Our Aerial
Services
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Disaster Aerial Response
As the climate crisis continues to worsen, the likelihood of increased adverse weather, wild fires, flooding and more become more frequent. It is important to have the right tools to enable key stakeholders to maintain good situational awareness and have actionable data provided at key points.
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Urban & Forestry Fire fighting
Urban and Forestry Fires can be difficult to determine the spread of fire without a birds eye view.
Utilising our high definition thermal payloads and the ability to keep our remote aircraft in the air with minimal disruption is invaluable data to OSC. -
Hazmat Ops
Rapidly scan the hazard and its surroundings, and provide incident commanders with critical intelligence to guide next steps.
Hover near and remotely assess the nature of threats with thermal cameras and multigas detector payloads.
Capture evidence of HazMat and clean-up procedures for cost analysis and future training documentation.
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Environmental disaster Response
Disasters in the maritime industry continue to happen despite the technology advances.
near Technologies Gibraltar was call by HM Government of Gibraltar - Ministry for Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Heritage and Culture to attend the recent forced grounding of the OS35 on the eastern side of Gibraltar.
near Technologies had a team deployed 24/7 and set up a self sufficient camp to monitor the situation around the clock live streaming and reporting to stakeholders involved in the clean up effort.
It proved very early on that having a High Definition Thermal payload in the air enabled the Port department to effectively coordinate vessels to capture the oil during the night when oil and sheen is not visible to the naked eye. -
Collinson Reconstruction
Fly over accident scenes and capture high-resolution 3D evidence for future analysis.
Bypass roadway congestion and obstructions to quickly arrive on scene and determine next steps.
Cut forensics and data-collection times and clear roads and maximize safety for all.
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Search And Rescue (SAR) Applications
DETECT - ENGAGE - COORDINATE
Detecting any person or animal in distress with the naked eye is a daunting task. Thermal Imaging has become essential to those taking the step into unknown environments to get to aid to those in distress.With our S.A.R Remote Aircraft and payloads we empower those out in the filed and back in the command centres to assess the terrain, define access points and determine exact locations of the casualties night or day.
Our S.A.R Remote Aircraft have the ability to be fitted with not only a Thermal Imaging, laser range finder and R.G.B camera to assess the location of any subject in dense bush, forestry, or in large bodies of water.But also a speaker and flood light. This enables the operators to speak, give instruction, to the casualty prior to their arrival.
Using all encompassed remote flight platforms the location of the casualty can be sent directly to any mobile device which is web-enabled. Allowing the S.A.R team on the ground to navigate to the distressed casualties location -
Coastal & Port Monitoring
The world has seen a sharp increase of human trafficking, stowaways, and security threats to vital infrastructure within ports or coastlines.
near group has solutions for autonomous drones that are able to do live autonomous flights and return to base without the need for human interaction during take off and landing.These drones have high definition thermal, and optical zoom payloads with the ability to stream live to security teams on the ground.
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Law Enforcement Applications
Deploy to rapidly arrive on scene and gain immediate aerial insights.
Hover above unfolding missions and live stream updates directly to command centres.
Synchronize teams, eliminate uncertainty, and allow decisions to be made with confidence.
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AEC
Architectural. Engineering. Construction
We are able to create 3D models with accurate positioning data that can be readily fitted into BIM models to visualize designs.Designs can be optimized using drone-created 3D models that are compatible with a variety of own GIS platforms.
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Construction Planning & Design
Near Technologies has a portable and flexible solution, that can be operated in remote areas such as in the mountains, forests, or deserts.
Our reduced operating costs from using traditional methods Allows us to extract useful insights. This data can be used to build survey-grade 2D and 3D models, which can be put onto any BIM software, or GIS platforms to provide crucial data for automated inspections and more.
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Heritage Site Modelling
By using drones we are able to capture high-resolution images of complex structures for accurate 3D models, creating digital archives and streamlining maintenance.
With our drones we can safely capture close-up photos of buildings to create detailed models.
Digital copies of heritage sites assist in their identification, protection and preservation, as well as benefit industries such as tourism and education.
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Roof & Building Inspections
Quickly build a detailed 3D model of a building to facilitate construction acceptance and routine inspection and maintenance.
Using the worlds leading drone manufacture with a fully integrated system we are able to take high-resolution close-up photos of buildings to create detailed models for inspection.
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Cadastral Surveys
Generate 1:500 scale maps without the use of GCPS while meeting centimetre-level accuracy requirements.
Improve the efficiency of data collection and processing up to 10 times, acquiring deliverable quickly and shortening project lifecycles.
