Utilities & ROW
MIR inspects transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure and maps rights-of-way — structures, conductors, hardware, and vegetation — combining high-resolution imagery with LiDAR to support reliability, clearance compliance, and vegetation management.
Purpose-Built Data for Utilities & ROW
Structure Inspection
High-resolution capture of poles, towers, insulators, arrestors, and conductor hardware.
LiDAR Corridor Mapping
Data that supports conductor sag, ground clearance, and encroachment analysis along the ROW.
Vegetation Management
Encroachment mapped along the corridor to prioritize trimming and clearance work.
Scopito Severity Grading
Structure and thermal findings boxed, classified, and geolocated along the corridor.
Compliance & Storm Response
Existing and post-event conditions recorded to support NERC and storm documentation.
Thermal
RGBFrom Flight Plan to Field Crew
Every utilities & row 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
Circuits are programmed in UgCS with the corridor tool and terrain-aware paths at a fixed Ground Sampling Distance, structuring linear collection across structures and spans.
- 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 corridor autonomously on American-made Freefly Astro aircraft. The Sony LR1 payload captures 61MP RGB with clip-on radiometric thermal and laser-rangefinder modules; the Flux O1 LiDAR flies as a separate payload pass. Freefly Flow post-processes the LiDAR on-site to a rough point cloud in minutes to confirm corridor and clearance coverage before demobilizing.
- Step 03
Processing & Reporting
RGB imagery is processed into corridor orthomosaics and models in Pix4Dmatic, LiDAR point clouds are cleaned and analyzed for conductor clearance and vegetation encroachment in point-cloud software, and structure imagery is annotated and severity-graded in Scopito — producing defect registers, corridor maps, and vegetation reports.
Services MIR Provides
T&D Structure & Component Inspection
61MP full-frame imagery of poles, towers, insulators, arrestors, and conductor hardware — resolving fine cracks and corrosion, then severity-graded for condition review.
LiDAR Corridor Mapping
LiDAR acquisition for conductor sag, ground clearance, terrain, and encroachment analysis along the right-of-way.
Vegetation Management Documentation
Encroachment and corridor documentation to support trim planning, prioritization, and compliance.
Radiometric Thermal Inspection
Thermal capture to identify heat anomalies at connections, splices, and components.
Laser Rangefinder Measurement
On-board laser rangefinder for precise point-to-point distances — conductor-to-ground clearance, mid-span sag, and vegetation encroachment gaps measured directly from the air.
Existing-Condition & Storm Response
Rapid, repeatable documentation for baselines, damage assessment, and restoration support.
Every defect, located on the corridor
One corridor dataset, one file. Structure findings severity-graded, LiDAR clearance indicators extracted, and encroachment mapped along the ROW.
61MP structure imaging
Poles, towers, insulators, and hardware captured on a 61MP full-frame sensor — resolving cracks, corrosion, and hardware wear, then severity-graded for condition review.
LiDAR clearance & vegetation
Conductor sag, ground clearance, and terrain derived from point clouds to support engineering review — with corridor encroachment flagged to prioritize trim planning.
Thermal anomalies
Radiometric thermal locates heat anomalies at connections, splices, and components before they fail.
Report Sample
Inside a Scopito Power-Line Report
ThermalThermal · Substation Scan
Substation transformer bank — hot bushings flagged
- Avg
- 34.51°
- Max
- 71.90°
- Δ Delta
- 53.24°
ThermalThermal · Tower Structure
Tower steel & suspension insulator — thermal scan
- Avg
- 28.74°
- Max
- 46.11°
- Δ Delta
- 34.68°
ThermalThermal · Insulator Strings
Twin suspension insulator strings — thermal scan
- Avg
- 31.62°
- Max
- 49.87°
- Δ Delta
- 38.05°
Sev 5 · WireWire · Lightning Strike
Lightning-strike conductor damage — frayed strands
Sev 5 · RGBRGB · Conductor Damage
Burned arrestor lead — repair remedy action
Sev 1 · RGBRGB · Potential Hazard
Clearance issues flagged as a potential hazard
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Blue UAS Cleared aircraft · American-made platform · mobile field deployment
Explore Other Industries MIR Serves
Wind Energy
Wind inspection data collection and vendor support — blade, tower, and nacelle records that pinpoint leading-edge erosion and serial defects without prolonged downtime.
Telecom
Cell-site audits, structural documentation, and measurable digital twins that support colocation and close-out.
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.
Rail & Transportation
RGB corridor mapping and LiDAR data along rail corridors — reducing time spent on or near live track.
Civil & Geospatial Support
RTK-enabled aerial LiDAR and 61MP RGB collection — orthomosaics, point clouds, terrain surfaces, and construction documentation to support licensed survey teams, civil engineers, developers, and contractors.
Construction Progress
RTK-referenced aerial capture that documents construction progress over time — orthomosaics, terrain surfaces, point clouds, and earthwork volumes for owners, GCs, and design teams.
Grain Storage & Handling
Exterior condition documentation, thermal risk screening, and RTK-referenced quantity data for concrete silos, steel grain bins, elevator structures, handling equipment, and visible open storage.
Start With the Project Objective
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