Aerial Survey Mapping Drones
- 08 May
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/8th May 2017, Aditya Bist, Maxxwell Chatsko, Avani Goyal/ Identified Technologies is a Pittsburgh-based startup founded in 2013 that offers a smart drone aerial mapping system called Boomerang, which provides continuous tracking and monitoring of commercial construction sites. The Boomerang Drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that represents a safer, cheaper, faster, and more accurate method of surveying and mapping active projects compared to alternative methods relying on manned surveyor crews, helicopters, and/or airplanes.
Today the company’s technology platform is primarily serving end-customers in energy and oilfield services and transportation, although expanding Boomerang’s reach through new customer acquisition, potentially in new markets, remains the leading focus of management.
In addition to the company’s historical focus on attracting business from private commercial construction companies, the search for new customers with the potential to represent large revenue streams and long-term business relationships could be extended to capitalize on unique opportunities identified within the non-market environment.
Commercial construction sites, which can span hundreds or even thousands of acres, place logistical burdens on construction companies tasked with overseeing project development and completion. Tracking the movement of materials and equipment, accurately analyzing the volume of earth required to be moved and sold, and monitoring progress for estimating project and phase completion dates creates safety, liability, monetary, and time issues for construction companies. Despite the need for timely and accurate data, the standard methods for surveying active construction sites rely on manned surveyor crews, helicopters, and/or aircraft. These fallible standards unnecessarily increase the safety risks to workers, add costs and time to projects, force stakeholders to use potentially inaccurate (earth volume estimates) or outdated (topographical maps) data, and create barriers to sharing and analyzing project site data and information among stakeholders.
Identified Technologies is focused on mitigating those risks and delivering value to industrial customers through the use of its smart drone aerial mapping system called Boomerang, which provides a scalable turnkey solution for continuous tracking, monitoring, and analysis of commercial construction projects. The autonomous UAV-driven technology platform is capable of creating 3-D site maps 200x faster than alternative surveying methods at significantly reduced costs. The company also provides on-demand cloud-based data collection, processing, and analysis software tools that allow stakeholders to predict progress, collaborate remotely, and make informed decisions.
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