Leveraging Drone Based Imaging Technology for Pipeline and RoU Monitoring Survey

Abstract

To explain how drone based imaging technologies can be effectively deployed for monitoring and survey of pipeline & Right of Use/Way. The safety of pipelines, especially those which are cross-country, spanning hundreds or thousands of kilometers, is very critical for the whole midstream operations. Any damage to pipeline results in financial and operational losses, environmental damage and may result in catastrophic damage to life. In some cases, the areas it crosses are difficult to access because they are located in rural areas or in the uninhabited areas which can make any type of inspection extremely difficult for operators of the pipeline. The use of UAVs or Drones with Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Analytics, and other hardware and software tools on top of it may help to overcome this handicap. Key people that receive these reports are: Using a UAV to conduct inspections and assessments yields benefits such as: Further, Drones can also be deployed for: