The future of asset inspections is automated, but every organisation is at a different stage in its digital transformation journey. At Unleash live, we understand that businesses have varying levels of digital maturity when it comes to drone operations and workflow automation. That’s why Autofly is designed with flexible workflows to meet you where you are—whether you’re just starting with automated inspections or integrating drones into a fully connected enterprise system.
From Smart Inspect for organisations without precise asset location data to Smart Corridor for fully automated flight routes and deeper API Integration for seamless workforce management, Autofly adapts to your needs and scales with your operations.
1. *Smart Inspect - When Asset Maps and Positions Are Incomplete
For utilities lacking accurate GIS data or detailed asset maps, Smart Inspect offers an essential first step in modernizing asset inspections. This workflow enables drone operators to capture images and video manually or semi-autonomously, ensuring comprehensive coverage without requiring pre-mapped locations. Data collected is accurate, repeatable and stored with CM-level precision, allowing for automated Smart Corridor missions in future inspections. By digitizing asset locations, utilities can improve maintenance planning, enhance safety and lay the foundation for more automated, data-driven inspection workflows.
Key Benefits of Smart Inspect:
- Flexibility – Ideal for assets without predefined coordinates or dynamic environments like construction sites and remote utilities.
- Ease of Use – Operators can visually identify assets and trigger inspections without relying on existing GIS datasets.
- Consistent Data Capture – Ensures repeatability in inspections, even when asset positions vary.
💡 Use Case: A utility company needs to inspect power poles across a vast, unmapped region. With Smart Inspect, drone operators can conduct surveys by visually identifying poles and capturing critical data without requiring an extensive GIS database.
2. *Smart Corridor - Fully Automated Routes for Repetitive Inspections
For organisations managing long linear assets—such as powerlines, pipelines or railway tracks—Smart Corridor provides an automated, predefined flight path for routine inspections. This workflow allows drones to autonomously fly along a corridor while capturing high-quality imagery and video.
Key Benefits of Smart Corridor:
- Efficiency at Scale – Automates recurring inspections along predefined routes, reducing reliance on manual piloting.
- Improved Safety – Reduces the need for personnel in hazardous areas by allowing remote monitoring.
- Data Accuracy – Ensures consistent, repeatable data collection for long-term asset performance analysis.
💡 Use Case: An operator has an asset corridor mapped using Smart Inspects or has high quality LiDAR of the area, smart corridor can be used to string the individual asset inspections together to minimise human input, increase safety and ensure highest data quality.
A power line Smart Corridor mission being executed in the field with Autofly, Unleash live's Ground Control Station (GCS)
3. Deeper API Integration - Connecting Drone Workflows to Enterprise Systems
For organisations that have fully digitised their asset management, Autofly’s API integrations allow seamless connectivity between drone operations and existing workforce or work order management platforms. This enables automated data transfer, real-time alerts and streamlined decision-making.
Key Benefits of API Integration:
- Enterprise Connectivity – Integrates with ERP, CMMS and workforce management platforms like SAP, IBM Maximo and Salesforce.
- Automated Workflows – Trigger inspections based on scheduled maintenance or AI-driven anomaly detection.
- Scalable Operations – Centralised dashboards for managing multiple drone fleets and inspection sites.
💡 Use Case: A client can use the Unleash live API to create and assign specific pieces of work to individual users. These Tasks can include Smart Inspects, Smart Corridor Missions, Mapping Missions or Geospatial markers for additional context. These tasks can then easily be tracked to ensure they are completed correctly.
Future-Proof Your Drone Inspections with Autofly
No matter where you are in your digital workflow journey, Unleash live’s Autofly provides a solution that fits your current operations while enabling scalability and automation. Whether you need manual asset inspections, fully autonomous corridor flights or deep enterprise integration, Autofly ensures that your drones work smarter, faster and safer.
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