drones delivering positive outcomes for safety and
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DRONES – DELIVERING POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
HEIDI GORE, CHIEF PILOT
WHAT’S COMING UP…
• RPAS in the pipeline industry
• What’s happening now?
• What technology is best suited?
• Can’t I just use my own RPAS?
• Why use a certified operator?
• QA and Data Management
• What are the safety benefits?
• What are the environmental benefits?
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RPAS IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY
• Route selection
– Topographic survey
• Project monitoring
– Document progress
• On completion
– Recording as-built condition
• Condition monitoring
– Pitting detection
– Methane gas detection
– Thermal imaging
SkyX
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WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW
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Fixed-wing LiDAR Electromagnetic Mapping
Bird deterrent
Dual Payload
VTOL
Thermal Crop Treatments
Hyperspectral Multispectral Solar powered
WHICH TECHNOLOGY IS BEST SUITED
• What is the desired outcome
• What is the size and shape of the project area
• What is the duration of the project
• What access is available
Site monitoring
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CAN’T I JUST USE MY OWN RPAS?
• CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) Regulations
– Keep up-to-date with changing regulations
– Employ and retain knowledgeable staff
– Develop and maintain required documentation
– Airspace regulations
– Flight authorisations
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Uluru
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING CERTIFIED RPAS OPERATORS?
• Regulations – who wants to deal with CASA!
• Access difficult terrain
• Cost effective
• High quality data
• Autonomous flight
• Increase safety
• Reducing people on the ground
Moomba
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QUALITY AND DATA MANAGEMENT
• Repeatability can be important
• Prove claimed accuracies are true
• Cloud processing
• Cloud storage
Coastline monitoring
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• Reduce staff on the ground
• Removes surveyor interpretation
• Minimises human error in data collection
• Desktop assessment
• Data management
• Historical documentation of site
• Site layout assessment
• Reduced field time
• Use imagery/videos as part of induction
Flood damage
SAFETY
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ENVIRONMENT
• Reduced footprint
• More selective with areas for development
• Vegetation monitoring
• Rehabilitation monitoring
Communication tower inspection
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KEY CONTACTS AT APGA CONFERENCE
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Mark DaymanManaging [email protected] 860 468
Clayton WarnerGeneral Manager [email protected] 023 044
Andrew WarnerGeneral Manager, Energy Resources Central and Western [email protected] 243 196
Lucy McEwenGeneral Manager, Property [email protected] 846 570
Heidi GoreChief Remote Pilot | [email protected] 718 192
Ben AggarwalProject [email protected] 3837 9019
Jeremy [email protected] 000 277
Adrian GallagherSurvey Manager [email protected] 095 754 Compilation