Are you struggling to bridge the gap between efficient data collection and organized data for analysis, compliance, and review?
Often, the most efficient way to collect inspection data doesn’t align with the organizational structure needed for later analysis and compliance. For example, a drone might efficiently fly an entire storage tank farm, but the data review and compliance checks are needed at the individual tank level. This challenge is particularly prevalent in inspections of transmission and distribution lines, and it’s increasingly seen in operator rounds conducted by humans or robots, where the optimal collection route differs from the data structure required for the rest of the data lifecycle.
Introducing Intelligent Ingest from HUVR, a powerful new feature designed to automatically organize your media by location, time, and name saving time.
“This is easier than I thought! This is great!”
— Drone Pilot after first use of Intelligent Ingest
Why Intelligent Ingest?
Intelligent Ingest streamlines your data workflow, ensuring accuracy and efficiency from the moment your media is uploaded.
- Automate Data Routing: Eliminate manual sorting and significantly reduce collection time. Intelligent Ingest automatically assigns uploaded media to the correct project and asset.
- Enhance Data Integrity: Minimize human error, especially when dealing with numerous similar assets or collection routes that don’t directly align with project structures. In a review of historical data, HUVR found up to 10% of projects had errors with the wrong photo bucketed on transmission line inspections. When humans are doing the sorting, it is an easy mistake to make.
- Empower Advanced Automation: Seamlessly integrate data from robots and other smart inspection devices with an automated ingest pipeline for their media uploads.
How it Works: The Intelligent Ingest Workflow
Our intuitive workflow ensures your data is precisely categorized:
- Upload Media: Easily upload your inspection media via web or SFTP. For automated or very large file uploads, Intelligent Ingest fully supports SFTP.
- Metadata Extraction & Thumbnail Generation: The system automatically extracts vital metadata, such as captured on timestamp and GPS data, and generates thumbnails for quick previews.
- Project Scoring & Assignment: Intelligent Ingest scores potential projects for your media using key information like location, time, and asset path. It then assigns the media to the most relevant project.
- Review Assignments: You have the option to review the assignments, make manual adjustments, or retry the process if needed.
Tips for Optimizing Intelligent Ingest
Maximize the accuracy and efficiency of Intelligent Ingest with these best practices:
- Ensure Asset Geolocation: Always include GPS data on your assets. This information is crucial for accurate assignment.
- Utilize “Collect Position”: The “collect-position” feature on your checklist provides the system with precise information on when and where data was gathered.
- Verify Device GPS Capability: Confirm that your mobile devices (tablets, iPads, etc.) have built-in GPS for accurate location data. Relying solely on Wi-Fi for location may not be precise enough.
- Synchronize Equipment Clocks: Ensure the clocks on all your inspection equipment (drones, cameras, etc.) are synchronized. Accurate timestamps are vital for distinguishing between projects, especially in areas with poor GPS or when assets are in close proximity.
- Streamline Project Assignments: To enhance the accuracy of automatic matching, limit the number of projects a user is assigned in “My Projects.” A focused project list improves the system’s ability to make correct allocations.
- Leverage Folder Paths: Organize your files into descriptive folder paths (e.g., “Site 1/AssetName/”). Meaningful folder structures provide an “extra hint” to the system when location or timestamp data is less precise.
