Alabama NewsCenter — Techstars company Birdstop demonstrates UAV capabilities for Alabama Power

By Mark Kelly

Routine monitoring and inspections to protect the integrity of Alabama Power‘s 85,000 miles of power delivery infrastructure; enhanced security at the generating plants and other critical sites, and for facilities and equipment in Alabama Power’s 45,000 square-mile service area; increased effectiveness and efficiency in responding to, and recovering from, severe weather and other emergencies.

These and other objectives can be achieved using data and insights gathered through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or, as they’re commonly known, drones. That’s according to Keith Miao, co-founder and CEO of Birdstop, a San Francisco-based remote sensing company that helps owners of large-scale infrastructure collect and manage detailed information on their assets and operations.

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