Bill Lakeland, CEO of Spexi Geospatial, explains how his company is revolutionizing spatial data collection through a decentralized drone network. From flying aerial mapping cameras in airplanes to building the world's largest standardized drone imagery network, Bill discusses why current imagery solutions are broken, how distributed drone operators can capture better data at 50x less cost than satellites, and why blockchain technology became the missing piece for global scale.
Topics:
- How Spexi's decentralized drone network collects imagery at 3cm resolution (10x better than traditional aerial mapping, 50x cheaper than satellites)
- The evolution from expensive airplane-based aerial photography to accessible consumer drone mapping
- How blockchain technology enables "proof of capture" and authentication for decentralized data collection
- Real-world applications: insurance underwriting, 911 emergency response, last-mile delivery optimization, city operations
Notable Quotes:
- "This is all for computer and robot interactions... to make minute by minute operational decisions"
- "The last hundred meter problem" - solving hyperlocal spatial data needs that Google Maps can't address
Guest: Bill Lakeland, CEO & Co-founder of Spexi Geospatial
Hosted by Bryce Bladon
Edited by AJ Fillari
Sponsored by Spexi.com / LayerDrone.org
