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Aerial mapping company Bluesky
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has been awarded contracts to map heat loss across towns and cities covering around 10% of the population. Using specialist thermal sensors mounted on survey aircraft, Bluesky records heat loss from homes and businesses. Working with local authorities, property owners and energy companies, the colour-coded thermal maps are matched against addresses to give accurate and up to date information to tackle fuel poverty, carbon emissions and to improve energy efficiency.
Bluesky has already flown about 1,250 km2 – accounting for around 4mn of the population, in the last year. Projects have been completed on behalf of Slough Borough Council, Birmingham City Council as well as Bury, Stafford, Coventry and Derby. Additional data capture is due to be undertaken in central London, the south of England and Scotland.
Thermal surveys are flown during the winter months, early evening and after sunset, in order to capture the widest variations in temperature that can occur as a result of poor insulation or excessive energy consumption.
