Advancing Utility Network Management with GeoCam's AI-Driven Reality Capture Platform

In the constantly evolving landscape of utility management, maintaining accurate and current records of both above ground and underground assets is critical. Up-to-date digital records impact a variety of mission critical use cases including: risk management, compliance, maintenance, optimization and others. Historically the options available to utilities to create and maintain digital records were either too expensive to scale or not capable of satisfying the requirements of modern Utilities.

Comprehensive Reality Capture

GeoCam's AI-Driven Reality Capture Platform offers utility companies a scalable and efficient solution to comprehensively capture, document, manage, and optimize their extensive distribution networks. GeoCam enables utilities to acquire detailed geospatial imagery of their infrastructure at scale. Then use the captured imagery to produce detailed 3D data models (GIS and CAD). The GeoCam Platform works from aerial and terrestrial captures with the same sensor, which results in a holistic view of the entire network. The versatility of the GeoCam 360 Camera allows for data capture across almost any environment, including urban, suburban, rural, indoor, underground, and complex construction scenarios.

Seamless Integration with Esri's ArcGIS and ArcGIS Utility Network

A standout feature of GeoCam is its seamless integration with Esri's ArcGIS system as well as the company’s ArcGIS Utility Network offering. This compatibility allows for the swift creation of foundational data, enabling utilities to work almost immediately with intelligent 3D imagery. The Esri/GeoCam integration enhances network management capabilities, providing insights into connectivity, structural attachments, and containment.

Adaptable Data Capture Methods

GeoCam's platform supports multiple data capture methods, including vehicle-mounted, handheld devices, and backpack units. This flexible adaptability ensures that utilities can document assets in various terrains and hard-to-reach locations, while achieving high positional accuracy, up to 10 cm, which reduces the need for manual inspections.

Efficient Large Scale Data Processing and Integrated Applications

GeoCam’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) processing engine processes raw imagery from the GeoCam 360 Camera into an integrated geospatial scene. This scene provides a reliable foundation for a variety of mapping and modeling tasks.

The GeoCam Platform includes a number of applications that makes it easy to manage imagery captures at scale, create data from that imagery and manage large scale data production.

Big Picture - Flexible, Cost-Effective Reality Capture at Scale

Traditionally, capturing and updating imaging and mapping data has been a complex and costly process. GeoCam's AI-Driven Reality Capture Platform simplifies these tasks, providing a cost-effective solution that can scale up or down with the needs of electric and gas utility customers. By fully automating data collection and processing, utilities can allocate resources more effectively and focus on strategic initiatives.

GeoCam allows utilities to efficiently manage their infrastructure through advanced reality capture technology, seamless integration with existing GIS systems, and flexible data collection methods. This comprehensive approach ensures that utilities can maintain accurate, current data models, ultimately enhancing utilities’ service delivery and operational resilience.