Forsite launches PatrolView for pipeline aerial intelligence

Forsite introduced PatrolView, a unified aerial intelligence platform for pipeline operators, now in production with multiple North American customers. The system combines threat detection, leak monitoring, imagery, vegetation planning and DOT compliance to help small right-of-way teams manage large networks.

Why it matters: - Pipeline operators can now pull patrol, leak monitoring, compliance and vegetation planning into one workflow instead of managing separate programs. - Forsite says the platform is built to help small right-of-way teams oversee continental-scale pipeline networks. - The service is already in production with multiple operators across North America.

What happened: - Forsite announced PatrolView, a unified aerial intelligence platform for pipeline operations. - The platform consolidates threat detection, liquid and methane leak monitoring, high-resolution imagery, vegetation planning and DOT compliance into a single service. - Forsite said PatrolView is backed by 85+ years of aerial patrol experience. - The company tied the launch to its existing operating base of 2.2 million miles of DOT-mandated patrol annually, 70+ pipeline operators and 22 aerial bases.

The details: - PatrolView includes automated AI threat detection across 11 classes, including heavy equipment, exposed pipe, ground disturbance and encroachment. - Detections are risk-ranked and georeferenced. - Liquid hydrocarbon leak detection uses hyperspectral sensing to identify slow-rate leaks and seeps below control-center monitoring sensitivity. - Methane leak detection includes rapid turnaround, plume maps, GPS-to-peak concentration and wind context for flight-over-flight comparison. - High-resolution imagery is captured on every mile of every flight. - The platform keeps a multi-year archive, supports change detection between passes and maintains an always-current basemap in ArcGIS or PatrolView. - Automated patrol reporting logs every flight and creates audit-ready records for DOT and PHMSA reviews. - Predictive threat analytics combine detection history, imagery differencing and site context to surface leading indicators before escalation. - Vegetation management planning produces multi-year, network-wide clearing plans tuned to growth rates, access and regulations. - LiDAR data collection is available for geohazards on a separate flight for review by the operator’s engineering firm. - PatrolView is modular, so operators can adopt threat detection, leak monitoring, vegetation planning, LiDAR or the full platform in stages. - Forsite can serve as the patrol provider or integrate PatrolView with an operator’s existing patroller and datasets. - The platform plugs into ArcGIS or runs as a standalone dashboard. - Several sensing capabilities come through a technology partnership with Flyscan Systems Inc. - Forsite says PatrolView combines multi-purpose sensor pods with 30+ million training images and a team of 400+ former pipeline operators, remote-sensing specialists, patrol pilots, geospatial analysts and natural resource professionals.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects a broader move to turn aerial inspection data into a single decision layer rather than a collection of separate tools. - The modular setup lowers adoption friction for operators that want to add capabilities without replacing existing workflows. - Forsite is also positioning PatrolView as a way to connect inspection data to risk prioritization, not just compliance reporting.

What's next: - Forsite is booking demos for PatrolView at Forsite's PatrolView page. - The company is offering the platform either as a full service or as add-on modules that can be deployed over time. - Operators can integrate the system into existing ArcGIS environments or use it as a standalone dashboard.

The bottom line: - Forsite is bundling patrol, sensing and compliance into one aerial intelligence platform aimed at helping pipeline operators spot problems earlier and act faster.