Farnk666
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1711394 ft
Australia
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GB, it's not about how much the tool costs - it's about what income the tool will generate for you.
The cost of the tool is more a problem for the financial institution that is funding your business. If there is enough of a call for these services, then you will easily be able to fund/lease a UAV/Thermal imager rig that is fit for purpose.
One of the problems with low frame rate thermal imaging is that your flight platform needs to be extremely stable. A bit of drift here and there - jitters or wandering and your images will be a mess of poorly resolved colourful smudges.
Your customers will love the thermal images and they way in which they clearly indicate hotspots or heat leaks - but then you will quickly be asked for definitive temperature readings. If you are going to offer thermal imaging from an asset inspection or plant monitoring basis, then a radiometric sensor is really a must.
Were I seeking to offer that sort of service to a commercial customer, I just would not consider the Inspire as a flight platform. It is just too small to manage a proper imaging solution. |
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