Skip to main content

Blog

Insights from the field.

Perspectives on AI-video analytics, operational intelligence, and the industries we serve.

utilities ai

Chaos to Clarity - Simplifying Post-Disaster Asset Assessment with AI

Natural disasters can devastate critical infrastructure, leaving utilities, energy providers and public agencies facing the daunting task of assessing damage across vast areas. Traditional assessment methods, which often rely on manual inspections, are time-consuming, labour-intensive and can miss crucial details. In these high-pressure situations, speed and accuracy are paramount. Unleash live’s AI-powered video analytics and drone technology provide a smarter, faster and safer way to assess and restore assets post-disaster.

Natalie Lovett 23 January 2025
Image of three smoke stack increasing in intensity, arranged like a bar graph increasing in value, overlaid on a background of sky and a smoggy city
best-practices ai

AI App for Smoke Intensity - Boosting Environmental Compliance

In today’s world, monitoring emissions for environmental impact is more critical than ever. Companies face increasing regulatory pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and monitor air quality, which includes tracking the intensity of smoke emissions from industrial flares, chimneys and exhausts. However, traditional methods of monitoring smoke emissions, such as the Ringleman Scale, rely heavily on subjective human observation, resulting in inconsistencies and inaccuracies in data.

Natalie Lovett 19 November 2024
A cloth tear detected by AI on an industrial roller, with the issue highlighted in yellow within a grid overlay, with a picture-in-picture view of the warehouse containing the roller
best-practices ai

Material Damage Detection AI App for Efficiency & Asset Protection

In industries where any type of material wear and tear is a critical factor, whether in production lines, processing facilities or field operations, maintaining the longevity of components is essential for cost-effective, efficient operations. Constant monitoring of materials, such as filter cloths, conveyor belts and other production line equipment, helps identify damage early and allows for timely intervention, reducing downtime and costly repairs.

Natalie Lovett 19 November 2024
A large map area with corrosion faults indicated by markers, with a highlight on one of them showing an image of the damage
best-practices utilities

Redefining Oil & Gas Asset Integrity with Pipe Erosion AI

In the oil and gas industry, pipeline integrity is paramount for safe, efficient and cost-effective operations. Pipelines are responsible for transporting oil, gas and other materials across vast distances, often in harsh environments. Over time, the materials transported can erode the inner and outer surfaces of pipelines, leading to corrosion and potential leaks or failures. Traditional inspection methods, such as manual checks and periodic maintenance, are often resource-intensive, costly and limited by their sporadic nature.

Natalie Lovett 19 November 2024
Graphic representing six steps as overlapping circles, with the final circle containing a keyhole, representing the unlocking of value. There's also an icon for AI indicating the topic of the blog post.
best-practices safety

Six-Step Guide to Unlocking Insights with an AI-Driven Video Platform

An AI-enhanced video analytics (VA) platform like Unleash live leverages advanced computer vision algorithms, packaging them into powerful AI Apps to process live video and high-quality image streams in real-time, extracting critical operational data and automating responsive actions. By using deep learning models for object detection, change tracking and pattern recognition, Unleash can dynamically monitor and analyze footage across diverse sectors, such as energy, public safety, mining and transportation. Unleash live’s VA platform is also natively available in the cloud, however, it can also be deployed at the Edge, On-Prem, Hybrid or MEC/Nokia MIXIE (learn more) to balance our customers' need for scalability and low-latency responses, enabling rapid, localized decision-making. This architecture supports real-time event detection (e.g. equipment anomalies or safety compliance breaches), while enhancing workflow optimization and asset management. The AI Apps Store allows for industry-specific applications, making it adaptable to complex environments and valuable for automated inspections, risk assessment and resource allocation.

Natalie Lovett 12 November 2024
Two people in high vis jackets observing an enterprise-grade DJI M30 drone, with the person on the right pointing at the drone, with a background of a remote site facility.
drones best-practices

Harnessing Starlink for Drone Operations with Remote Site Monitoring

Natalie Lovett 29 October 2024
Insights gathered from computer vision showing 114 cars per day making a right-hand turn at an intersection, with intersection image overlaid with bounding boxes around detected vehicles
operations ai

Optimize Urban Mobility with AI Powered Intersection Traffic Analysis

Traffic congestion and safety concerns at intersections are major challenges for cities around the world. With the growing demand for smarter and more efficient urban traffic management, Unleash live's Intersection Traffic Analysis AI App provides a powerful solution. Leveraging the capabilities of artificial intelligence and real-time video analytics, this Machine Learning AI tool enables cities, municipalities and traffic management agencies to improve traffic flow, optimize safety and gain valuable insights from intersection data.

Natalie Lovett 28 October 2024
A graph with increasing values, made of various mining images, with axes for efficiency on the vertical axis vs time in the horizontal axis
best-practices ai

Boost Mining Efficiency with AI Video Analytics Upstream & Downstream

The mining industry, with its massive scale, operates like a finely tuned machine. However, maintaining efficiency in such a vast and complex environment, from upstream activities like excavation to downstream processes like mineral refinement, is no small feat. The need for compliant materials, efficient staff performance and accurate volume measurements is more crucial than ever.

Natalie Lovett 17 October 2024
Unleash live and AVCRM logos, overlaid over a monotone blue image of a map
drones utilities

Flight Logging integrated with AVCRM for Compliance & Risk Management

We’re excited to announce a new integration that advances compliance and risk management within drone operations. Unleash live seamlessly integrates with AVCRM Aviation Compliance and Risk Management Software, enabling operators to log flights directly within AVCRM’s platform. This powerful integration simplifies regulatory reporting, ensures accurate flight data capture, and enhances risk management, making it an essential tool for businesses operating large-scale drone fleets.

Natalie Lovett 17 October 2024
A scene of a perspective grid, with a larger camera with a happy emoji and a green glow in the foreground, and a small sensor overlaid with a red glow and sad emoji further back
best-practices operations

Ditch Hardwired Sensors & Embrace AI Vision for Asset Maintenance

In the ever-evolving world of asset maintenance, relying on traditional methods like hardwired sensors is becoming increasingly outdated. These legacy solutions, while useful in the past, are limited in their flexibility, scope and cost-efficiency. Today, enterprises require more adaptable, scalable and advanced technologies to manage and maintain their assets, which is where AI vision comes into play.

Natalie Lovett 10 October 2024
An app image floating in outer space, orbited by a series if icons for detectors, trackers, transformers, analytics, annotators, formatters and post-processors
best-practices utilities

What is an AI App?

An AI App is software that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to automate tasks, generate insights and make data-driven decisions. While an AI model is the engine behind the app, trained on large datasets to identify patterns, an AI App takes this a step further by integrating the model into a product that solves real-world problems. It allows end-users to access the power of AI without needing specialized knowledge of machine learning or data science.

Natalie Lovett 8 October 2024
Many small tiles showing parts of the baggage journey for airport customers, such as security, volume tracking, notifying customers and more, on a blueprint background
operations ai

The Power of AI Computer Vision for a Seamless Baggage Experience

Computer vision, a branch of AI, enables computers to recognize and interpret objects and people in images and videos, automating tasks that mimic human perception and which is currently transforming most aspects of airport operations, from terminal efficiency to aircraft turnaround!

Natalie Lovett 8 October 2024