Drone inspections for ports and marine aids to navigation

ATON Drone by ITE combines drones, sensors and software to inspect marine aids to navigation and port infrastructure, with data and results available through a digital platform.
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Port beacon with a drone in flight during an inspection trial

Access to hard-to-reach locations

Aerial imagery of aids to navigation, breakwaters and structures complements or replaces inspections from land or a vessel.

Repeatable inspections

Automated flight routes make it possible to inspect the same assets again and compare successive inspection campaigns.

Daytime and night-time inspections

Imagery of physical assets and navigational lights is captured according to the inspection type and operating conditions.

Georeferenced data

Images and measurements are linked to their location, the inspected asset and the operation to support technical analysis.

Centralised information

An inventory of aids to navigation, operations and imagery is available on the ATON Drone platform, organised by port and asset.

Flexible delivery model

On-demand inspections carried out by ITE, or drones, software and training supplied to ports so their own teams can carry out inspections independently.

Buoy marking the entrance alignment at the Port of Málaga during ATON inspection trials
Entrance to the Port of Avilés during drone inspection trials
Entrance to the Port of Avilés at night, with the lighthouse and navigation lights
Software analysis of a lighthouse light period and sector transitions, with annotations
3D model of a quay at the Port of Málaga
Drone view of a quay surface at the Port of Málaga, showing rust stains beside the water