Inspect Without Sending a Crew

02 · AUTOMATE — Drones, robotics, cameras, sensors and AI for infrastructure inspection. Inspecting municipal infrastructure traditionally means putting someone beside a roadway, underground, inside a pipe, on a roof or into another hazardous environment. Drones can inspect from above, robots can enter confined spaces, vehicle cameras can observe streets and sensors can monitor assets without a site visit. The goal is not to eliminate human inspection, but to make it safer, faster, more frequent and more consistent. Each event becomes an Asset Mapping Intelligence Report — a permanent, searchable record of the session: the full write-up, the archived video, every audience question and answer, a practical field guide, a glossary, direct speaker contacts, and supporting material from the technology partners who took part.

Key Takeaways

Which municipal inspection activities can already be performed remotely or automatically.
Where drones, robotics, sensors and cameras offer different advantages.
How AI and computer vision can reduce the burden of reviewing inspection data.
How to evaluate safety, accuracy, cost and operational benefits before deployment.

Why Attend?

Inspection is where risk, cost and staff safety meet. This session sets out which activities can already be automated today, and how to judge accuracy and cost before committing to a platform.

Who Should Attend

Public Works
Engineering
Transportation
Water and Wastewater
Stormwater
Facilities
Bridge and Structure Managers
Asset Managers
GIS
Emergency Management
Safety and Risk teams

Agenda

01 Why Inspection Is Changing
02 Above It — drones and aerial inspection
03 Inside It — robotics for pipes, sewers, culverts and confined spaces
04 Along It — vehicle-based cameras and automated observation
05 Watch It Continuously — sensors and remote condition monitoring
06 Analyze It — AI and computer vision for imagery and sensor data
07 Where Humans Still Matter
08 Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A