under unified project goals has become essential for successful utility infrastructure development. LEADING WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Orbital positions itself at the forefront of technology adoption in utility engineering, deploying an extensive fleet of drones for data collection across client sites. The unmanned aerial vehicles capture lidar data, create digital twins, and generate highresolution aerial imagery, enabling rapid assessments that previously required weeks of manual fieldwork. “We’ve been flying drones for over a decade and using them to collect data very quickly for our utility clients or industrial clients,” Frantz says. Digital twin technology addresses a persistent challenge in utility infrastructure management. Frantz explains: “Substations often lack current, accurate documentation despite having original design prints, as modifications accumulate over decades without corresponding record updates,” he says. “Orbital’s teams use lidar to scan entire 142 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 12
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