Utility Inspection Data Leader Sharper Shape introduces new, powerful multi-sensor payload for manned helicopters – The Heliscope™ 2.0 Sharper Shape’s Heliscope™ 2.0 launches a new generation of on-board data collection technology that brings unprecedented speed, efficiency, and productivity improvements to the utility inspection industry GRAND FORKS, ND – (April 26, 2018) – [...]
Border States Electric and Sharper Shape Join Forces To Provide UAS Inspection Tools New unmanned aerial services and software greatly increases the speed and efficiency of performing detailed inspections of electric utility assets Fargo, ND – (January 29, 2018) – Today, Border States Electric announced that they [...]
Are Drones Safe From Hackers? Protecting sensitive data As drones enter the mainstream of commercial usage, concerns have arisen about the safety and protection of sensitive data they gather from theft by hackers. There isn’t a week that goes by without news about hacking attacks against companies and technologies. As the application [...]
Sharper Shape & SkySkopes deliver significant drone capabilities for Hurricane Harvey emergency responders Houston, Texas – (September 26, 2017 ) – Hurricane Harvey was a major weather event that required an equally strong emergency response effort. Unmanned aerial technology was deployed in a significant way by the region’s major electric utility [...]
Sharper Shape and SkySkopes Successfully Execute First Transmission Line Cable Construction Mission using Drones Grand Forks, ND – (September 12, 2017 ) – Sharper Shape and SkySkopes, in cooperation with an investor owned utility have developed an innovative and unique way to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for powerline construction. The [...]
Sharper Shape announces the first commercial drone based Automatic Detailed Inspection service for electric utilities New fully automated inspection and data analytical service remarkably increases the safety, speed and efficiency of performing close-up visual inspections of electric utility assets Grand Forks, ND – (August 21, 2017) – Sharper Shape Inc. has [...]
Sharper Shape Service Offerings 2017 Key members of the Sharper Shape development team discuss the major drone inspection services being offered by the company now, and where the technology is heading in the future.
Our new Content Center is live! Palo Alto, California, Jan. 09, 2017 — Sharper Shape has unveiled a new online content center to provide the drone community with a complete toolkit including presentations, articles, videos and brochures — all of which are available for download. GO TO THE CONTENT CENTER [...]
Commercial drones will take off in 2017. Are you ready? Tero Heinonen / Founder / tero.heinonen@sharpershape.com Palo Alto, California, Dec. 12, 2016 — When I heard about the FAA’s Part 107 drone regulations, I knew immediately they would profoundly accelerate innovation. These regulations, implemented in August, allowed businesses to fly drones [...]
Sharper Shape, Edison Electric Institute, and SkySkopes Submit First-of-its-kind Application for Long-distance Drone Flights Sharper Shape announces new Sharper A6 drone, which will be used for multiple test flights with local utilities Grand Forks, North Dakota, Aug. 29, 2016 — Today, the global leader in drone-based asset inspections, Sharper [...]
