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AI-Assisted Drone Visual Inspection for Bridges

Accountable
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Functional Modes
Sensing (Perceptive AI)
Human decides
Purpose
Safety & Security
Input Dataset
About a place Anonymized data
Algorithm or Model
Computer Vision
Output Dataset
About a place Anonymized data

This system uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect and highlight surface defects on bridges in real time, using footage captured by drones. It is designed to help government inspectors do their work more safely, quickly, and cost-effectively. The system is currently a proof of concept used by National Research Council Canada employees only, and no personal information is collected or processed.

Sources for this disclosure

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

Schema: ai@2026-05-06-beta

Government of Canada – DTPR AI Register