Telecom
MIR performs cell-site audits and structural documentation on communication towers — capturing antenna azimuth, tilt, and RAD center, mount and cabling detail, and measurable digital twins for engineering, leasing, and close-out.
Communication tower structure and mounted equipment
Purpose-Built Data for Telecom
Climb crews are costly and constrained by weather and safety windows. MIR captures structured, high-resolution imagery and measurable 3D models of tower assets that support engineering review, colocation and mount-loading analysis, and carrier close-out packages. Findings are reviewed and severity-graded in Scopito with geo-tagged annotations and reviewer notes, producing audit-ready cell-site reports. The result reduces climbs, standardizes documentation across the portfolio, and gives engineering and leasing teams a consistent, dimensioned record of every site.
From Flight Plan to Close-Out
Every telecom project runs the same repeatable pipeline: missions are planned in UgCS, flown autonomously by AMC (Auterion Mission Control) on American-made Freefly Astro aircraft, then offloaded to the right software — Pix4Dmatic for mapping and photogrammetry, Scopito for inspection findings, and Freefly Flow for in-field LiDAR point clouds.
- Step 01
Mission Planning
Towers are programmed in UgCS with circlegrammetry and vertical-scan paths at a fixed Ground Sampling Distance, capturing every face, mount, and appurtenance for a dimensionally accurate reconstruction.
- Step 02
Field Capture
The UgCS mission is transferred by USB to the Herelink controller and uploaded to AMC (Auterion Mission Control), which flies the repeatable, RTK-referenced circlegrammetry route autonomously on American-made Freefly Astro aircraft — capturing overlapping high-resolution imagery of the structure, antennas, mounts, and appurtenances. The same programmed mission can be re-flown on demand for consistent, comparable coverage.
- Step 03
Processing & Reporting
Imagery is reconstructed into a measurable digital twin in Pix4Dmatic, then reviewed in Scopito with geo-tagged, severity-graded annotations — producing cell-site audit reports, colocation exhibits, and close-out documentation.
Services MIR Provides
Tower Structural Inspection
Detailed imagery of members, welds, bolts, coatings, grounding, and lighting systems to support structural condition review.
Cell-Site Audit & Mount Documentation
Records of antenna azimuth, tilt, RAD center, mounting hardware, and cable routing to support audits, mount-loading, and change management.
3D Models & Digital Twins
Measurable 3D models and digital twins for remote review, colocation planning, and capacity analysis.
Radiometric Thermal Inspection
Thermal capture to identify heat anomalies at connections, radios, and equipment.
Colocation & Capacity Mapping
Measurement-ready data to evaluate available space, structural loading, and tenant planning scenarios.
Laser Rangefinder Measurement
On-board laser rangefinder for precise height and clearance measurement — RAD center, antenna and appurtenance elevations, and mount offsets captured directly from the air without a climb.
The Equipment We Bring To Your Site
Each project is scoped to the required collection method. RGB, radiometric thermal, and LiDAR are deployed in purpose-built acquisition passes based on the required deliverables — RTK-referenced so your data comes back well-documented and ready to use.
Freefly Astro
Blue UAS aircraft
Sony 61MP RGB
High-resolution imagery
Radiometric Thermal
Calibrated heat mapping
Laser Rangefinder
Direct distance & clearance
Freefly Flux O1
LiDAR acquisition
RTK Positioning
InCORS NTRIP · WGS 84
One cell-site audit, one file
Azimuth, tilt, and RAD center documented for every antenna, findings severity-graded, and the whole audit packaged for your engineering and leasing teams to act on.
Cell-site audit
Azimuth, tilt, and RAD center captured for every antenna and mount.
Measurable digital twin
3D models for remote review, colocation, and mount-loading analysis.
Severity grading
Geo-tagged findings graded in Scopito with reviewer notes.
Report Sample
Inside a Scopito Cell-Tower Report
ThermalThermal · Coax Connector
Platform coax connector — elevated temperature flagged
- Avg
- 24.60°
- Max
- 34.40°
- Δ Delta
- 19.80°
ThermalThermal · Remote Radio Unit
Remote radio unit running warm — follow-up scheduled
- Avg
- 22.51°
- Max
- 44.82°
- Δ Delta
- 33.58°
Sev 3 · DamageDamaged RRU cover flagged with a remedy action
Sev 4 · CorrosionBase-flange corrosion from a water-trapping concrete apron
Sev 4 · HardwareMount clamp out of square — flagged for re-adjustment
Sev 1 · DamageMinor RF-cover damage logged for monitoring
Want a sample report for your fleet?
Blue UAS-aligned · American-made platform · mobile field deployment
Explore Other Industries MIR Serves
Wind Energy
Blade, tower, and nacelle inspection data that pinpoints leading-edge erosion and serial defects without prolonged downtime.
Solar & Renewables
Aerial thermography that locates hot spots, diode failures, and string outages down to the module.
Mining & Aggregates
RTK-referenced stockpile volumetrics, pit-progression models, and highwall documentation — captured with high-accuracy photogrammetry and LiDAR, without entering hazardous zones.
Utilities & ROW
T&D structure inspection, LiDAR corridor mapping, and vegetation-encroachment documentation for reliability and compliance.
Rail & Transportation
RGB corridor mapping and LiDAR data along rail corridors — reducing time spent on or near live track.
Civil Engineering & Survey Support
RTK-enabled aerial LiDAR and 61MP RGB collection — orthomosaics, point clouds, terrain surfaces, and construction documentation for survey teams, civil engineers, developers, and contractors.
Start With the Project Objective
Have a Telecom Project?
Tell us what needs to be inspected, mapped, measured, or documented. We'll help determine the right collection method, payload, mission structure, and deliverables.