Introducing Nearmap for Post-catastrophe Response
Post Catastrophe Imagery and AI-derived property damage and condition data unite to help insurers process customer claims more efficiently.
Post Catastrophe Imagery and AI-derived property damage and condition data unite to help insurers process customer claims more efficiently.
“Urban sprawl” is a phrase that’s top of mind for just about anyone who touches urban development: builders, planners, architects, engineers, infrastructure managers, local governments, and environmental analysts, to name a few. ABC has recently reported on the issue of how Australia is going to keep up with the demand for more houses, schools, and transport alternatives. With Australia’s greater capital cities adding 2.9 million people over the last ten years — accounting for 77% of Australia’s total population explosion — the question of how our built infrastructure will keep pace is an urgent one.
If ever there was a siren song calling the name of the construction industry, it’s urban sprawl. The industry is well-positioned to take on the challenge: according to StartupAUS’s recent report on ConstructionTech, “construction employs 1.1 million Australians — more than five times as many as the mining industry” and accounts for 8.1% of the nation’s GDP. And with innovations in safety, BIM, machine learning, and 3D printing, the ACE sector is creating the technological capability to capitalise on the opportunity.
The potential financial impact of technological innovation in construction is also enormous: StartupAUS notes that “BCG estimates that global full-scale digitisation in nonresidential construction could lead to annual cost savings of US$0.7-1.2 trillion (13% to 21%) in the engineering and construction phases … Extrapolating to the Australian construction sector, the potential added value increase could be $25 billion year on year within the next decade.”
It naturally follows that the fastest-scaling construction, engineering, and architecture companies are adopting technology to streamline their workflows, maximise resources, and capitalise on the rich opportunity generated by population growth. One such technology is achieving wide adoption across the ACE vertical: aerial imagery.
In particular, Nearmap aerial imagery has become an integral part of the workflow for 14 of Australia’s top 20 construction companies (by revenue), providing a reliable source of unbiased truth about what’s happening on site. With high-resolution captures of 88% of Australia’s population up to six times a year — covering more than 535,000 square kilometres — Nearmap allows ACE businesses to instantly understand what’s happening on their sites and make data-driven decisions that have a measurable impact on efficiency and outcomes.
Aerial imagery plays a specific role during each part of the building development lifecycle.
A multi-use area in Penrith, NSW, captured on 20 January, 2018
A simple structural figure visualised in the context of Nearmap 3D textured mesh
An ongoing construction site in Waterloo, NSW, captured on 15 March, 2018
The recently completed new Royal Adelaide Hospital in SA, captured on 16 January, 2018
See how these urban planning, construction, and utility firms rely on aerial imagery to power them through the development lifecycle:
Learn more about integrating aerial imagery into your project workflow.
