The Past, Present, and Future of Powerline Inspection Automation
Equipped with advanced cameras, aerial inspection drones can be used to supercharge the efficiency of ground inspection crews. To be clear, they do not match helicopters for range or breadth of functionality, but rather enhance the range and productivity of inspection crews by orders of magnitude, boosting both coverage, volume, and quality of data capture.
Source: The Past, Present, and Future of Powerline Inspection Automation