Gain industry-standard outputs like DOM,DSM, £D reality models and more.
Small teams can cover large areas quickly by operating multiple drones with a single control station -
Process Monitoring
Forget about putting up masses of strategically placed timelapse cameras to determine the progress of a build or renovation.
Utilising drones will give you accurate actionable data that can be used to make informed desitions along the timeline to completion. -
Urban-Rural Classification
Surveying drones and software solutions combine multiple types of geographic information to create 2D orthomosaics and 3D models to help with classification and planning.
Quickly take off and fly over cities or rural areas to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
The 2D maps and 3D models generated are compatible with a variety of GIS software, so results can be quickly visualized for timely adjustments.
Aerial data collected by drones can be used to create topographic maps for additional feature analyses.
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City Modelling
Near Technologies is able to rapidly deploy and fly over cities or rural areas to capture data using automated flights, How Drones Help Create Cities Models
Create 3D models with accurate, geo-referenced data that can be readily fitted into the BIM models to visualize designs.
The 3D models generated using photogrammetry software are compatible with a variety of GIS software, streamlining the planning process. reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
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Thermal Roof & Facade Inspections
Near Technologies is able to produce high quality thermal images across buildings.
This data allows the owners / managers of the building to determine where the building is lacking in insulation, needs improved drainage or suffering from forms of damp.
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Topographic Surveys
Near Technologies can quickly deploy drones in hard-to-reach areas to collect high-resolution aerial images for point clouds and precise 3D models. 10cm horizontally/5cm vertically
We can conduct flights as regularly as needed and generate accurate models on demand, covering large sites in just a few days.
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Solar PV System Inspections
Automated flight routes can be set up to conduct thorough, repeatable inspections of solar farms without safety risks to personnel.
Drones enable teams to view temperature readings and visible-light footage in real time so any hotspots on the PV components can be identified immediately.
Drone inspection data is digitized and ready for further analysis or recordkeeping, significantly improving efficiency.
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Wind Turbines
Automated flight routes can be set up to conduct thorough, repeatable inspections of the wind turbine without safety risks to personnel.
Drones can get close-up images of defects on the blade such as cracks, water ingress, corrosion or rust with a zoom camera without shutting down operations.
Drone inspection results are quantitative and digitized, facilitating data analysis and recordkeeping.
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Power Grid Management
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Drones provide an aerial perspective that captures critical information regardless of the environment and accessibility, enabling teams to act quickly to ensure they minimizing losses.
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Through the use of automated flight routes we can be set up to inspect high-rising assets, offering detailed 3D point clouds without risking the safety of human operators.Night / low light inspections-
Our drones can be equipped with spotlights and thermal sensors, which can identify risks, and faults, even in lowlight conditions or at night.Thermal Inspections -
Near Technologies can capture the asset from multiple angles, and ensure crucial details are not missed.We are able to deploy in minutes and are not limited to strict set-up requirements such as that of a manned inspection, enabling timely responses.
We are able to provide teams with visual and real-time temperature readings on all parts of the assets to quickly identify issues and address them.
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We are able to help identify risks on an assets integrity and inform response teams by providing close-up data as well as comprehensive overviews. -
Vegetation Management
We have the ability to operate in complex terrains, with intelligent features that follow the terrain elevation to ensure flight safety without compromising data accuracy. 3D models can be created in real-time for projects that have a tight deadlines or require urgent assessments after a storm, or environmental disaster.
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Forestry Management
Mapping heavily - vegetated, and often mountainous areas is extremely difficult and time consuming using traditional means.
Utilising drones near Group is able to map 40 acres an hour and penetrate deep vegetation to reveal structures and elevation profiles below.
Quickly take off and fly over rivers, lakes, reservoirs and more to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
Aerial imagery helps classify water bodies, estimate water coverage, and monitor sewage. -
Water resource management
Quickly take off and fly over rivers, lakes, reservoirs and more to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
Aerial imagery helps classify water bodies, estimate water coverage, and monitor sewage.
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Boiler Inspection
Drones are compact and flexible, able to fly into boilers for a full scan without shutdowns or endangering inspection workers.
The live footage helps identify risks for informed decisions-making.
The drones we use are equipped with advanced obstacle sensing systems with the option to add a spotlight and Lidar attachments, so they can be reliably deployed for internal inspections. -
Precision Agriculture
Data leading to actionable spraying of fertiliser & pesticides.
Determine where water irrigation is needed, crop health, soil health, & accurately determine cross yields.