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With the serious electrical grid issues associated with hurricane Beryl, promoting the advancement of remote sensing with UAS systems for cheaper, faster and more efficient UVM plans seems especially relevant.    Our take aways from this ISA article include:    Using remote sensing with UAS systems can advance the Utility Vegetation Managment (UVM) industry in terms of managing tree risk, especially off-ROW trees. This can be important since many electric utilities cite tree caused/related or vegetation related as the most common type of unplanned interruption with most being attributed to “fall ins” or trees tall enough to fall into the ROW and across or through the electrical conductor.    These UAS collection datasets can be used for change detection, tree removal audits, vegetation growth rates and to monitor natural tree failure in the utility forest.    LIDAR was found to be ~3X more accurate than photogrammetry and aerial LIDAR inspection outpaced visual inspection by a 4:1 ratio. Using a merged dataset of LIDAR and hyperspectral resulted in 92% tree identification accuracy. It is important in any vegetation/forestry management to know the species and size, quantity of the trees/vegetation the organization is managing.    There are benefits and drawbacks of fixed wing UAS vs. multicopter UAS but with the increased speed and collection rate of inspection data in relation to in person collection there are clear benefits of employing UAS.     Swift UAS systems have a range of endurance capabilities with swappable, easily integrated payload choices for many aerial survey mission conditions and desired outcomes. Photo credit: Houston Chronicle   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsDkgQZZ #hurricaneberyl #houston #uvm #drones #electric #grid #infrastructure #remotesensing #LIDAR #uav #texas #trees #urbanforestry #isa #treeriskmanagement #traq #swiftengineering

Happy Independence Day America! #america #4thofjuly #freedom #drones #aerospace #manufacturing #composites #uav 

Sometimes we can’t choose so we fly both Swift Accipiter and Swift Crane. Swift Accipiter is one of the easiest entry points into the Group 2 UAS market. Safety and reliability are assured with the use of one of the most proven Group 2 UAS engines on the market, the Cobra AERO, LLC Aero A33N. Swift Crane is an all-electric VTOL with 90+ minutes of endurance with one of the most capable and intuitive autopilots on the market. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gY-grQDh #swiftaccipiter #swiftcrane #uas #maritimesecurity #drones #california #engineering #isr #uav #innovation

We are happy to announce our 2024 NASA SBIR Phase 1 Award for Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) platform. “Swift’s previous and continued success with the SULE program has demonstrated our ability not only to plan and create detailed concepts of operations, but to actually perform our missions safely while working within FAA regulations. This experience combined with Swift’s continued relationship with NASA on HAPS programs makes us the ideal and low risk partner for this SBIR.” #swiftengineering #nasa #HAPS #hale #engineering #aerospace #innovation #stratosphere #HALE #endurance

Swift has been trusted by world-class prime contractors for over 40 years.   Our design and production capabilities and processes increase value in multiple ways including time saved due to rapid prototyping for feasibility analysis and production time compression.    We apply these methods and capabilities to our own processes as well.    What can we build for you? #swiftengineering #engineering #production #manufacturing #design #process #uav #drone #aviation #innovation

We had a great time last week at the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District exercise.      The Swift Crane provided situational awareness in place of manned aviation assets for the entire exercise including vehicle and personnel follows and crew coordination flying multiple integrated flights with other assets.    #swiftcrane #sanbernadino #sanbernadinocounty #firefighting #uav #operations #endurance #california #swiftengineering #ems #drones

Our Swift flight operations team lives our core value of Innovation. Embracing a continuous improvement mindset our engineers are constantly implementing customer feedback to make our products as user friendly and relevant as possible. Shown here are Swift Accipiter and Swift Crane getting some reps in last week. #swiftcrane #swiftaccipiter #continuousimprovement #innovate #engineer #build #uav #california 

This Memorial Day, Swift Engineering honors and remembers the U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. #honoringourheroes #USservicemembers #gratefulnation #freedomisntfree #ultimatesacrifice #SwiftEngineering #MemorialDay

The Swift Crane can launch day or night to deliver overwatch and ISR for a wide range of missions, whether in mobile or fixed-base operations. Our team of seasoned operators offers both training and continuous coverage services to meet all your mission requirements. #SwiftCrane #overwatch #ISR #missions #mobileoperations #missionrequirements #training #seasonedoperators #surveillance #security #defense #teamwork

The shop floor is a hub of activity in our 60,000 sq ft facility in San Clemente, CA.    Working multiple projects simultaneously is a testament to our amazing employees who make it happen.       From the innovation stage, to engineering design, and product build – our expertise and dedication set us apart. Whether it’s formula race cars, helicopters, jets, or UAV’s – you name it.    What can we build for you? https://lnkd.in/gNmTuBEj #engineering #innovation #building #f1 #formula1 #california #defense #manufacturing #design #drones #uav #aviation