DRONE ON Spexi: Why the Uber for Drone Data is Upgrading the World Map
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Oct 27, 2025 
Bill Lakeland, CEO and co-founder of Spexi Geospatial, dives into how his company is reshaping spatial data with a decentralized drone network. He highlights how Spexi captures imagery at an astonishing 3cm resolution, far surpassing traditional methods in both quality and cost. Bill discusses the revolutionary role of blockchain for data authentication and scaling, plus the exciting real-world uses for industries like insurance and emergency response. Discover how Spexi's approach could redefine mapping and improve real-time decision-making.
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Tech Convergence Enabled Scalable Drone Mapping
- Drones became small, affordable, and widely distributed enough to outscale traditional aerial mapping by 2022.
- Blockchain and AI unlocked decentralized authentication and fast extraction to make large-scale drone mapping feasible.
Early Pilot: Millions Of Acres Mapped
- Spexi launched a pilot in North America covering 200+ cities and over 4 million acres.
- The network has processed hundreds of thousands of flights and captures imagery at ~3cm resolution.
Drones Beat Satellites On Cost, Speed, Detail
- Drone imagery delivers much higher resolution and faster tasking than satellites at a fraction of the cost.
- That enables operational AI use cases that require minute-to-minute, high-detail spatial data.