OpenSpace Expands Support for Drone Cameras
The photogrammetry industry leader is moving closer to a single version of the truth for tracking and visibility of progress with this OpenSpace alliance.
OpenSpace, a leader in reality capture and AI-powered analytics, has declared that the Insta360 Sphere, an easy-to-install twin 360° camera that can be attached to DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S drones, will be supported. Drone collection with Sphere, combined with OpenSpace's technology, streams aerial construction pictures into what is quickly emerging as the industry standard platform for photogrammetry progress tracking.
The convergence of multiple reality capture approaches into shared platforms to consume the data in a single pane of glass, resulting in increased transparency of project activities, was pointed out by IronPros in our research of the photogrammetry area and in a predictions article in 2022. Other providers of building technology have recently acquired comparable mixes of LIDAR, terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry, and other data collection technologies.
Avvir, a provider of drone technology, was acquired by Hexagon AB in October. Holobuilder, a 360-degree capture provider, was acquired by 3D data capture leader Faro in 2021. In 2022, GeoSlam, a provider of mobile scanning solutions with proprietary high-productivity simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) software to create 3D models for use in Digital Twin applications, was acquired by Hexagon AB. In October 2022, drone software provider DroneDeploy purchased Structionsite. Structionsite and Latium have a similar relationship to combine IoT data with their photogrammetry-focused project perspective. While this is going on, Propeller Aero is enhancing its drone photogrammetry solution with its DirtBuddy product, which collects elevation data from equipment on the ground.
The Insta360 Sphere integration uses two cameras—one upward-facing and one downward-facing—for a 360-degree view in which the camera is undetectable, allowing drone operators to record all sides of a jobsite without the need for repeated flights. With a straightforward latching mechanism and FlowState stabilization to assure smooth film, Sphere makes installation and flight simple. In order to further enhance capture processing, calibrations, battery life, image quality, ease of installation, raised captures, and the variety of angle options, OpenSpace is now beta testing captures with the Insta360 Sphere. Later in Q1 2023, this capacity will be widely made available on the market. The Sphere joins a number of additional cameras that OpenSpace now supports, including:
- Ricoh Theta Z1
- Insta360 One R
- Insta360 One X
- Insta360 One X2
- Ricoh Theta V
- Garmin VIRB 360 (discontinued by manufacturer)
According to an IronPros Product Deep Dive, OpenSpace has more than 250 employees, a sales force that is roughly 70 people strong and capable of supporting the company's growth trajectory, as well as a customer success and support team that has more than 50 people. A strong foundation for expansion is provided by recurring revenue from software subscriptions and more than $200 million in outside funding. Through Taronga Group and GreenPoint Partners, the company continued to attract Series D late stage venture capital as recently as August 2022, demonstrating that knowledgeable investors who undertake in-depth study continue to see promise and a solid position with OpenSpace. A total of $111 million in Series D funding has been raised by the company.
The company had 7 billion square feet of construction data from 10,000 job sites at the time of our most recent discussion with OpenSpace. Some of their customers utilize the free version, but the majority, according to company sources, are paying customers. The business also states that it is quickly converting free users to paying customers. They hold a dominant position in North America, but they are also beginning distribution in India through Enhance and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) through value added resellers (VARs) Sektor.
Users of OpenSpace Capture wander around the construction site as they normally would while wearing cameras attached to their hard hats, drones, robots, or other devices. No matter where the camera is set, after the video is uploaded to the cloud, OpenSpace's computer vision technology compiles the images and pins them to the floor plan, producing a reliable visual record of the site's status. The site image map is normally viewable 15 minutes after posting thanks to the company's Vision Engine.
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