Chairman's Report from the First EAGE Workshop on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
December 2019, Toulouse, France
An expectant crowd gathered on 2-4 December 2019 in Toulouse, centre of European aerospace and home of the Concorde, for a first EAGE workshop dedicated to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for applications in geoscience and earth observation studies. This is the report.
The workshop was well attended with
participants from Russia, Europe, North
America and the Middle East including
experts in aeronautics, geology, geophysics, and mechanical engineering.
Bruno Pagliccia, senior innovative
acquisitions geophysicist, Total, said:
‘Artificial Intelligence and robotics are
introducing a paradigm shift in the oil and
gas industry. I’m glad EAGE has organized
this first workshop on UAV technologies
and applications as these will change our
way of working for safer and more efficient
operations. Enthusiasm and innovative
spirits were cornerstones of this workshop
and will encourage the community to gather again for the next edition, so stay tuned,
more is coming…’
Artificial Intelligence and robotics are introducing a paradigm shift in the Oil & Gas industry. I’m glad EAGE has organized this first workshop on Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) technologies and applications as these will change our way of working for safer and more efficient operations. Enthusiasm and innovative spirits were cornerstones of this workshop and will encourage the community to gather again for the next edition, so stay tuned, more is coming…
Bruno Pagliccia - Total R&DUAV are adding a new dimension to several exploration and production activities: data acquisition for geology and geophysics, surveillance and safety for drilling and production. However, new challenges must be addressed with the potential volume of data that UAV (equipped with appropriate sensors) can collect. Practically, several issues must be cleared to stream the deployment of UAV: legislation, safety, etc.
Mokhles Mezghani - Saudi Aramco