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OSRL strengthens oil spill response with Sky-Futures’ UAV service

Feb 13, 2019

For immediate release - Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL), the world's largest international spill response organisation has recently teamed up with Sky-Futures, a global provider of drone-based inspection services to strengthen its spill response services using Unmanned...

[Case Study] FSO Tank Inspection saves BW Offshore 51 days

Jan 14, 2019

BW Offshore, a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, required the General Visual Inspection (GVI) and Close Visual Inspection (CVI) of 20 tanks (18 Crude Oil Tanks and 2 Slop tanks). Using the collision-tolerant Elios drone,...

Sky-Futures 2018 Year in Review [Infographic]

Dec 12, 2018

2018 was a busy year for the Sky-Futures team. We have partnered with... NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic control provider, for Commercial Drone Pilot Training. The partnership was officially launched on May 15th at the Sky-Futures Training Academy near Oxford....

What is it like to be an intern at Sky-Futures?

Nov 30, 2018

Over the last 6 months, Ladislas has been working with us in the Computer Vision Development team as part of his placement year of the Engineering Master’s at MINES ParisTech. As his time at Sky-Futures draws to an end we sat down with Ladislas to chat about his...

Sky-Futures chooses XD4SOLUTIONS as delivery partner in Brazil for advanced industrial inspection

Nov 12, 2018

We are pleased to announce our partnership with XD4SOLUTIONS, the leading Brazilian UAV operator to offer end-to-end industrial inspection services and software to a wide range of industries in Brazil. A core part of the strategy for Sky-Futures is the focus on a...

Elia Uses Drones and Data Analytics to Automate Inspection Process

Oct 24, 2018

Sky-Futures has recently worked with Elia, a major European Transmission System Operator (TSO) in an innovation project combining drone inspections and data analytics software to automate the inspection process. Customer Needs The inspections of Elia’s infrastructure...

Manufacturing Plant Blended Inspections – A Bureau Veritas Case Study

Oct 10, 2018

Everyday practice has shown that maintaining industrial plant facilities is by no mean an easy task. A complete inspection of a manufacturing site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery is often complex and challenging. Sky-Futures has joined forces with...

The Future of Industrial Inspection: Interview with Sky-Futures’ CEO

Oct 8, 2018

Earlier this year, Sky-Futures' CEO James Harrison was invited to speak at the Commercial UAV Expo Europe which took place on April 10-11, 2018, in Amsterdam. James took part in two workshops "Should your drone programme be in-house or outsourced" and "Newest...

[Webinar] Industrial Inspection Automation & AI-based Analysis – The Data Quality Imperative

Sep 18, 2018

Asset-intensive organisations are increasingly using new automation technologies such as drones but also smartphones and other means to automate the capture and aggregation of large volumes of visual, thermal and multi-spectral imagery. Especially when combined with...

Sky-Futures speak and exhibit at the Commercial UAV Show 2018

Sep 4, 2018

The Sky-Futures team will be attending the Commercial UAV Show on November 14-15, 2018 in Excel, London. At the conference, Sky-Futures' CRTO Nick Rogers will be speaking on "The future of UTM systems – How will we be controlling drones of the future?" on November 15,...

Sky-Futures in Bloomberg New Energy Finance Tech Radar

Aug 6, 2018

Sky-Futures is proud to be featured in Bloomberg New Energy Finance Technology Radar August 2018. Each month the Bloomberg Digital Industry team publish a review of projects, partnerships, product launches, policy and fundraising, scanning the technology industry for...

Azisa powers up industrial asset management capabilities with Expanse – Case Study

Jul 20, 2018

AZISA Drone Company is committed to delivering the highest quality technology and productivity tools for their clients, and as such, they decided to enhance their asset management and reporting capabilities by using Sky-Futures’ Expanse inspection software. Business...

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