UNMANNED AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

A computerized method performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan comprising a plurality of inspection locations for a structure, wherein the plurality of inspection locations each comprise a waypoint having a geospatial reference; navigating the UAV to ascend to a first altitude above the structure; conducting an inspection for an object of interest in at least one of the plurality of inspection locations according to the flight plan, the inspection comprising: navigating the UAV to a position above a surface of the structure associated with the object of interest based on monitoring an active sensor; and obtaining, while the UAV is within a particular distance from the surface of the structure, information from one or more sensors describing the structure such that obtained information includes at least a particular level of detail; navigating the UAV to another inspection location of the plurality of inspection locations; and navigating the UAV to a landing location.