To maintain the reliability, availability, and sustainability of electricity supply, electricity
companies regularly perform visual inspections on their transmission and distribution …

To secure uninterrupted distribution of electricity, effective monitoring and maintenance of
power lines are needed. This literature review article aims to give a wide overview of the …

In recent decades, a substantial increase in electricity demand has put pressure on
powerline systems to ensure an uninterrupted power supply. In order to prevent power …

Lack of proper maintenance of power line infrastructures is one of the main reasons behind
power shortages and major blackouts. Current inspection methods are human-dependent …

Three-dimensional map** is an increasingly important feature for recent photogrammetry
and remote sensing (RS) systems. Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have …

The effective monitoring and maintenance of power lines are becoming increasingly
important due to a global growing dependence on electricity. The costs and risks associated …

Brazil is a tropical country with continental dimensions and abundant solar resources that
are still underutilized. However, solar energy is one of the most promising renewable …

Regular inspection of transmission lines is an essential work, which has been implemented
by either labor intensive or very expensive approaches. 3D reconstruction could be an …

UAV-borne LiDAR is an innovative and effective technique for tree encroachment detection
in high voltage powerline corridor. However, the periodical inspection of the whole …

Transmission line corridor (ie, Right-of-Ways (ROW)) clearance management plays a
critically important role in power line risk management and is an important task of the routine …