United States. The Retail Store Maintenance Professional Association (PRSM) recently held an educational session on the use of drones for the maintenance of such facilities.
"Drones have earned a bad reputation due to highly publicized incidents of encounters with commercial aircraft or flights in restricted airspace. However, drones offer the possibility of saving professionals in retail businesses a lot of time and thousands of dollars, "explains Josh Pola, director of operations of Facility Management for the company Springwise, in statements to the specialized portal FM Link.
"These teams can perform aerial reconnaissance of the roofs of large commercial buildings to detect leaks in the roof before they can damage the interior of a store or distribution center," added the interviewee.
Equipped with an infrared camera, a drone can provide thermography images to facility managers, which can be used to detect problems without taking the risks and costs of sending personnel to check this hard-to-reach area. "It's possible to get a much clearer view of roofs, air conditioning units and other systems," Pola said.
