In the right place, at the right time - while inspecting structural cable integrity at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the drone captured the collapse of this majestic scientific structure. UAV inspections became the default go-to solution for almost every industry that requires visual...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Safe to say, it is a drone! The everpresent drones embraced by millions of hobbyists are making inroads into corporate services. UAVs are often employed for mapping, aerial inspection and environmental research. Drones have become the default go-to option...
Large construction and industrial sites pose a challenge to safety inspectors. When you have to oversee an area even of a few hectares, human supervision becomes inefficient. Inspectors cannot be present in all places at all times – yet accidents happen in seconds. And even...
Drones are an important part of the contemporary industrial landscape. From large UAVs, to microdrones, they are simplifying the tasks of aerial inspection and object detection. Drones are a great asset when it comes to inspect tall structures, vast areas or other places which are...
Computer vision utilizes video or image data to ‘count the uncountable’. The software can analyze video footage from video surveillance cameras which are already present at most modern workplaces. It is simple to deploy, requires little to none additional hardware investment. The advances in machine...
Technology is at the heart of today’s health and safety management systems. Advent of new technologies help to make construction worksites safer. ‘Always on’, they aim to eliminate human factors in day-to-day operations and reduce risks for worker injury. PPE monitoring is one of the areas...
Being too expensive to deploy or simply unpractical, Computer Vision (CV) solutions were out of reach of most but the largest construction companies. With the growth of cloud computing resources and drop in their prices, as well as with increase of CV solution providers, the...