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AirWorks Product Catalog

Overview

AirWorks delivers geospatial data products derived from aerial imagery and LiDAR for utility infrastructure planning, engineering, and design. The catalog is organized into five product lines: Aerial, Underground, Landbase, Point Clouds, and AI-Only. Each product delivers a defined set of data layers (CAD/GIS features) and is scoped based on project parameters like density, size, and linear footage.

Product Lines

1. Aerial

Aerial products focus on utility pole inspection, auditing, and structural loading analysis. Data is extracted from aerial LiDAR and imagery to map poles, attachments, equipment, and guy wires in 3D.

Products

Pole Audit Basic (4 layers)

  • Layers: Utility Pole Bottom, Pole Height, Utility Pole Attributes, Power/Comm Attachments 1–10 (POA)

  • Use case: Basic pole inventory and inspection. Ideal for initial assessments or simple pole counts.

  • Supports Customer Provided Data option when the customer supplies their own aerial data.

Pole Audit Complex (12 layers)

  • Layers: Everything in Basic plus Street Light (Bottom), Street Light Drip/Loop, UGR1 (Riser 1), Weather Head, Transformer, Transformer Drip/Loop, Comm/Boxes, Antenna Top.

  • Use case: Comprehensive pole audit capturing all visible equipment on the pole. Suitable for make-ready engineering and attachment audits.

  • Customer Provided Data option available.

Pole Loading Basic (14 layers)

  • Layers: Everything in Pole Audit Complex plus Pole Tilt/Lean and Guy Wire Attachments 1–4.

  • Use case: Structural analysis for pole loading calculations. Includes lean/tilt measurements needed for engineering compliance.

  • Customer Provided Data option available.

Pole Loading Complex (20 layers)

  • Layers: Everything in Pole Loading Basic plus Pole Diameter (Bottom), Power/Comm Wires (pole-to-pole spans), Power/Comm Drops, Guy Wire (Overhead + Ground), Guy Anchor Bottom, and Guy Wire Lead Length.

  • Use case: The most comprehensive pole analysis product. Includes full wire span measurements, guy wire geometry, and pole diameter — everything needed for detailed structural loading models.

  • Customer Provided Data option available.

Clearances & Violations (6 selectable options)

  • Options: Midspan Clearance, Lowest Line Sag, Road Clearance, Railroad Lines Clearance, Attachment Violations, Vegetation Buffer.

  • Use case: Identifies and documents clearance violations in aerial infrastructure. Each clearance type is a selectable option — customers choose which ones they need.

  • Key details:

    • Midspan Clearance: 3D point at the center of the lowest wire between two poles, with height from ground.

    • Lowest Line Sag: 3D point at the lowest sag point of the lowest wire between two poles.

    • Road Clearance: 3D point where wires cross a road. NESC standard: wire must be at least 15.5' over roads accessible by trucks.

    • Railroad Lines Clearance: 3D point where wires cross a railroad. NESC standard: wire must be at least 23.5' over railroad.

    • Attachment Violations: Delivered as attributes on the utility pole layer. Includes distance to next attachment and violation flag. Sub-options: Custom distances or NESC standard distances.

    • Vegetation Buffer: Classified vegetation point cloud data within a specified buffer distance of utility equipment. Optional attribute for pole presence.

  • Exempt from Deployment Fee.

  • Note: This product does not support Pole Tag/Pole Class additional data options.

Aerial Additional Data Options

Most Aerial products (except Clearances & Violations) support optional Pole Tag and Pole Class attributes that can be added to the pole data.

Customer Provided Data

When the customer supplies their own aerial data (imagery/LiDAR), a reduced rate applies. This option is available for Pole Audit Basic, Pole Audit Complex, Pole Loading Basic, and Pole Loading Complex — but not for Clearances & Violations.

2. Underground

Underground products map surface-visible utility infrastructure for underground fiber and cable network design. Data is extracted from high-resolution aerial imagery.

Products

Underground Basic (14 layers)

  • Layers: Roads, Driveway, Building, Sidewalk, Vegetation, Water, Railroad, RR Crossing, Manhole, Catch Basin, Comm Cabinet/Transformer, Utility Poles, Light Post, Traffic Signal.

  • Use case: Essential surface mapping for basic underground utility planning. Covers core basemap and utility point features.

  • Varies by density only (no size variants). Customer Provided Data option available.

  • Exempt from Deployment Fee.

Underground Standard (27 layers)

  • Layers: Everything in Basic plus Center of Road (Drafted), Curb, Gutter, Fence, Culvert, Handholes, Valves, Marker Posts, Pedestals, Fire Hydrant, Power/Comm Wires, Power/Comm Drops, Street Signs, Parcels (GIS).

  • Use case: Comprehensive surface mapping for detailed underground engineering design. Includes drafted features and GIS data.

  • Varies by density only. Customer Provided Data option available.

  • Exempt from Deployment Fee.

Underground Standard (Premium) (27 layers)

  • Layers: Same layer set as Underground Standard.

  • Use case: Premium data quality with NCTech data integration for enhanced accuracy on complex projects. Best for projects requiring the highest fidelity surface mapping.

  • Varies by density and project size (Extra Small through Extra Large). No Customer Provided Data option.

