Solutions for railways

• Overhead catenaries extend over long distances, which can be difficult to access and manual inspections can be time-consuming or even physically impossible.


• Defects related to hazards at height – can be overlooked when observing only from the ground.

Drones help manage rail network integrity

• Drones can take off in minutes, covering large areas during each flight, effectively providing useful information.


• Drones help identify threats to the integrity of elements of the rail network and electric traction and inform response actions, providing close-up data as well as comprehensive overviews.

• The inspection staff must inspect and check all tower and traction components, which is very demanding and labour-intensive.


• Traditional inspections are unable to produce structured, standardised data that can be used to automatically detect defects.

Drones conduct detailed inspections

• Automated flight paths can be precisely programmed to inspect high-altitude objects, creating detailed 3D point clouds without risk to operator safety.


• The drones are easy to use, enabling inspection teams to obtain high-quality data with basic training, while standardising output and streamlining processes.


• Inspection processes are closed, ensuring data integrity

• Thermal inspection equipment on the ground cannot give insight into the condition of tall or inaccessible structures.


• Thermal inspections with helicopters are too costly to be carried out on a mass scale and the long preparation time slows down rescue operations.

Drones support thermal inspections

• The drones can capture the subject from multiple angles and are easy to operate, ensuring that key details are not missed.


• The drones are easy to use, take off in minutes and are not restricted by strict set-up requirements, allowing for a quick response.


• Crews can get visual and real-time temperature readings on all parts of the asset to quickly identify and address problems.

• Serious faults often require immediate repair and manual inspections can cause repair delays that lead to losses.


• Inspection staff must manually search for faults and may be limited by the availability of assets and available tools.

Drones support fault resolution

• Drones provide an aerial perspective that captures critical information regardless of the environment and surroundings, enabling teams to act quickly and minimise losses.


• The drones are easy to operate, take off within minutes, can stay in the air for extended periods of time (the Prometheus H2 drone for up to more than 5 hours) and are not restricted by strict set-up requirements, allowing teams to accurately locate and repair any faults.