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DETECTING CHANGES AT CELL SITES AND SURROUNDING AREAS USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

  • US 20170318477A1
  • Filed: 07/07/2017
  • Published: 11/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for cell site inspection by a cell site operator using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a processing device, the method comprising:

  • creating an initial computer model of a cell site and surrounding geography at a first point in time, wherein the initial computer model represents a known good state of the cell site and the surrounding geography;

    providing the initial computer model to one or more of the UAV and the processing device;

    capturing current data of the cell site and the surrounding geography at a second point in time using the UAV;

    comparing the current data to the initial computer model by the processing device; and

    identifying variances between the current data and the initial computer model, wherein the variances comprise differences at the cell site and the surrounding geography between the first point in time and the second point in time.

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