Cell site equipment verification using 3D modeling comparisons
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1. A method for verifying a cell site, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing, in a database, an initial point cloud related to at least a cell tower at the cell site and cell equipment attached to the cell tower;
developing a second point cloud based on current conditions of at least the cell tower and cell equipment at the cell site, wherein the second point cloud is based on data acquisition using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the cell site;
detecting variations between the initial point cloud and the second point cloud; and
responsive to detecting the variations, determining whether the variations are indicative of compliance related issues, wherein the compliance related issues are defined as an unauthorized amount of the cell equipment attached to the cell tower or the cell equipment being improperly attached to the cell tower.
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Systems and method for verifying a cell site utilizing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) include providing an initial point cloud related to the cell site to the UAV; developing a second point cloud based on current conditions at the cell site, wherein the second point cloud is based on data acquisition using the UAV at the cell site; detecting variations between the initial point cloud and the second point cloud; and, responsive to detecting the variations, determining whether the variations are any of compliance related, load issues, and defects associated with any equipment or structures at the cell site.
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1. A method for verifying a cell site, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a database, an initial point cloud related to at least a cell tower at the cell site and cell equipment attached to the cell tower; developing a second point cloud based on current conditions of at least the cell tower and cell equipment at the cell site, wherein the second point cloud is based on data acquisition using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the cell site; detecting variations between the initial point cloud and the second point cloud; and responsive to detecting the variations, determining whether the variations are indicative of compliance related issues, wherein the compliance related issues are defined as an unauthorized amount of the cell equipment attached to the cell tower or the cell equipment being improperly attached to the cell tower. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) configured to verify a cell site, the UAV comprising:
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one or more rotors; a wireless interface; a data store; a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more rotors, the data store, and the wireless interface; and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; store, in the data store, an initial point cloud related to at least a cell tower at the cell site and cell equipment attached to the cell tower; develop a second point cloud based on current conditions of at least the cell tower and cell equipment at the cell site, wherein the second point cloud is based on data acquisition using the UAV to fly at the cell site; detect variations between the initial point cloud and the second point cloud; and responsive to detecting the variations, perform one of i) determining whether the variations are indicative of compliance related issues, wherein the compliance related issues are defined as an unauthorized amount of cell equipment attached to the cell tower or the cell equipment being improperly attached to the cell tower, and ii) providing the second point cloud to a server to determine whether the variations are indicative of the compliance related issues. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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