Power substation maintenance and construction
Flown by Bryan Overstreet, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension – Jasper County
Purdue Extension partnered with Newton County REMC to photograph substation renovation and infrastructure to record how the temporary substation was hooked up to the distribution lines.
Structural Examples
![Picture taken by thermal camera detected a significant temperature differences](_media/solar-r1x1.jpg)
The drone pilot used a thermal camera to check the functionality of the solar panel array...
![Image of a school parking lot](_media/school-parking-after-repairs.jpg)
A local, Jasper County school wanted flights to document infrastructure repairs supported by...
![Image of silos in a farm](_media/farm-eq-silos.jpg)
This video was collected to examine an aging grain system and assess what repairs or upgrades...
![Image of a field drainage tile was damaged during installation](_media/towerwaterdamage_andrew-westfall.jpg-e1542661262871.png)
The construction footprint of two newly installed power transmission towers are shown here...
![Image of a irrigation farm equipment on a field](_media/irr_pluggednozzel.jpg)
UAVs can serve as a quick method to detect anomalies in irrigation systems, such as this center...
![Image a industrial electrical equipment](_media/industrial-electrical-equipment.jpg)
Purdue Extension partnered with Newton County REMC to photograph substation renovation and...
![Image of a field showing signs of damage product of a subsurface concrete drain pipe installation](_media/landscape.jpg)
A subsurface concrete drain pipe was installed in 2019 to provide an outlet from a new retention...
![second image shows lines of the homeowner drainage line](_media/on-site-e1574790808671.png)
Before the installation of a new septic tank and finger system, this homeowner was curious about...
![Image of a building windows showing signs of leaking](_media/courthouse_bryan-overstreet.jpg)
We were able to locate leaky windows on the second floor of this courthouse using a UAV. We found...