Uplift Data Partners integrates with PlanGrid to give builders immediate access to drone imagery

Uplift Data Partners, the data capture pilot platform for enterprise businesses, recently announced it has integrated with PlanGrid, which specializes in construction productivity software. Uplift's 2D and 3D aerial drone imagery is now accessible directly into PlanGrid, giving construction teams a real-time view of job sites and improving their ability to detect costly errors and reduce rework.

Previously, Uplift's drone-captured images were housed within its portal and PlanGrid users had to log in to both platforms to access these images. Now, project team members in the field, trailer, and office can easily access drone imagery directly from PlanGrid, improving team communications, reducing change orders, and providing real-time updates to current project status.

Since 2015, Uplift Data Partners has delivered aerial insights for the AEC industry. Uplift's solution combines an extensive network of skilled and highly trained pilots, broad knowledge of FAA airspace rules, and a proactive approach to compliance and regulatory guidelines. Using Uplift's drone service, builders can accurately survey a project and detect mistakes by overlaying site designs and line work onto the drone imagery.

"The integration of drone imagery into PlanGrid is a huge accomplishment for us," says Suzanne El-Moursi, president of Uplift Data Partners. "Uplift Data Partners provides drone service for the AEC industry. We are passionate about enabling the free flow of drone data to further augment and support other data sources, increasing the value of the overall insight to the end user, in this case, the project engineer."

"Our goal at PlanGrid is to increase productivity through innovative and impactful technology," says James Cook, head of strategic alliances and partnerships at PlanGrid. "Drone technology provides immeasurable insights into the progress and accuracy of a construction site, and Uplift Data Partners has established itself as a cutting-edge platform with its expertise of compliance and airspace regulations. The integration of Uplift's drone imagery into PlanGrid will give our customers a real-time view of jobsites and further improve their productivity."

The integration of two companies will benefit enterprise customers who use both PlanGrid and Uplift, as seen recently with Clayco, a full-service real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm. For the past three years, Clayco has used Uplift Data Partners as their drone provider, leveraging the company's drone expertise across their portfolio of projects. Now, Clayco will migrate all their projects onto PlanGrid's platform, using both companies' capabilities and taking advantage of a seamless experience.

Uplift Data Partners was founded in 2015 in Chicago. Its network covers the United States, and its network-wide night waiver allows for completing night missions. For more information, visit www.plangrid.com and www.upliftdatapartners.com.