InnoPilot combines precise global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, advanced battery technology, and efficient UAV systems to establish an effective data collection method, enhancing maintenance schedules and routine surveillance.  

In particular, InnoPilot uses satellite data to look after key components of our everyday infrastructure – transmission towers. These transmission towers keep power and communication flowing, while spanning large distances that are difficult to monitor in a cohesive, time-effective way when using traditional methods.  

InnoPilot leverages space technology to monitor the large span of transmission infrastructure in an automated manner, enabling proactive identification of detailed issues in components or due to vegetation.

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Monitoring what matters - across thousands of kilometers

Why does this matter? Because aging infrastructure or unnoticed damage can create serious risks, both to the towers themselves and the systems they support.

With drone-based monitoring, InnoPilot provides early warnings about structural changes or surrounding environmental risks. That means faster response times, fewer surprises, and a much better way to prioritize maintenance.

InnoPilot showcases a great example of how GNSS space data – used for precise drone positioning and mapping – can support essential services on Earth by improving infrastructure monitoring quality, reducing inspection costs, and keeping infrastructure resilient.

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Do you have ideas on how to use space tech to aid Earth’s infrastructure?

InnoPilot shows how space tech can deliver real, practical value - especially when you’re dealing with large-scale systems that are hard to monitor from the ground.  

ESA BIC and its Technology Brokers are here to help companies like InnoPilot take space-based innovation from idea to impact. If you’re curious about how satellite technology could support your business, let’s talk.