Harness the power of remote sensing and machine learning
Comprehensive site coverage
Patent-pending methods to streamline field data collection
Improved data quality
Greater understanding of conditions and broader site perspective
Ability to extract new insights from current and past data
Easy to visualize and quantify changes over time
Leverage machine learning for faster insights
Repeatable, consistent results
reduction in field time and schedule
Transforming data to decisions
At the core of every successful site assessment is having enough of the right data to inform decisions. Sky Wave, originating from our R&D program, combines patent-pending digital field data collection with machine learning to streamline data collection, analysis and reporting.
Supporting the data collection is network of drones, including our state-of-the-art American-made fixed wing drone that can operate two times longer than traditional drones and, because of a FAA visual line of site waiver, can operate up to 6 miles from the command center. Combine that with our expertise in the appropriate sensor selection data collection becomes less difficult and time intensive, more accurate, and facilitates data integration into MLA models that can automate analysis and reporting.
Providing customized actionable plans to produce site-specific results for:
- Wetland mapping and monitoring
- River and watershed morphology
- Green infrastructure
- Wind & solar facility siting
- Water quality monitoring
- TMDL discharge studies
- Ecological studies
- Construction progress
- Disaster and flooding response
- Impervious area assessment
- Dam, levee and pipeline condition assessment
- Climate resilience
Transforming Missouri’s I-70 with Sky Wave
Using innovative Sky Wave technology, the Missouri Department of Transportation is modernizing I-70 to reduce congestion and improve safety.
Optimizing restoration and remediation projects with drones
Through our internal R&D Program, CDM Smith has used drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to accelerate projects while also increasing the project team’s safety and the number of data points collected.
Our thought leadership in action
The art and science of transforming data into action
How can AI help solve environmental challenges?
Advancements in data collection technology have made it possible to gather data more quickly and cost effectively than ever before, and machine learning can help us compute comprehensive information to make better decisions. Drew Reicks is a geospatial data scientist with nearly a decade of experience in the field, and he leads Sky Wave’s remote sensing and machine learning applications. Drew is a pro at analyzing site data, remote sensing, and developing models that allow experts to compute mass amounts of environmental and infrastructural information to solve the complex site challenges of today.
How can machine learning protect the environment?
The process of safeguarding our natural resources and wildlife areas is traditionally slow, painstaking work. In typical data collection and site assessments, it is a herculean effort to coordinate the resources, manpower, and time required to analyze the environmental health of a site. With the future of our natural world driving innovation, CDM Smith's team of remediation and restoration champions believed there was a better way to achieve total site knowledge. Meet Brendan Brown, an environmental scientist with a passion for bridging technology and our natural world. Brendan and his team created Sky Wave, a solution that revolutionizes the way we protect natural resources. Sky Wave connects drones, remote sensing, machine learning, and environmental science to ensure native species are thriving and environmental health is trending in the right direction.
Our clients don’t just need more data—they need better answers. Sky Wave combines our unique application of remote sensing tools and machine learning analysis into actionable insights, helping organizations reduce risk, understand conditions faster, and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny.
Brendan Brown, PWS
Environmental Scientist
Brendan is an expert in wetland delineation, resource assessment, habitat restoration, species surveys, and permitting and remediation; he is also one of the pioneers of Sky Wave technology.
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