Are you interested in learning about SkyX’s CEO, Didi Horn’s entrepreneurial journey? In this concise 5 minute article, Go Solo explores the journey of how Didi created SkyX, his biggest accomplishments and challenges so far, and top tips on how to run and grow a business today. Go Solo is a media platform that features […]
Pipeline corrosion is an unstoppable force, albeit a slow-moving one at times. Corrosion accounts for nearly 10% of all significant pipeline incidents over the past 20 years, according to PHMSA, putting it among the top contributors to leaks. Furthermore, corrosion-related costs to monitor, replace, and maintain assets is approximately $5.8 billion annually 1. Implementing a […]
An excerpt from Can a drone prevent disastrous oil spills? by Brian Blum a journalist and high-tech entrepreneur for over 20 years. An October oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, drove home the ongoing potential for ecological disasters stemming from leaky, malfunctioning, corroded and sometimes even sabotaged oil and gas pipelines. The […]
Our VP of Marketing, Julie Ford, interviewed Jamie Alexander, our Head of Product, on how SkyVision processes and converts the images collected during pipeline monitoring missions into meaningful insights for our customers. JULIE: What are the steps that an image goes through after being uploaded to SkyVision? JAMIE: There are a number of steps that […]
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the 5th Annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit in Houston, Texas. This Summit is the largest global summit of the Energy Drone & Robotics Coalition, which hosts the only event series exclusively focused on the business and technology of unmanned systems, automation and data/AI in energy operations. I […]
Pipelines across the United States are getting old. According to reports by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), approximately 55% of gas transmission lines and 43% of hazardous liquid pipelines are over 50 years old – that’s over half a century!1 As assets age, they become more susceptible to hazards. However, with rigorous […]
Today on Two Minute Takeaway, learn pipeline integrity insights in under two minutes with Jeffrey Jones, our Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development. Watch the video below. What are the most significant pipeline integrity issues faced by Oil and Gas companies today? Some of the biggest challenges around pipeline integrity involve avoiding catastrophes. […]
At SkyX, our mission is to become a leading global provider of intelligent, actionable aerial data for long-range and large infrastructure assets. Data that can be used to protect the health and safety of people and the planet now and in the future. We carry out this mission by flying drones, also known as Unmanned […]
October 14th, 2021 – TORONTO, Canada – SkyX, a leading provider of aerial data solutions for infrastructure asset companies globally and E’kabel, experts on energy and data transmission solutions, have partnered to deliver a unique aerial data solution to Latin American Oil and Gas companies. The SkyX – E’kabel solution has already been adopted by […]
This year marks an important milestone in the SkyX story. It’s been five years since our journey began in 2016. Our Founder, Didi Horn, first had the vision to start an aerial data company during his ten years as a Special Ops commander for a drone squadron in the Air Force. He saw the aerial […]