National Drones
SmartData 3D rail corridor with inspection annotations

Drone surveys and inspections for critical assets and major projects.

From field capture to analysis and SmartData delivery, we help your team understand asset condition, plan work and make informed decisions.

Train and survey drone on a rail corridor
Captured on site · rail project
Aurecon / Sydney Trains — rail corridor inspections
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Selected project results

Aurecon / Sydney Trains

3,818 assets across 438 km

Orthomosaics, elevation models, 3D meshes and point clouds, reviewed in SmartData.

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BHP Olympic Dam

180 km² mine-site survey

Orthomosaic imagery, a 3D model, terrain data and contours delivered for BHP’s GIS.

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BUILT AROUND YOUR INDUSTRY

See what your data can reveal.

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Train and survey drone on a Sydney rail corridorFIELD CAPTURE

Aurecon / Sydney Trains · rail inspections

Corridor imagery and 3D records for asset review.

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FROM CAPTURE TO REVIEW

See the structure. Understand the detail.

Tower inspection and SmartData platform examples

Read the Broadcast Australia project story
Tower hardware from the Broadcast Australia inspection project
Broadcast Australia · tower inspection

01 / CAPTURE

Bring the tower into view.

Overlapping imagery captured the structures from multiple angles, giving teams a detailed visual record for desktop inspection.

The purposeUnderstand asset condition and plan maintenance.

Agree the assets, access and required inspection outputs before capture.

Asset dashboard

Scroll to explore asset status and inspection history.

SmartData asset dashboard showing inspection status and history

Stage 1 of 3: Capture

From our service to your team's workspace. See how imagery, models and findings are reviewed in SmartData.

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See how your project data is delivered

SmartData is part of our service delivery. It brings your imagery, maps and 3D models together so your team can explore assets, review findings and share the evidence.

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Existing public SmartData project demo showing a sample powerline dataset

Explore a project dataset

Open a public sample to see how project imagery and 3D data are presented.

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Existing AI-assisted labelling demo with insulator suggestions and human review controls

Try AI-assisted labelling

Explore a demo where AI proposes labels and people review the results.

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DRONE TRAINING

Build your skills. Grow your team's capability.

Choose a Remote Pilot Licence pathway or start with drone awareness. Find the training that fits your experience and goals.

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IN PERSON

5-Day RePL Course

Classroom theory and practical flight training with National Drones instructors.

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Online drone theory study at a laptop

BLENDED LEARNING

Blended RePL Course

Self-paced preparation, live online theory, local classroom learning and practical flying.

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Drone operator with a controller and a range of training aircraft

START WITH THE BASICS

Drone Awareness Course

Self-paced online learning in drone safety, airspace and responsible recreational flying.

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Explore theory lessons and diagrams in the free RePL study guide.

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Tell us about your assets, sites and decisions.

We’ll help you define the capture, analysis and deliverables your team needs.

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