Industrial Drones · Remote Data Collaboration
When inspections are carried out inside ship compartments, storage tanks and other large industrial facilities, on-site personnel often need to stay in contact with the office-based technical team, equipment managers or specialist inspectors.
Under the traditional inspection model, however, on-site personnel usually have to complete the inspection first, then organise the photographs, videos and inspection records and send them back to the office for others to analyse. When complex structures or suspected defects are encountered, repeated rounds of communication may be needed, and specialists may even have to be sent back to the site.
Through the Scout Portal data platform, Scout 137 Gen3 connects on-site drone inspection with remote data collaboration.
Could office-based technical staff follow the inspection process and take part in technical assessment without having to be on site?
01 Live Streaming: Watching in Real Time from the Office
Scout 137 Gen3 supports live streaming of inspection footage through Scout Portal.
While the drone performs inspection tasks inside storage tanks, ship compartments or other industrial spaces, on-site personnel can transmit the inspection footage to remote teams through the platform.
While the inspection is carried out on site, the footage can be transmitted to the office at the same time
Technical staff or responsible managers in the office can access the platform from any internet-connected device, view the footage transmitted by the drone in real time, and take part in technical assessment together with feedback from the site.
This means inspection is no longer work completed by on-site personnel alone; remote technical teams can also take part.
02 Inspection Replay: Reviewing Details Again and Again
In addition to live streaming, Scout Portal also supports Inspection Replay.
For suspected corrosion or other areas found on site that require further confirmation, the relevant personnel can review the records after the inspection and re-examine key footage.
During replay, the 3D model and flight path help pinpoint the exact location
Combined with the 3D model, flight path and POI (point of interest) markers, technical staff can understand inspection locations and their spatial relationships more intuitively, providing a basis for subsequent analysis and communication.
03 Data Sharing: Working from the Same Set of Data
Scout Portal not only provides real-time viewing and inspection replay, but also supports the visualisation, analysis and sharing of inspection data.
Through the platform, the relevant personnel can view the flight path, POIs and UTM measurement points in the 3D model, extract measurement data, add comments, generate reports, and grant other relevant parties access to the data through the read-only sharing function.
Live footage, the POI list and the 3D model side by side on one screen
For shipowners, ship management companies, offshore engineering companies and industrial facility operators, this approach helps reduce omissions in the transfer of information, allowing on-site teams and office staff to work from the same set of inspection data.
04 From On-Site Inspection to Remote Collaboration
The change brought by industrial drones is not only that personnel need to enter high-risk spaces less often, but also that the way traditional inspection tasks are coordinated is changing.
By combining on-site drone data acquisition with the Scout Portal platform, Scout 137 Gen3 links on-site inspection, live streaming, data replay and remote sharing.
One system, one platform: the site and the office share the same data
The site carries out the inspection, the office observes in real time, and the relevant teams analyse together.
Tecway provides Scout 137 GEN3 industrial drone equipment sales, operator training and professional inspection services.