Workshop Brief

To give participants a practical understanding of how drones are used for inspecting critical infrastructure - including buildings, power lines, towers, pipelines, solar panels, and wind turbines. This online workshop focuses on the knowledge, mission logic, and data interpretation skills needed to engage credibly with drone inspection projects, condensed into 4 focused hours.

Topics

1. Introduction to Drone Inspection - why drones, where they outperform traditional methods, and sector-specific drivers
2. Inspection Mission Types - the logic behind different inspection approaches across asset classes
3. Hardware and Payload Overview - cameras, thermal sensors, LiDAR, and which platforms suit which inspection scenarios
4. Flight Planning and Software - how inspection missions are structured, automated, and documented without physical setup
5. Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting - what good inspection data looks like and how it translates into findings and reports

What I'll Learn

1. Understand the role of drones across key inspection sectors - oil and gas, energy, utilities, telecom, and construction
2. Identify the right platform, sensor, and mission type for different infrastructure inspection scenarios
3. Interpret inspection data outputs - thermal anomalies, visual defect classification, and structured inspection reports
4. Understand the operational and regulatory considerations that govern safe inspection missions in the field

Career Return on Investment (ROI)

Infrastructure inspection is one of the most commercially mature and actively hiring areas in the drone industry. Companies across oil and gas, energy, utilities, and telecom are actively replacing rope-access and scaffolding-based inspections with drone-based workflows - and they need people who understand both the technology and the inspection context.

This 4-hour workshop gives you the conceptual foundation to operate in that space - whether you're a drone technician moving into inspection work, an engineer looking to understand drone-based data collection, or a project manager evaluating inspection solutions for your organization.

Workshop Location:

Online