Vermeer’s challenge was unique in the sense that we were required to develop the technology alongside them from “green-field” research to productization. The whole concept of what we were trying to achieve was bold and the mission was clear: Develop worldwide localization capabilities. 



The dTLabs Team took an iterative approach, focused on validating the riskier points of the technology in the first weeks of development. Using already available drone footage, we developed an offline localization service with state-of-the-art models, adapted from Open Source foundations and published academic papers. 



From that point onwards, we worked tirelessly with the Vermeer team to mature the technology towards productization. Together, we created and validated a hardware design with custom sensor boards, set up flight test routines, and perfected the software to an unprecedented level of accuracy and reliability. We supported customer demonstrations and partner integrations to several use cases in different sensor platforms, aircraft, and environments. 



Today Vermeer’s technology is operating worldwide, with units deployed in its own hardware and in partner’s platforms. dtLabs’s partnership with Vermeer grows stronger every quarter, with new projects and products.