A pilot project for monitoring winter roads using the «OmDJet 01» unmanned aerial system of Omsk production has been launched in the Khanty-Mansi and Kondinsky districts of Ugra. This was reported by the Omsk Regional Union of Entrepreneurs. Drones transmit photos, videos and accurate coordinates of problem areas to the Flight Control Center in real time. If serious violations are detected, operators immediately notify the responsible services. The project is being implemented with the support of the government of KhMAO.
«OmDJet 01» on the winter roads of Ugra: what the drone controls
The main tasks of the system are to monitor ice crossings and inter-municipal routes, timely identify pavement damage and promptly inform road services about potential threats. Ice crossings are the most vulnerable element of the winter road network: monitoring their condition from the air allows you to record cracks and subsidence before they become critical.
The data obtained will form the basis for analyzing the condition of winter roads and will help expand the use of unmanned technologies in the region, the Omsk Union of Entrepreneurs noted.
«OmDJet 03» in the summer of 2025: monitoring forest fires on 2.6 million hectares
The same line of drones underwent a serious test in the fire season of 2025 in KhMAO. «OmDJet 03» participated in monitoring forest fires on an area of almost 2.6 million hectares together with four other types of unmanned systems. The drone provided long-term patrolling, worked stably in difficult terrain and changeable weather conditions.
The infrastructure of unmanned aerial systems of KhMAO allowed data to be transmitted over hundreds of kilometers: the coordinates of thermal points were received in the «Lesokhranitel» GIS online, the flight track — in the «Nebosvod» system, high-quality online video broadcasting — in the Flight Control Center and the regional budgetary institution.
Specifications of unmanned aerial systems «OmDJet»
- Type: unmanned aerial vehicle of aircraft type
- Manufacturer: Omsk development company
- «OmDJet 01»: monitoring of roads, ice crossings, construction control
- «OmDJet 03»: forest fire patrol, long-term duty
- Data transmission: photo, video, coordinates in real time
- Compatibility: GIS «Lesokhranitel», system «Nebosvod», Flight Control Center
- Application regions: Omsk region, KhMAO
«OmDJet» is an example of regional unmanned production that has gone beyond the region of the developer. The same device solves fundamentally different tasks — it patrols forests in summer, and monitors ice crossings in winter. The versatility of the platform, when compatible with federal geoinformation systems, makes it in demand for regions with extensive and hard-to-reach infrastructure.
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