The challenge
Utility-scale solar farms contain tens of thousands of modules. Identifying underperforming or damaged panels by manual inspection is slow, and findings are hard to map back to specific assets.
Our solution
DEEPSIGHT developed a GIS-based critical asset platform that combines drone surveys with AI:
- Automatic segmentation of PV arrays and individual modules from aerial imagery
- Thermal defect detection — single-cell, multi-cell and sub-string hotspots — with confidence scores
- Every defect georeferenced and linked to its asset record
- Map-based asset register for maintenance planning
Outcome
Operators can prioritise maintenance by severity and location, dispatching crews directly to faulty modules and tracking repairs over successive surveys.