Stara, Helsinki City Construction Services, worked with Flyby Guys over two years to add drone data to its smart city work, from thermal and aerial data during the city's spring sand removal to a 3D model of one of Helsinki's largest public parks. Stara is a public entity supporting the City of Helsinki with construction, environmental management, logistics and the upkeep of streets and parks.
Data collection for sand removal
Every spring, Stara clears the sand laid on Helsinki's roads to stop them icing over in winter. The operation lasts many weeks and needs a large fleet completing tasks one after another. During one week of sand removal, Flyby Guys captured thermal imagery from the fleet and visual line of sight (VLOS) aerial footage. Combined with Vaisala's data and the data Stara already held, it gave a 360 view of how the operation runs and where it could be more efficient.
3D modelling a Helsinki park
Stara keeps the city's parks in good condition, cleaning them each spring and planting thousands of flowers. In the dense city centre, parks are important green spaces. Stara commissioned Flyby Guys to capture 3D data of one of Helsinki's largest public parks. Our pilots worked across the site with spotters to keep visual line of sight. The 3D map shows Stara how the park looks from above and where it could be improved for residents, for example with new paths for easier commuting.
Testimonials
We’ve work with Stephen and the Flyby Guys team for the last two years and they’ve shown us what’s truly possible when combining our existing work for the City of Helsinki and with drones capabilities. We’ve become a more digital organisation.
Paavo Lehmonen, Development Manager, Stara
Stara embodies what really is a smart city, they have been championing the use of technology and data within their ongoing operations to support the City of Helsinki, Paavo and the team have foresight to trial and test things other cities would not dare to.
Stephen Sutton, Flyby Guys
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