Cyberhawk, a global leader in drone inspection services and visual data management software, announces a strategic enhancement to iHawk™, its flagship enterprise SaaS visual data management platform, called Visualive. This latest version of iHawk’s image inspection module delivers new capabilities and leverages AI to enable instant analysis of drone-collected asset data, dramatically streamlining the inspection process.
According to Industry sources, the latest Visualive software release permits operators in the utility, oil & gas, and capital project (large construction) industries to surge the overall inspection outcomes, curb asset management costs, and improve performance.
Industry sources added that iHawk Visualive will be demonstrated at the T&D World Live conference in Atlanta , October 1-3, 2024.
“We are excited about the release of iHawk Visualive, which will bring industry-leading enhancements to revolutionize asset inspections across key industries. With its AI capabilities and user-friendly tools, Visualive streamlines the inspection process, enabling users to make informed decisions faster, reducing costs, and maximizing asset value. Our commitment to innovation continues as we help more than 5,000 iHawk users worldwide improve their asset management experience,” stated Matt Zafuto, Chief Commercial Officer, Cyberhawk.
“Visualive’s rich feature set significantly enhances our platform’s capabilities. By continuing to focus on solving challenges specific to the drone-to-decision process and leveraging AI-driven analytics, we are improving the accuracy and efficiency of asset inspections. This technology reduces data interpretation time and enables accurate decision making, ensuring our users effectively manage their assets and achieve operational excellence across departments,” stated Jay Jenkins, Vice President of Solutions Management, Cyberhawk.
The main advantages of Visualive are:
AI Integration:
- Users can now run uploaded images through AI models, helping to instantly identify and visualize components and issues, streamlining the inspection process.
- AI predictions can be transformed into actionable insights by creating annotations directly from AI results, significantly improving decision-making capabilities.
- Visualive’s open model interface allows the integration of existing AI models, whether internal or third-party, so that investments and know-how are preserved.
Improved inspection process:
- Multi-view inspection: Use multiple image comparison views (e.g., side-by-side, four-image grid) to efficiently assess conditions and discrepancies.
- Intuitive annotations: Highlight issues using a suite of annotation tools, add notes for context, and facilitate collaborative commenting at the annotation and inspection level.
- Video Inspections: New video functionality will allow users to play, pause and annotate videos, adding depth to inspection analysis.
Campaign management:
- The new release of Visualive introduces Campaigns to better manage UAS inspection programs, improve status visibility, and track progress against goals.
Complete asset and data management:
- Map Visualization and Asset Grouping: Multiple asset hierarchies and groups can be easily organized and displayed for even easier navigation than before.
New productivity tools and improved administration:
- Communication: Improve collaboration with comments and conversations on campaigns, inspections, and annotations.
- Customized workflows: Using a visual workflow builder allows workflows to be tailored to inspection types, increasing flexibility and accuracy of information.
- Bulk import and data upload: Streamline data management by performing bulk imports in the background, with minimal disruption to workflow.
- Improved user roles and permissions: The new roles and permissions builder provides greater flexibility and visibility, ensuring that users with varying responsibilities across different departments can work effectively while maintaining security and control over sensitive data.
Industry sources further confirmed that Visualive delivers industry-leading data analysis and visualization, such as multi-view inspection image comparison, enhanced annotation tools, and customizable workflows. Building on previous versions of iHawk, users can streamline their inspection processes, make informed decisions quickly, and simplify the management of monitored assets more efficiently across their organization.