Daily briefing

Flyability and Ouster keep pushing LiDAR inspection into GPS-denied spaces

Flyability and Ouster used INTERGEO 2026 to demonstrate the Elios 3 with Ouster digital LiDAR for mapping and inspection in confined, dark and GPS-denied environments. The LiDAR feeds SLAM, localization and mapping workflows.

Indoor industrial inspection is one of the clearest cases where a drone's value comes from the sensor and localization stack rather than camera quality or maximum flight time.

For tanks, mines, tunnels and plant interiors, evaluate point-cloud quality, SLAM drift, lighting, collision tolerance and post-processing together. Aircraft specs alone do not predict survey usefulness.