# Skyports deploys beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone inspections for Australia's HumeLink West transmission project

- Source: Robotics & Automation News
- Published: 2026-10-19T19:13:53.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/p2i42ent6aku9vwkfin4f8lfv
- Original: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/10/19/skyports-drone-services-supports-one-of-australias-largest-transmission-projects-humelink-west-with-automated-bvlos-drone-in-a-box-surveying/106050/

## Summary

Skyports Drone Services is providing fully automated beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone-in-a-box surveying services for the HumeLink West transmission line project in New South Wales, Australia. The project permanently deploys a DJI Dock 2 at the Maragle substation construction site, remotely operated from the Remote Operations Centre in Sydney, conducting automated surveys once every two weeks and covering up to five times the area of traditional methods in a single day, with mission flights of about 8-10 km.