Road to Drone Autonomy Series
What?
Road to Drone Autonomy Series is a 3-part series where we feature Drone Solution Providers (DSPs) from three different geographies from the European subcontinent to highlight the experiences and journey to adopting autonomous drone operations for a variety of use-cases.
Ep 01: Asset Inspections Made Simple with Drone Docking Stations with Carl Rafferty from JetsetRC, UK
Ep 02: How Autonomous Drones are improving Mining Operations with Javier Menéndez from Cartogalicia, Spain
Ep 03: Drone-in-a-Box Solutions for Round-the-Clock Security with George Xomeritakis from ADESCO, Greece
Why?
The Drones-as-a-Service (DaaS) model has emerged as one of the largest market segments in the drone industry, connecting hardware engineers, automation software developers, and enterprises looking to adopt drones.
However, Drone Solution Providers (DSPs) around the world have encountered several difficulties in executing repeatable UAV missions for data collection, particularly in inaccessible and sometimes dangerous locations. The reliance on operators and visual inspection personnel necessitates significant investment on training, as well as unavailability on demand and other issues.
To scale and perform operations round-the clock, autonomy is essential. Autonomous drones would improve the quality and efficiency of visual data collection, opening up new avenues for scalable commercial operations and applications.
When?
Ep 01: 15th July, 17:00 CET | 11:00 ET
Ep 02: 21st July, 17:00 CET | 11:00 ET
Ep 03: 28th July, 17:00 CET | 11:00 ET
Who?
Meet Carl from JetsetRC, UK
Carl is the founder of JetsetRC, a company that specialises in assisting small and large businesses in integrating drones into their operations by utilising drones manufactured by world-class OEMs. Carl has been involved in aviation since his 14th birthday, when he took his first flying lessons, going on to earn his PPL on his 17th birthday and numerous other aviation licenses since then.
Meet Javier from Cartogalicia, Spain
Javier is currently the Head of the Cartogalicia Technical Office, participating and coordinating projects with LIDAR, multispectral and photogrammetric sensors, with uncrewed platforms (UAV, UGV and USV). He has over 15 years of experience as a Land Surveyor Technical Engineer in three different countries.
Meet George from ADESCO, Greece
George is ADESCO's Co-founder and Technical Department Manager. He is in charge of all technical issues at the company, as well as being the research and development coordinator (RnD) and co-manager. He has a degree in electrical engineering/electronics and is well-versed in telecommunications and networking technologies.