Aptella has partnered with Sphere Drones. Image: Aptella
Aptella has announced a partnership with Sphere Drones as the two companies deliver a “unique” technology offering to customers.
Through the agreement, Aptella will distribute the HubX mobile payload platform, which enables autonomous scanning and mapping operations, to customers in the resources, mining, construction, and emergency services sectors.
HubX is a mobile solution designed for Drone-in-a-Box (DiaB) or terrestrial scanning tasks in regional and hard-to-access locations, remotely and at scale. Its self-sustained, mobile form-factor is unique and readily deployable on any site. Its bespoke solar power system and the 5G/ satellite internet solutions are all backed by built-in redundancies, giving businesses peace of mind to deploy HubX anywhere.
“Our team is focussed on sourcing and deploying best-in-breed innovation from around the world for our customers,” Aptella chief executive officer Martin Nix said.
“It is an honour to partner with an Australian-based development team and collaborate with Sphere Drones to bring this unique, full-service HubX solution to our customers.”
Sphere Drones is an Australian-based business with offices across the country. It was established over 12 years ago and has since worked with more than 11,000 clients and 3000 businesses with software, hardware, operational and compliance support. The company has worked with some major Australian companies including Rio Tinto, Fortescue, BHP, Ausgrid, South32, Sydney University, James Cook University and more.
“We are thrilled and excited to announce our partnership with Aptella,” Sphere Drones chief executive officer Paris Cockinos said.
“With Aptella’s commitment to HubX, expertise in the mining and construction sectors and their ability to support customers throughout Australia and New Zealand, made them a natural choice as a channel partner.
“We look forward to delivering HubX to untapped key verticals, including civil construction, and expanding our presence in the global market.”
HubX is a mobile solution designed for Drone-in-a-Box (DiaB) or terrestrial scanning tasks in regional and hard-to-access locations. Image: Aptella
The large configurable payload bay on HubX provides businesses with the flexibility to mix and match enterprise payloads on the platform to suit their unique business needs and scale remote data collection. From seamlessly integrated to terrestrial scanner payloads, businesses can also plug-and-play any third-party payload hardware of their choice to suit their project needs. When coupled with DJI’s Dock 2, HubX simplifies DiaB operations for businesses, enabling them to be operational on delivery day, and have pilots up and flying in 30 minutes from arriving on site. With this configuration, HubX expedites adoption of drone operations and the road to beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for businesses.
Gaining certification to operate drones remotely via a remote operations centre (e)is a complex and time-consuming process. The HubX solution expedites this with a managed service offering, enabling customers to deploy the platform immediately and, if desired, gain their own certification in due course.
With locations throughout all States and Territories of Australia, Southeast Asia and New Zealand, Aptella supports the civil construction, building, mining and geospatial industries with world-leading technology solutions. Under the agreement, the company will offer HubX demonstrations and initial deployment, working alongside Sphere Drones for technical support.
“Adding HubX to our drone technology offering gives customers ultimate choice when selecting the best fit for their application and business needs,” Gavin Docherty, Aptella’s market development manager for drones.
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