Vaughan, Ontario, CANADA – January 21, 2025 — Teledyne Geospatial and Pointerra3D have announced an exciting reseller partnership set to revolutionize grid management in the electric utility industry. The partnership introduces the Network Surveyor bundle, combining Teledyne Geospatial’s state-of-the-art airborne acquisition technology with Pointerra3D’s software suite. The integrated solution dramatically reduces the time required to transform airborne 3D data into actionable insight on the health of electrical utility grid infrastructure.
The Pointerra and Teledyne Geospatial Network Surveyor bundle seamlessly integrates complementary technologies and will drastically reduce the time between capturing airborne 3D data and extracting actionable insights into utility infrastructure health. The combination of Teledyne Geospatial’s advanced airborne acquisition technology and Pointerra3D’s software suite leverages the strengths of both partners to enable rapid assessment of network risks and predictive outage detection using functional Digital Twins. The integrated solution is transformative for the electric utility industry by shrinking delivery timelines from months to hours, delivering unparalleled value and efficiency.
The Network Surveyor bundle will assist service providers and utilities alike realize quicker CAPEX ROI and optimized OPEX through faster, more accurate program delivery. Deploying the Network Surveyor bundle further enhances operational resiliency, enabling utilities and service providers to achieve substantial returns on investment from a single project.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Teledyne Geospatial for more than 15 years,” said Brian Mayfield, CEO of Pointerra US, Inc. “Their sensors and onboard solutions are among the best in class for capturing high-quality point cloud data at scale. By integrating the Pointerra3D solution, we’ll deliver significant processing efficiencies to utility clients – accelerating data calibration, classification, feature extraction, and building digital twins. We’re excited to take this important next step in supporting Teledyne Geospatial’s customers in unlocking even greater value from their data.”
Matthew Johnson, Product Manager at Teledyne Geospatial, said, “Integrating Pointerra3D with our Network Surveyor solution offers the first and only industry approach to address critical asset risks from vegetation encroachment and major weather events within 24 hours. It also supports the digitization and digital twinning of electric utility grids for asset monitoring and management. We are excited to collaborate with Pointerra3D to meet our customers’ geospatial needs, from point clouds to actionable data insights.”
Pointerra3D is a geospatial web mapping SaaS solution designed to transform how businesses manage, analyze, and extract value from digital twin data. By shrinking workflows, Pointerra enables collected digital twin data to become more accessible and valuable. The end-to-end cloud-based workflows leverage infinite storage and compute resources in an always-on, accessible-from-anywhere environment. This ensures teams are no longer burdened by managing data, software connectivity, or customer delivery challenges. With powerful tools for digital twin visualization, analysis, and insights, Pointerra offers tailored workflow solutions to a range of industries including utilities, infrastructure, transportation, and construction.
Teledyne Geospatial unifies the hardware and software expertise of both Teledyne CARIS and Teledyne Optech. The new group provides customers with innovative integrated solutions. Offerings include turnkey systems, lidar and sonar integrated workflows and a range of systems and solutions that support holistic, precision data collection.
