Alpine 4 Holdings Inc announced it has scored a new multi-year site management drone-mapping contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers for the Everglades restoration project in Florida.
The project is one of the largest water management projects in the US, according to Alpine 4.
The contract, signed through Alpine 4’s subsidiary Identified Technologies, will see the firm’s software platform deployed to help manage construction for a multinational contractor.
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The Everglades restoration project involves a 16-mile sand embarkment dam, a 10-acre reservoir, a perimeter canal and multiple water control structures, according to a statement.
"Identified's 3D mapping and Reports as a Service (RaaS) system is second to none, and we anticipate that this will be one of many awarded contracts for Identified and the US Army Corps of Engineers over the next few years,” Alpine 4 CEO Kent Wilson said in a statement.
“We believe this new relationship will open up opportunities for Vayu Aerospace Corporation and its US-1 and G1 Aircraft to provide enhanced hardware service options to the US Army Corps of Engineers. We aim to be the go-to American drone tech for the US Armed Forces."
Richard Zhang, Identified's president, called the contract “a testament to our RaaS business model.”
“This new contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers brings added validation to our drone technology on the construction job site and highlights the trust that the US government has in our data accuracy and analysis,” Zhang said.
The scope of work will include 1,500 flights, 200,000 acres analyzed, and 15 terrabytes of data reported annually.
“This is just the beginning of the industry's adoption S-curve of drones in the workplace,” Zhang added. “We're very excited for the future."
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