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Program Cost & Timeline Estimator
Receive a high‑level estimate based on line miles or large‑area square‑kilometre coverage, acquisition capacity, and indicative pricing. For a more formal quote, we require the total line miles or the utility network shapefile, which can be sent by email to info@io-aerospace.com
Precision Imagery and Elevation Data for Network‑Wide Utility Assessment Delivering You:
10 cm 4-band orthorectified imagery (RGB + NIR), 20 cm DSM in a cloud optimized GEOTIFF including utility vegetation encroachment analysis
Why This Matters Now
Traditional planning and network assessment approaches are not designed for today’s operating reality.
- • Severe weather is accelerating system‑wide risk
- • Vegetation growth cycles are becoming harder to predict
- • Infrastructure across the network is aging at different stages and rates
- • Regulatory expectations continue to rise
What once required years of fragmented inspections and data collection can now be captured in days, giving utilities faster clarity, stronger confidence, and a decisive operational advantage.
The Future of Utility Management Is Intelligence Driven
Understand risk mile by mile, guide investment with real‑world conditions, and surface emerging threats early using reliable, network‑wide analysis.
Yet many utilities remain constrained by legacy models:
- • Time based vegetation management
- • Disconnected inspection programs
- • Inconsistent, outdated data sets
That approach no longer supports today’s operational reality.
It’s limiting visibility, slowing decisions, and holding utilities back.
With IO Aerospace™
- • Direct investment based on real world conditions rather than fixed schedules
- • Make decisions backed by trusted, defensible intelligence that stands up to scrutiny
- • Surface emerging risks beyond the maintained corridor before they impact performance
- • Identify vegetation risk across every mile of your network, wherever you operate
- • Leverage foundational data to apply your own analytics and run custom models
Broader visibility. Smarter enterprise decisions. Stronger system reliability.
Why Jet‑Based Imagery Is An Essential Utility Operating Layer
Utilities today operate within a layered geospatial intelligence ecosystem, but not all data is created equal.
Jet‑based imagery brings together network wide scale, rapid deployment, and decision‑grade analytic fidelity. It enables utilities to move seamlessly from awareness to action with complete, cost-effective and consistent intelligence that is fast enough for operational planning and rigorous enough to withstand scrutiny.
As the connective layer in a networked geospatial intelligence strategy, jet based imagery empowers utilities to prioritize risk, allocate capital with confidence, and act decisively across the entire system. Review the comparison chart to see how jet based imagery fits into your operating needs and complements existing platforms.
Network Geospatial Intelligence Comparison Chart
One network. Multiple data sources. A clear operating layer.
| Collection Method & Typical Altitudes |
Resolution for Detailed Insights |
Scale & Speed |
Price per Line (or KM) |
Data Licensing, Ownership & On-Demand Availability |
Utility Based Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Satellites ~300 miles AGL |
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| Aerial – Learjet 30K+ ft AGL |
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| Aerial Content Programs | lightbulb_outlinelightbulb_outlinelightbulb_outline | starstarstarstarstar_border | $ | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border | Low cost approach for off-the shelf data, but age and location of data varies greatly & restricted licensing |
| Aerial – Traditional Survey 1.5K – 6K ft AGL |
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| Aerial – Drone 50 ft – 500 ft AGL |
lightbulblightbulblightbulblightbulblightbulb | starstar_borderstar_borderstar_borderstar_border | $$$$$ | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border | Great for detailed vertical asset inspection |
| Terrestrial – Mobile Survey | lightbulb_outlinelightbulb_outlinelightbulb_outlinelightbulb_outline | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border | $$$$$ | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border | Ground perspective and precision is great, limited to roadway assets only |
What Sets IO Aerospace™ Apart
We deliver intelligence at a scale and speed that traditional approaches can’t match.
- Massive coverage at once, capturing up to 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 square miles) per flight
- Ultra‑high resolution insight with 7.5 cm to 10 cm RGB and NIR imagery, built for utility‑grade analysis
- A high‑resolution 20 cm digital surface model (DSM) that transforms imagery into actionable intelligence.
- Fast, continent‑wide reach designed to capture critical clear‑weather windows.
- Complete spatial context, with optional 2D/3D point cloud available
- Open licensing by design, giving you the freedom to use, share, and train your own AI models
IO Aerospace™ helps utilities establish a consistent, repeatable way to assess the health of the entire network. Because what you can clearly see, you can manage. Let us help you replace uncertainty with fresh, reliable intelligence.
Proven Impact Where It Matters
Trending Outcomes from Advanced Geospatial Intelligence*
Utilities leveraging intelligence led approaches like IO Aerospace™ have demonstrated meaningful, measurable results:
- • Up to 38% fewer outages, driven by earlier risk detection and network wide visibility
- • As much as 85% improvement in operational efficiency, by replacing fragmented inspections with consistent intelligence
- • Approximately 20% reduction in trimming activities, focusing spend where risk is real, not cyclical
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Program Cost & Timeline Estimator
Use the estimator above for quick planning guidance, then connect with our team to scope a formal quote.
Proposal & Project Support
From planning to approval, we support utility teams at every step of the evaluation and proposal process, reducing friction and accelerating decisions.
Our team works directly with you to align integration options with your existing tools, systems, and processes to:
- Align aerial data outputs to utility‑specific inspection and assessment needs
- Provide imagery samples and technical inputs to support internal reviews and approvals
- Assist with scope definition, deliverables, and performance requirements
- Support regulatory, engineering, and stakeholder documentation
- Ensure a clear, confident path from evaluation to deployment
- Create technical and operational specifications aligned for cost-effective, ROI-based outcomes
The result is faster buy‑in, lower project risk, and a solution that fits seamlessly into existing utility workflows.
Be Part of What Comes Next
IO Aerospace™ is bringing together a growing network of organizations committed to smarter, intelligence led infrastructure management. Join us and help define what the next generation of utility operations looks like.
Connect with us: info@io-aerospace.com