Using a Drone for Gas Line Inspection?

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Is it possible to use an aircraft instead of a team of earthbound inspectors to check a gas line for leaks?

Last week Seiler Instrument was in Illinois demonstrating how it’s possible to get off the ground and examine hundreds of yards of gas line in minutes using the Microdrones MDtector.

This aircraft uses a Pergam gas sensor and real-time video link to overfly a pipeline and check for free methane returns. It can help eliminate difficult, dangerous, and lengthy hikes in challenging terrain.

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Travis LeMoine Sales Manager
Travis is the Director of Seiler GeoDrones and has been with Seiler Instrument since June of 2009. He focuses his efforts on high-efficiency, high-precision data collection by various tools such as UAVs, mobile LiDAR and GNSS. Travis has been involved in the GPS/GNSS industries, as well as optical positioning, since 2004. Prior to his time with Seiler, he worked for another distributor and manufactrer as well as privitely consulted in geospatial positioning. Travis received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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