{"id":97204,"date":"2023-08-17T12:54:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/?p=97204"},"modified":"2023-08-17T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:37:50","slug":"nc-dot-to-deploy-remote-drone-operations-at-construction-sites-the-path-to-routine-bvlos-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2023\/08\/17\/nc-dot-to-deploy-remote-drone-operations-at-construction-sites-the-path-to-routine-bvlos-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"NC DOT to Deploy Remote Drone Operations at Construction Sites: the Path to Routine, BVLOS Inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-97205\" src=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"NC DOT BVLOS Waiver Remote Drone Operations, drones for construction\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734-95x64.jpg 95w, https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pxfuel.com-13-scaled-e1692290010734.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>NC DOT Wins FAA Waiver for Remote, BVLOS Ops at Construction Sites<\/p>\n<p><em>Continue reading below, or listen<\/em>:<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1595511027&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"><a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"DroneLife\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-244775845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DroneLife<\/a> \u00b7 <a style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"NC - DOT - Receives - FAA - BVLOS - Waiver - For - Remote - Inspections\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-244775845\/nc-dot-receives-faa-bvlos-waiver-for-remote-inspections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NC &#8211; DOT &#8211; Receives &#8211; FAA &#8211; BVLOS &#8211; Waiver &#8211; For &#8211; Remote &#8211; Inspections<\/a><\/div>\n<p>NC has been a leader in advancing drone operations. \u00a0Now, the NC DOT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/2023\/2023-08-14-ncdot-awarded-waiver-remote-drone.aspx\">announces<\/a> an FAA waiver to remotely launch and fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) to inspect the agency&#8217;s construction projects.<\/p>\n<p>The Department will use a drone dock, or drone-in-a-box, solution from US drone manufacturer <a href=\"http:\/\/Skydio.com\">Skydio<\/a>. \u00a0NC DOT will place weather proof drone stations on sight at construction projects across the state, using them to remotely monitor the sites and provide progress reports to stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Skydio-Dock_2-298x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/>The waiver will help the agency to realize the value of drone imagery at a greater scale, with lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis FAA waiver allows us to monitor project sites from anywhere, anytime, without the need for drone pilots to drive to sites and set up drone systems to capture and stream images,&#8221; said Becca Gallas, director of the NCDOT&#8217;s Division of Aviation, which manages the agency&#8217;s use of drones. \u201cThat will save time and money and increase the safety of our employees by removing the risk associated with this fieldwork.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This latest FAA waiver follows a 2020 waiver that allowed NCDOT to become the nation&#8217;s first state transportation agency to inspect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/2020\/2020-10-05-drone-bridge-inspection-waiver.aspx\">bridges<\/a> using drones beyond the visual line of sight of the pilot.<\/p>\n<p>NCDOT Division of Aviation is piloting the use of docked drones with the private firm Skydio, one of 18 partners in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/divisions\/aviation\/uas\/Pages\/beyond.aspx\">BEYOND<\/a> program. NCDOT is one of eight U.S. teams testing and demonstrating how drones can be safely used for business and government purposes to inform the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s regulation of these rapidly advancing technologies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is a new tool for our toolkit,&#8221; Gallas said. &#8220;Our pilot program will serve as an example of the transformative potential of remote drone operations, ensuring the continued advancement of our state&#8217;s infrastructure projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2023\/06\/26\/southern-company-gets-bvlos-waiver-for-fully-remote-drone-operations-with-skydio-dock\/\">Southern Company Gets BVLOS Waiver for Fully Remote Drone Operations with Skydio Dock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2023\/06\/08\/skydio-wins-nationwide-bvlos-waiver-in-japan\/\">Skydio Dock, Remotely Operated Drones Get Major Win in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2018\/02\/10\/north-carolina-aviation-division-joins-faa-integration-program\/\">North Carolina Aviation Division joins FAA Drone Integration Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dronelife.com\/2020\/09\/10\/the-race-for-dominance-in-commercial-drone-delivery-has-begun-and-north-carolina-is-the-starting-line\/\">The Race for Dominance in Commercial Drone Delivery has Begun; and North Carolina is the Starting Line<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NC DOT Wins FAA Waiver for Remote, BVLOS Ops at Construction Sites Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife \u00b7 NC &#8211; DOT &#8211; Receives &#8211; FAA &#8211; BVLOS &#8211; Waiver &#8211; For &#8211; Remote &#8211; Inspections NC has been a leader in advancing drone operations. \u00a0Now, the NC DOT announces an FAA waiver to remotely 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