Methane Leak Detection
Integrated Drone, Methane Leak Detector payload, software & system for natural gas pipeline surveys, tank inspections, landfill emission monitoring, gas well testing, and plant safety audits
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Solution Overview
- Mount the Methane Leak Detection kit onto the drone
- Plan survey mission with UgCS
- Receive data during flight
- Generate a report with detected Methane Leak locations
The system consists of the drone integrated with Laser Methane Metector "Laser Falcon" by PERGAM. The full integration is ensured by adding the onboard UgCS data logger to the system.


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Case Study
Drone METHANE LEAK DETECTION
Goal: Locate methane leaks.
Technology: integrated Laser Methane detector by PERGAM with a drone equipped with a laser altimeter.
Flight control: UgCS with True Terrain Following mode.
Result: Methane leaks can be located during the drone's inspection flight. Methane level data is being logged with precise GPS coordinates of drone's autopilot.
The Solution details

1. Laser Falcon
2. UgCS Data Logger
Optional:Adding a laser altimeter enables the flight in True Terrain Following mode, so the drone (UAV) can accurately follow the terrain during the flight. True Terrain Following enables the drone to fly at constant AGL altitude without a need to import precise Digital Elevation Model (DEM) height-map into UgCS.
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3. UgCS Application
4. Supported Drones
Currently, the UgCS Data Logger is compatible with off-the-shelf or custom-built UAV based on DJI A3 flight controller, i.e. DJI M600 / M600 Pro and DJI DJI M210 / M210 v2
The DJI M600 and M600 Pro is a durable system that offers extended flight time (up to 25 minutes) and a 5-kilometer-long range of data transmission.

Webinar
LANDFILL AND PIPELINE CH4 MONITORING
A drone-based methane monitoring system suits best to inspect large and inaccessible by foot areas, to create a map with detected methane concentration.
Watch the webinar to learn more in detail why drone-based methane detection system performs better for landfill and pipeline infrastructure and how to plan the flights with UgCS.