Inspect with more efficiency, safety, and collaboration with scalable tools that future proof the inspection process
Keep your transportation infrastructure in prime condition
gNext inspection platform processes your drone data for bridges, highways, gantries, roads, airports and airport runways, rail and pipeline networks. Get 2D and 3D visualizations of your inspections, reporting, analytics, cloud storage, document management, and more. The gNext Platform offers the following benefits:
Inspect more efficiently
Increase safety
Conduct digital inspections
Organize your assets
Collaborate remotely
Easy setup
How It Works
1. Collect data for your site survey to inspect and plan repairs. You can collect it by drone or vehicle, including video and 360 images.
2. Upload data to our secure cloud-based platform for automatic processing. All you need is a browser connection. No software downloads.
3. Visually review data with digital twins in a variety of formats. Collaborate with your team wherever they are.
4. Take action faster with data for better site surveys, quality inspections, and continued maintenance.
Auto detect and quantify defects with AI-powered InspectAssist™
gNext InspectAssist identifies areas with defects through digital inspections, enabling inspectors to concentrate their physical assessments on the defect areas. This focused method saves inspection time and boosts productivity.
- Automatically detects defects like cracks, spalling, efflorescence, exposed rebar, vegetation encroachment, and prior patches
- Locates, annotates, and quantifies defects through images
- Export into popular CAD systems and CSV files to save valuable workflow steps
- Available for bridges, bridge decks, cooling towers, dams, roads, and airport runways. Stay tuned for other asset types! Learn more here.
Boost efficiency for transportation infrastructure inspections
Collect infrastructure inspection data, process with us, and deliver high-quality models and reports to take your inspections down from weeks…to hours. Meticulously keep track of completed work and compare against past and future inspections.
- Automatically detect and quantify defects in concrete structures with AI InspectAssist™
- Choose from pre-defined asset types to get the most accurate model for roads, bridges, railways, high mast light poles, airport runways, and more
- Model layers include 3D mesh, point clouds, digital elevation models (DEM), terrain, contour and 2D orthophoto
- Upload, stream, edit and annotate videos and 360 images
Manage vegetation for runway approach clearances
Monitor and assess vegetation growth around runways, ensuring that all approaches remain clear of obstructions. gNext not only enhances safety for pilots and passengers but also supports efficient airport operations, contributing to a secure and reliable aviation operation.
- Shaves off weeks of inspection analysis and report preparation
- Export airport approach clearance requirements from CAD software into gNext as a layer to review and monitor vegetation encroachment
- Pinpoint exact locations of vegetation encroachment to dial in on the trees that need pruning or removal
- Take care of the precise sources of vegetation encroachment with confidence, no permit applications necessary
Conduct safer inspections for your team and the public
Use your experts to recommend maintenance and repair instead of working at height, using heavy equipment, or working in traffic. With AI processing power, you can detect early forming cracks and defects that can be missed by manual inspection, which can lead to bigger problems in the future.
- Advanced geometric change detection algorithms to view change over time
- Cloud-based collaboration allows remote experts to be part of the team
Complete digital inspections with reports in less time
Spread out labor, and limit travel time and costs for inspectors with digital inspections and reports. Easily annotate areas of concern or repair, make notes and measurements, and include them in your report with a few clicks.
- Draw, measure, and markup directly on models
- Visualize change-over-time with multiple data sets
- Calculate volumes, measure distances, grades, and more
- Light enhancement tools to brighten dark images and examine defect detail
- Advanced reporting tools include stockpile analysis, annotation, and inspection reports in PDF format
- Reports export to PDF, so they can be shared with anyone
- Export types: LAS/LAZ, OBJ, GeoJASON, GeoTIFF, and DXF
Processing for low-light, GPS-denied environments
gNext is specifically engineered to address the complexities of tunnel inspections so inspectors can focus efforts on critical areas that require attention, optimizing both safety and efficiency.
Learn more about how Stantec is using Skydio drones and gNext drone processing software to capture data in low-light GPS-denied environments autonomously and process to transform their data collected in a challenging environment into actionable insights with a comprehensive operational picture around difficult assets.
Turn repetitive rail infrastructure data into actionable insights
Rail networks need constant monitoring and upkeep to prevent failures, but traditional inspection methods are time-consuming, costly, and produce an overwhelming amount of data.
gNext streamlines rail inspections and allows for faster and more thorough inspections of tracks, bridges, and other critical infrastructure. It also helps rail networks reduce time and costs while improving safety and reliability.
Keep an organized inventory of assets
Keep one source of truth for the easiest and most secure data management on your transportation infrastructure assets. Having a virtual repository for your digital twins, videos, images, and other data makes it easy to track and manage conditions and save resources. View change-over-time comparisons of past inspections in one place.
- Secure, cloud-based solution with room for all your data
- View the original images against the project for an easy point of reference. We never down sample images to give you the highest quality model possible
Collaborate remotely
Share your inspection projects with co-workers or clients to keep the right people involved and projects on track.
- Set project access by on role
- Draw and annotate directly on your model or images to communicate with team members and create reports
- Access your projects on any internet-connected device with only a browser
- Share the model for stakeholders or clients to review, without an extra login
Easy to implement
No special training or photogrammetry skills are required to use the gNext Platform. Our automatic processing and intuitive user interface allow you to simply upload and go.
Not using drones yet? No worries. You can use a combination of images (360 or standard camera) or videos to capture and document current conditions. Need help choosing a drone? We can point you in the right direction through our drone partners.
- Compatible with all drones and sensors
- Browser-based platform – no software downloads or installations required
- Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- API access
- Gigapixel processing allowance based on annual estimated data consumption
- Email and chat support
- Platform integration with Skydio Cloud, eliminating manual uploads
- Platform integration with Phase One. gNext ingests native IIQ files, eliminating the manual IIQ conversion step
- Platform integration with any WMTS Image Server including Esri, bringing all your data together to support current workflows