Spexigons

Spexi means “to observe, watch, look at” in Latin. Combining Spexi with the word “hexagon” we get Spexigon, which is the atomic unit of the Spexi Network. As detailed by Uber’s H3 protocol, hexagons are good for partitioning areas of the Earth into identifiable grid cells to visualize and explore spatial data. Another way to think of Spexigons is as “spatial hexagons” due to their three-dimensional nature. Each Spexigon covers 22 acres of Earth on average.

Drone flying within a simulated Spexigon

Spexigons overlay the earth where imagery needs to be collected. Each Spexigon contains flight plan information that the drones use (when paired with the Spexi mobile app) to ensure they fly at the correct height, speed, and location to capture the best imagery possible.

When pilots arrive in the area where they wish to fly, all they need to do is open the Spexi mobile app on their phone, connect to their drone, and then tap the FLY button to fly and image the Spexigon using our autonomous software.

The Spexi network serves as a method of standardization. The capture process is the most challenging aspect of working with and consuming high-resolution drone imagery. By standardizing this process, ensuring it is the same everywhere on Earth, and combining it with a novel incentive model, the Spexi network will capture imagery similar to how satellites capture imagery from space but at a higher image resolution and from in-demand more precise areas.

The Spexi Explorer showing different types of spexigons in an open region.

Spexigons can be opened for collection or locked by the Spexi Network, depending on the road map and when new areas are ready to fly.

Individual Spexigons or groups of Spexigons can also be activated on-demand by customers if they need imagery captured at a higher frequency than the background refresh rate.