What a Drone Adds to a Perimeter Security Assessment
Most perimeter assessments are conducted at eye level by someone walking the fence with a clipboard, which means most perimeter assessments share a blind spot: everything the site looks like from above eye level. Camera fields of view are guessed from the ground. Mast-top mounting hardware hasn’t been inspected since the lift left on install day. The fence line gets sampled where it’s walkable…
Perimeter assessments often overlook the aerial perspective, as they typically involve a person walking the fence with a clipboard, missing crucial blind spots such as the site's overhead view. Drones, piloted by certified RPAS professionals, have revolutionized this approach by providing aerial passes that offer true sightline verification and orthographic passes at camera height.
These passes reveal dead zones, mounting and cable conditions, fence-line continuity, lighting documentation, and as-built truth for drawings, all of which are invisible from the ground. The RPAS survey is a legal requirement in Canada under Part IX of the Canadian Aviation Regulations, necessitating registration, a pilot certificate, an advanced operations certificate, and air traffic control authorization for flying in controlled airspace.
This process, while time-consuming, offers defensible evidence that can resolve disputes and enhance the overall security assessment.
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