Then we extract critical information and provide our client with new insights for a better
decision-making process. Our objectives are to increase productivity and secure daily operations for our clients’.
Redbird have become experts at using UAVs for a range of industries. Can you tell us more
about the key services Redbird offer?
‘We deliver a large set of geospatial accurate data that are able to increase productivity
and safety for our clients. Thanks to our partnership with Monnoyeur, we are now experts at delivering high added-value data for the construction industry. Because we have
been betting on BLOS long distance flights, we are now well positioned in infrastructure
networks (railways, roads, pipelines) where we deliver information for vegetation control,
detection of dangers, etc’.
Redbird’s ability to process a large quantity of data effectively is incredibly beneficial for a
range of industries. Would you say it is the main benefit of using Redbird UAVs?
‘Our large processing capabilities are just a part of the whole system. The main benefit of
using Redbird is our efficient industry-specific analytics. We have selected the best tools
(vectors/sensors) from a large panel of manufacturers, and we use them as a tool. The UAV
is just a tool. Since the beginning, for us it is all about the data. Not to forget our dedicated
team of professional pilots that are able to fly at the client’s request in almost every flight
scenario (VLOS & BLOS, with rotary or fixed-wing UAVs)’.
Redbird provides clients with an online interface in order to visualise and to archive all
data acquired by the UAV. Can you explain more about this?
‘After two years flying for clients almost every week, we came to the conclusion that our
clients just want the good information, at the right time. Also, they do not want to handle,
archive and store massive amounts of data (we are talking about thousands of Gigabytes
per client). We therefore developed extranet solutions and mobile-based visualisation
systems to allow the clients’ employees to easily access the data anywhere’.
UAVs are becoming increasingly beneficial for avoiding human intervention in dangerous
industries such as quarrying. Do you see this to be a strong benefit of UAVs across the
board?
‘Quarrying is an industry we know very well. Thanks to the relationships we have with
Bergerat-Monnoyeur, we are probably the most experienced company using drones for
quarries. Indeed, safety is a huge issue in this sector. Not only is using UAVs a safer process,
but our data analytics are also dedicated to the identification of threats and safety breach
on the site’.
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