Worcestershire County in the UK has started trialing high-tech drones fitted with cameras to carry out bridge inspections. The county is home to around 1,500 bridge structures.

According to the Worcestershire County Council, innovative bridge inspections are being carried out in partnership with contractors Jacobs and Ringway. Using drones is helping the county to thoroughly inspect bridge structures in better, safer, more cost-effective, and recordable ways.

The first bridge inspection of its kind took place earlier this month at Mildenham canal bridge in Claines using a DJI M300 RTK drone. Equipped with a next-gen collision avoidance system and featuring an AI-powered Spot Check feature for long-term change detection, the M300 is considered the gold standard in asset management and inspections.

In Worcestershire County, the drone is operated by a dedicated professional pilot, while the camera payload is controlled by a bridge inspector so they can focus…

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Source: dronedj.com