DroneDeploy, an aerial and ground reality capture and robotics company, has signed a partnership agreement with the GEODNET Foundation, operator of a global real-time kinematics (RTK) network.

Under the agreement, DroneDeploy customers will have access to all 10,000 registered stations of the GEODNET network for precise drone survey, underground utility and documentation applications for construction, mining, energy and utilities.

In addition, DroneDeploy will work with its customers to install GEODNET stations in areas where there currently is no coverage.

“Today’s affordable enterprise drones support sophisticated RTK and PPP survey-grade workflows; however, affordable access to RTK base-station data remains a barrier to efficient usage of these powerful capabilities,” said James Pipe, Chief Product Officer at DroneDeploy.

“DroneDeploy is pleased to partner with GEODNET and to offer integrated access to GEODNET’s rapidly growing RTK network.”

GEODNET is a Web3 RTK network that uses decentralised physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) principles. Using a low-data rate network connection, RTK enables a 100-times improvement in position accuracy as compared to standalone GPS.

“The GEODNET Foundation is proud to have been selected by DroneDeploy for integration into their workflows,” said Mike Horton, Project Creator at GEODNET.