="https://flytbase.com/flytos/"><span style="font-weight:400;">FlytOS</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">, when installed on a companion computer, provides AI-based features like precision landing, object detection, and collision avoidance.</span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Drone-based monitoring can be automated with the help of cloud-connected platforms such as FlytNow.</span></li></ul><h2>How FlytNow Business Enabled Dr-ONE to Monitor One of DronePort's Airports</h2><p><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHWPPKTr_Fs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHWPPKTr_Fs</a></p><p><span style="font-weight:400;">The infrastructure of an airport requires periodic monitoring for maintenance purposes. One of our partners, </span><a href="https://dr-one.be/"><span style="font-weight:400;">DR ONE</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> is leveraging the FlytNow platform to deploy drones for runway, hanger, and airport vegetation monitoring. Compared to conventional methods, aerial monitoring has the following benefits:</span></p><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Minimum disruption to airport operations while monitoring since no land-based equipment is used. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Data is collected by the drones which can be later processed using standardized software. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Since a drone can carry a variety of sensors, there is richness in the data collected by the drones. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">The data produced by drones is traceable and reproducible which eliminates any form of subjectivity that an inspector might have. </span></li></ul><p><br /><span style="font-weight:400;">By leveraging the capabilities of FlytNow, DR-ONE was able to perform the following activities during a monitoring-mission of one the runways of DronePort (EBR 62), Belgium:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyDl_33_C1Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyDl_33_C1Y</a></p><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Using the advanced mission planning feature of FlytNow, they controlled the flight path of their drones over an area close to 88 hectares.</span></li><li><span style="font-weight:400;">The waypoints in FlytNow support the setting of altitude and speed which DR-ONE used to control the flight behavior of drones so they cause minimum disruption to airport operations. The precision settings of FlytNow allowed them to maintain an average speed of 17 km/h during their mission. </span></li><li><span style="font-weight:400;">The live video streaming capability of FlytNow enabled DR-ONE to monitor the runway, other infrastructures like airplane hangars, and the surrounding vegetation. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">FlytNow gave DR-ONE a unified dashboard to monitor the entire operation, including the ability to change views from map view to cockpit view. </span></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">The geofence feature of FlytNow allowed DR-ONE to conduct safe operations by restricting the flight area of a drone since only a limited section of the airport had to be monitored. In addition to geofences, FlytNow’s built-in RTH (Return to Home) function allowed them to call their drone back to the base after completing the mission. </span></li></ul><h2>FlytNow Enterprise for Airport Monitoring</h2><p><br />The enterprise version of FlytNow provides a whole host of customizations and features to adjust to situational challenges like operating in an airport. Some of them are as follows:</p><h3>Integration</h3><p><br /><img class="aligncenter wp-image-9491 size-large" src="https://flytnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Hanger-Inspection-1024x501.png" alt="" width="1024" height="501" /></p><p>Airports operate under severe restrictions for the safety of aircraft and people on the ground. The airspace above and around airports is managed and controlled by the Air Traffic Control. So anyone flying a drone inside or close to an airport would require coordination with the Air Traffic Control.</p><p>There are service providers that provide intelligence on airspace and detailed map overlays of restricted airspace. FlytNow Enterprise provides REST API that can be used to integrate with such services, enabling service providers like DR ONE to conduct monitoring activities safely without violating any airspace norms.</p><h3>Add-ons</h3><p><br /><img class="aligncenter wp-image-9490 size-full" src="https://flytnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Runway-inspection.png" alt="" width="933" height="588" /></p><p>Both the enterprise and business version support thermal cameras; coupled that with AI-add-ons, available in the enterprise version, like object detection, an operator can identify damages to the runway and other assets much more easily.</p><h3>Fleet Management</h3><p><br /><img class="aligncenter wp-image-9156 size-large" src="https://flytnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Police-blog-Dashboard-1024x419.png" alt="" width="1024" height="419" />One of the reasons why drones are useful is because they can cover a large area quickly. Managing multiple drones is the primary pain point that FlytNow solves. Both the enterprise and business version offers a unified dashboard to manage and control a fleet of drones. In monitoring missions, as the one DR-ONE did, multiple drones are beneficial since airports are spread across a large area.</p><h2><strong>Apart from Runway Pavement Monitoring What Other Places Drones can be Used? </strong></h2><p><br /><span style="font-weight:400;">Here are some of the use cases where drones are being adopted for aerial monitoring: </span></p><p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-9488" src="https://flytnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Use-cases-FlytNow-1024x302.png" alt="" width="1024" height="302" />Drones are being used to monitor traffic: </strong><a href="https://dronebelow.com/2019/07/10/londons-metropolitan-police-to-uses-drones-for-traffic-monitoring/"><span style="font-weight:400;">London Metropolitan Police </span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">are using drones to monitor traffic conditions. They are primarily using drones to pip-point drivers engaging in road-rage. </span></p><p><strong>Crowd Monitoring: </strong><span style="font-weight:400;">During the recent 2020 COVID pandemic, drones were used to monitor the streets of cities in India for catching unlawful gatherings during the lockdown phase. Learn </span><a href="https://flytnow.com/dronelab-case-study/"><span style="font-weight:400;">how an Indian startup established India’s first drone command center using FlytNow</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">. </span></p><p><strong>Monitoring of Properties</strong><span style="font-weight:400;">: Both commercial and residential real estates are using drones to safeguard their perimeters. A software solution like FlytNow can automate drone-patrolling around a property to protect its perimeter. </span></p><p><strong>Wild-life monitoring: </strong><span style="font-weight:400;">Drones are being used by forest officials around the world to keep an eye on forest life, and safeguarding it from dangers like poaching and illegal deforestation.</span></p><h2>Summary</h2><p><br />In this blog, we primarily discussed how DR ONE used the FlytNow platform for the monitoring of assets of an airport with great advantages. A fleet management system like FlytNow makes complex operations like monitoring less challenging and yields some of the following benefits:</p><ul><li><strong>Time-saving</strong>: Since multiple drones can be deployed and managed easily.</li><li><strong>Cost-saving</strong>: A single operator can control and manage multiple drones from a unified dashboard.</li><li><strong>Compliant</strong>: Operating in an airport means coordination with multiple agencies; the integration features of FlytNow allows for that.</li></ul><p><br />FlytNow is the perfect tool for drone service providers looking to upgrade their capabilities regarding monitoring either of airport assets or any other use case.</p><p><span style="font-size:24pt;"><strong>What's Next?</strong></span></p><p>Deploy drones in 5 easy steps and leverage the power of FlytNow to conduct remote monitoring with capabilities for automation and AI. 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