Underground Add-Ons

Underground Basic customers can add individual layers that are already included in Standard/Premium at no extra cost. Available add-ons include: Center of Road (Drafted), Handholes, Valves, Marker Posts, Pedestals, Fire Hydrant, Street Signs, Curb, Gutter, Fence, Culvert, Power/Comm Wires, Power/Comm Drops.

GIS add-ons: Parcels, RoW, Railroads, Buildings, Building Type, Building Address, Building Unit Count.

3. Landbase

Landbase products provide foundational GIS reference data for geographic planning and analysis.

Products

Landbase Standard (6 layers)

  • Layers: Roads (GIS), Building (GIS), RR Crossing (GIS), Parcels (GIS), Center of Road (GIS), RoW (GIS).

  • Use case: Standard geographic reference dataset for planning. GIS-sourced data (from ReGrid, ESRI, OpenStreetMaps).

Landbase Premium (9 layers)

  • Layers: Roads, Building, RR Crossing, Parcels (GIS), Center of Road (GIS), RoW (GIS), Building Type (GIS), Building Address (GIS), Building Unit Count (GIS).

  • Use case: Enhanced landbase with building attribute data (type, address, unit count) for detailed market analysis and MDU identification.

4. Point Clouds

Point Cloud products deliver classified LiDAR point cloud data following ASPRS classification standards.

Products

Classified Point Cloud (Ground, Non-ground) (2 classes)

  • Classes: Ground (Class 2), Non-Ground (Class 1 — aggregates all non-terrain features: poles, vegetation, water, cars, noise).

  • Use case: Basic terrain/non-terrain classification for engineering and design applications.

Multi Class Point Cloud Classification (6 classes)

  • Classes: Unclassified, Ground, Vegetation, Buildings, Wires, Poles and Telco Towers.

  • Use case: Detailed multi-class classification for advanced analysis. Separates key infrastructure features into distinct classes.

Point Cloud — Customer Provided (2 classes)

  • Classes: Ground, Non-Ground.

  • Use case: Basic classification when the customer provides their own point cloud data. Commonly used to inform clearance violation analysis.

Note: Point Cloud products do not display a "layers included" section — they use ASPRS classification classes instead.

5. AI-Only

AI-Only products leverage machine learning models for automated feature extraction.

Products

Building Outlines (1 layer)

  • Layer: Building Outlines

  • Use case: AI-generated building footprint extraction from aerial imagery. Available at multiple resolution levels.

  • GSD (Ground Sample Distance) Options: 6" GSD, 3" GSD, 2" GSD

  • Delivery Options:

    • API: Data delivered via API access.

    • Automate Tiling & Display: Processed, display-ready tiles.

  • Exempt from Deployment Fee.

Scope & Configuration

Density Types

Products are scoped by area density, which affects feature complexity and count:

  • Rural: Lower feature density, wider pole spacing.

  • Suburban: Moderate feature density.

  • Urban: Highest feature density, closest pole spacing.

Project Sizes

For products with size variants (Aerial products, Underground Premium):

Size

Range

Extra Small

<10 miles

Small

10–30 miles

Medium

30–200 miles

Large

200 miles

Extra Large

1,000 miles

Deployment Fee Exemptions

The following products are exempt from the Deployment Fee:

  • Underground Basic

  • Underground Standard

  • Clearances & Violations

  • All AI-Only products

Layer Taxonomy

Aerial Layer Categories

  • Utility Pole: Pole Bottom, Pole Top, Light Post Bottom, Traffic Signal Light Bottom, Telco Tower Bottom

  • Wire Attachments: Power/Comm Attachments 1–10, Power/Comm Wires (spans), Power/Comm Drops

  • Utility Pole Equipment: Street Light, Street Light Drip/Loop, Riser (UGR1), Weather Head, Transformer, Transformer Drip/Loop, Comm/Boxes, Antenna Top

  • Guy Wire: Guy Wire Attachments 1–4, Guy Wire (Overhead + Ground), Guy Anchor Bottom, Guy Lead Length

  • Clearances: Midspan, Lowest Line Sag, Road Clearance, Railroad Lines Clearance

  • Aerial Basemap: Roads (EOP), Buildings, Railroad

  • Available GIS Data: Parcels, Buildings, Building Type/Address/Unit Count, Roads, Center of Road, Approximate RoW

  • Point Cloud Classification: Non-Ground (Class 1), Ground (Class 2), Vegetation (Class 3), High Vegetation (Class 5), Buildings (Class 6), Water (Class 9), Wires (Class 13), Poles/Telco Towers (Class 15), Cars (Class 64)

  • Aerial Add-Ons: Amplifier, Power Supply

Underground Layer Categories

  • Underground Basemap: Roads, Driveway, Center of Road (Drafted), Building, Sidewalk, Curb, Gutter, Vegetation, Concrete Pad, Pavement Markings, Water, Railroad, RR Crossing, Fence

  • Underground Utilities: Manhole, Catch Basin, Culvert, Handholes, Valves, Marker Posts, Pedestals, Comm Cabinet/Transformer, Fire Hydrant, Utility Poles, Light Post, Traffic Signal, Power/Comm Wires, Power/Comm Drops, Street Signs

  • Available GIS Data: Parcels, Buildings, Building Type/Address/Unit Count, Roads, Center of Road, RoW

Deliverables

Standard deliverable options include:

  • CAD Drawing (default)

  • GIS Data / Shapefile

  • KMZ/KML

  • PDF Map

  • Other (custom specification)