Get More Workflow Efficiency with these gNext Integrations

The demand for efficient and accurate inspection workflows has never been higher.

Streamlining inspection processes is vital given the increasing project demands, aging critical infrastructure, and growing backlog of maintenance tasks.

Reducing inspection time without compromising data quality is crucial to maintaining safety and efficiency. gNext, a powerful software-as-a-service solution, is designed to integrate easily with inspectors’ existing tools, enhancing workflows and significantly improving productivity.

Let’s discuss the importance of easy integration, how gNext integrates into everyday workflows, and the makings of a successful integration.

Why Seamless Integration Matters for Inspection Workflows

The infrastructure inspection industry has faced and will likely continue to face numerous workflow challenges. As critical infrastructure like bridges, roads, dams, and airports age, the pressure on inspection teams intensifies. The growing backlog of maintenance projects only worsens this issue.

Data from ASCE shows that 42% of all bridges in the United States are at least 50 years old, and 7.5% are structurally deficient (approximately 46,154). Every day, 178 million vehicle trips cross these aging structures, and many reach or exceed their design lifespan.

A few common inspection workflow pain points include:

• Increasing Data Volumes: Managing large amounts of data can be overwhelming and time-consuming.
• Multiple Data Types: Handling various data formats complicates the workflow.
• Real-Time Collaboration: Disparate systems often hinder effective real-time collaboration within teams.
• Efficient Report Generation: Generating accurate reports efficiently remains a significant challenge.
• Software Compatibility Issues: Many data processing software solutions are incompatible with CAD programs.

Seamless integration with gNext addresses these pain points by connecting different tools and platforms that inspectors already use. This connectivity fosters a more collaborative workflow, enhancing productivity and streamlined processes.

How gNext Integrates into Everyday Inspection Workflows

gNext is tailored to meet the infrastructure inspection industry’s challenges by tackling these issues head-on through robust integrations that simplify and enhance inspection tasks:

• Meeting Growing Pressures: gNext helps inspectors with the growing pressures of project volume by completing tasks faster, saving resources, and enhancing safety.
• Fast Processing Times: High volumes of data are processed quickly.
• Easy Data Upload: Integrations with Skydio Cloud and Phase One make data uploading easy.
• CAD Compatibility: gNext’s export compatibility with CAD software ensures smooth integration into existing workflows.
• Multiple Data Types Compatibility: The platform handles various data types effortlessly with an Esri Integration. This helps facilitate real-time collaboration by mapping and contextualizing data immediately.
• Accurate Reporting: Automate different aspects of the inspection process to reduce manual effort, minimize errors, and accelerate turnaround times.
• Workflow Optimization: Enhance efficiency throughout the entire project lifecycle. Read how aerial data collection company Helios Visions improved their workflow with gNext.

Key gNext Integrations for Inspection Workflows

gNext offers several key integrations that enhance workflow efficiency and data management. These integrations enable efficient operations and ensure inspectors can focus on their core tasks without being bogged down by technical hurdles.

Esri Integration

The integration with Esri allows for easy visualization of inspection data on geospatial maps. Inspectors can map and contextualize data instantly, enhancing planning processes, obtaining real-time project updates, eliminating siloed data, and integrating efficiently with drone planning software.

The Esri integration enables seamless access to your gNext data through Web Map Tile Service (WMTS). You can easily visualize all your organizational maps within popular ESRI products, including ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS API for JavaScript.

gNext-ESRI Integration Highlights

• Real-time updates: Automatically visualize the latest map data from your projects. New maps are added to the WMTS service as soon as they’re processed, ensuring you always have the most up-to-date information.
• Eliminate siloed data: Process and manage data in gNext and access it through ESRI to fit into existing ESRI workflows.
• Integrate with drone management software: You can now easily integrate gNext with your flight management software to visualize all gNext data within your software suites.
• Simplified data access: Access all your gNext site maps using a single WMTS link: https://api.gnextlabs.com/v1/wmts?api_key={api_key}
  • (Note: you must replace {api key} with your API key for the URL to work.)
• Easy integration: Follow the straightforward steps (shown in the video below) to add your gNext WMTS layer to any ESRI platform. Then, simply add your gNext WMTS URL and API key to integrate your data.

How to Load a gNext Organization-Level Layer in ESRI

Watch the video below to learn how to access the latest map data for all your projects using gNext within ESRI platforms.

Flytbase

gNext’s integration with Flytbase autonomous drone software simplifies the entire workflow from data capture to delivery of digital twins. This automatic data capture and processing workflow streamlines drone deployment and fleet management, enabling efficient site inspections from multiple points.

In our on-demand webinar, you can learn how to remotely schedule and conduct drone inspections, seamlessly collect data for analysis, and use gNext’s AI to auto-detect defects, enabling faster, more accurate decisions for efficient infrastructure management.

Skydio Cloud

With the Skydio Cloud integration, an end-to-end workflow from data capture to processing is effortlessly achieved. Simply hitting the “Skydio Sync” button during upload allows all captured data to be automatically processed in gNext, saving time and reducing manual effort.

The integration leverages the Skydio Cloud API to enable automated media transfer between the Skydio Cloud and the gNext Cloud platform. This provides a streamlined process for data analysis while eliminating the need for manual uploads. As an end-to-end solution, flight-collected media will become readily available on the gNext platform, saving time and avoiding the hassle of SD cards and manual processes.

How It Works: gNext’s Skydio Sync feature automatically imports imagery from the Skydio Cloud. Customers can check the boxes corresponding to the 3D Scans they’d like to upload to their project, saving hours from the data managing workflow process.

Phase One

Previously cumbersome workflows involving IIQ file conversions are now simplified as gNext processes native IIQ files directly from Phase One sensors. Our native processing technology ensures that IIQ files are converted without any loss in resolution, unlike previous conversion methods. This results in high-resolution imaging crucial for precise asset condition assessments.

LiveU (Coming Soon)

The upcoming LiveU integration will allow instant drone data uploads with limited Wi-Fi bandwidth from remote locations. With the LiveU streaming device, this feature ensures same-day model processing so that inspections can be completed promptly upon returning to the office.

What a Successful Integration Looks Like

The gNext Platform is an AI-powered software that easily integrates into inspectors’ and asset owners’ portfolio workflows. Integrating with gNext brings several benefits:

• Workflow Optimization: Streamlined processes increase efficiency throughout a project lifecycle.
• Streamlined Inspections & Accuracy in Reporting: Enhanced precision improves decision-making.
• Digital Transformation: Embracing modern technology prepares organizations for future challenges.
• Future-Ready Tools: Staying ahead with cutting-edge solutions ensures long-term sustainability.

The challenges faced in infrastructure inspection demand solutions like gNext that offer easy integrations to optimize workflows efficiently. By addressing common pain points such as managing diverse datasets, ensuring real-time collaboration, and simplifying report generation, gNext proves invaluable in improving project efficiency while maintaining high standards of accuracy.

Want to learn more about switching from manual to digital infrastructure inspections? Download the free guide.