- INDUSTRY: Energy
- Vertical: Multi Tenant SaaS
- Location: WASHINGTON,DC,USA
- Completed Date: 20-12-2019
Executive Summary
Measure UAS Inc., a leader in Drone as a Service® (DaaS), partnered with a major energy provider, to develop a cutting-edge Aerial Intelligence Digital Drone Platform. The goal was to streamline drone operations, enhance data visibility, and reduce costs associated with infrastructure inspections. This case study examines the platform's requirements, development, and anticipated impact.
Challenge
Traditional methods of inspecting energy infrastructure (solar panels, wind turbines, power lines, etc.) are often time-consuming, costly, and potentially hazardous. Energy providers sought to leverage drone technology to improve safety, efficiency, and data accuracy, but faced challenges in managing the complexity of drone operations, data processing, and reporting. Measure aimed to address these challenges with a comprehensive digital platform designed with multi tenancy in mind.
Solution
Partnering closely with the client, our team delivered a tailored a Drone Digital Platform that integrates drone technology into the operational processes of energy businesses. The platform reduces operational complexity, streamlines drone inspections, increases visibility of drone-related KPIs, lowers the operational costs, and improves the quality through standardization and quality assurance. Additionally, the implemented platform is secure, scalable, and integrated with various systems, including Salesforce, while adhering to industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
Our team helped design and develop a Digital Drone Platform with the following key features:
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Responsive Design that adapts to different vendors, including branding, color schemes, and logos, ensuring brand consistency.
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Multi-Tenant Architecture serves multiple customers simultaneously, with isolated data and configurations.
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Platform Admin Web Portal for performing platform-level tasks like managing users, roles, drones, resources, etc.
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3rd Party Integrations allows customers to use service such as ArcGIS, Salesforce to process initiate and process the inspection.
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Notifications are sent to relevant people upon key platform events through In-app notifications and emails.
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Request for Quote allows customers to request, negotiate, and accept order quotes, which are then forwarded to a Planner for initiation.
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Workflow Management allows customer to visualize and manage the flow of tasks for inspection.
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Scheduling allows customers to schedule Planners, Pilots, Data Analysts, and drones by Measure for inspection.
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Reporting offers multiple types of reports will be generated by the system i.e. drone, personal utilization, inspections, etc.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis highlights the savings for the customers who use drone inspection instead of manual one.
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Storage & Analytics The platform collects and securely stores drone inspection-related data that is used for analytics and reporting.
Tech Stack
Typescript
JavaScript
NodeJS
React Js
Python
Swift
AWS Services
Lambda
API Gateway
S3
RDS
Athena
StepFunctions
CloudWatch
Glue
Cognito
IAM
Impact
Serverless Architecture: Increase scalability, reduce operational overhead, and enable faster development cycles for the platform.
Multi-Tenant Efficiency: By supporting multiple tenants, the platform increases efficiency and reduces operational costs.
Reduced Operational Complexity: Simplifying drone operations and data management.
Streamlined Order Processing: Enhancing efficiency and reducing turnaround time.
Increased Visibility: Providing real-time insights into drone inspections and KPIs.
Cost Reduction: Lowering the costs associated with traditional inspections.
Improved Safety: Reducing the need for hazardous manual inspections.
Enhanced Data Quality: Ensuring accurate and reliable data collection and analysis.
Scalability: The platform is designed to be scalable and adaptable to future needs and expansions.
Conclusion
The Measure Drone Platform represents a significant advancement in energy infrastructure inspection. By leveraging drone technology and a comprehensive digital platform, Measure is poised to improve safety, efficiency, and data quality while reducing costs. This case study highlights the platform's key requirements, features, and anticipated impact, demonstrating its potential to revolutionize the industry.
