Photographic Detail

Our team of experienced architects, photographers, RC pilots and Project Managers get the job done.

Detailed building inspections require a detailed review of the exterior of the structure and the property itself. This is typically performed by on-site professional inspectors who are not readily available when or where you need them.

The most cost effective and flexible solution to this dilemma is to gather a visual library of all the structural and property points of interest and make it available to them and eliminating the need to co-ordinate schedules, absorb the costs of last minute travel and accommodation arrangements and allow yourself to select the best person for the job rather than the only person available.

Hi-resolution aerial video and photographic services makes this possible and affordable. GDSS Inc. is able to pack and go on short notice and acquire all of the relevant photographic data required and we also index, catalogue and securely store it in our cloud-based Content Management System (CMS) so it’s available whenever and wherever your inspector of choice is.

Our photographic building and property inspection service also gives you access to details not readily available to the average property inspector, such as 360 degree and 3D imaging of structures, over-head views of roofing and peripheral structures. We record building and property ingress and egress points, surface details of roofing and parking lots, building signage, temporary on-site structures such as out-buildings and unauthorized vehicles, trailers or similar obstructions. We capture debris, garbage, graffiti and property damage, perimeter details such as fencing, tree and power-line overhangs and items that may cause safety or liability issues such as encroachment or storm and environmental damage. We cover everything that may better help you assess the actual state of repair of your property.

The value of this service is being able to dispatch a “virtual” inspector on very short notice and then have a permanent record of the actual state of your real estate and property assets and have them available for detailed review from anywhere and at anytime.

The additional benefits of acquiring an immediate and permanent visual record for insurance, liability or dispute resolution is also something that would simply not be possible if you were to rely on the traditional method of scheduling a physical site visit from a certified inspector or assessor, should they even be available when you truly needed them.

Site Inspection
Redefined

Every Property and Real Estate Portfolio Manager would love to have instant access to detailed visual inventory of their property portfolio. Impossible? Not anymore …

Construction Details

Whether it is a progress report or a detailed site photo, GDSS Inc’s aerial photography delivers what you need, when you need it.

Structural Steel

A picture is worth a thousand words. That statement has never been more true and a thousand words have never been so easy to deliver.

Quality of work, state of repair, storm or environmental damage, accident site assessment, property survey. It’s all more accessible and timely than ever.

Pitching a Property Development? Selling an Estate Property? Showcasing a remote and out-of-the-way plot of land? Deliver hi-resolution presentations and virtual tours without ever leaving your office. Fast, safe, convenient, secure and available 24/7 in a Managed Cloud CMS. Priceless.

AD-ASM: Autonomous Drones –
Active Security Management

Construction and Work-site Security and Surveillance.
Proactive property and building security.

GDS provides Fully Autonomous Drone-based Proactive SECURITY SYSTEMS for office and condo towers, construction sites, resorts and estate properties.

We fly the camera and sensors to the intruder rather than hoping the intruder passes by a stationary camera.

At GDS we use multi-rotor nano and mini-drones equipped with stabilized 4K video recorders and provide streaming HD video feeds to remote mobile devices and monitoring stations.

We incorporate hi-res digital cameras linked to facial recognition software, IR (Infra-red) heat sensing, motion sensing and active target tracking systems mounted to autonomous security drones. We provide audio recording and integrated air sampling sensors to detect smoke, CO2 or toxic gas leaks and we provide both indoor and outdoor Managed Surveillance Systems.

All of this data is encrypted and transmitted over our fully redundant multi-channel cloud-based communications network in real-time providing a fully integrated command and control Security Management System.

At GDS we think it’s time for security systems to evolve beyond passive monitoring via fixed mounted cameras and sensors.

Gone are the days of simply relying on operators siting and watching video feeds from fixed cameras.

Gone are the days of hoping an alert and educated operator will make a quick and accurate assessment and immediately contact business owners, property managers and dispatchers at security response companies.

You may be able to avoid being seen by a fixed camera but you can’t avoid a single or swarmed group of mobile and intelligent cameras actively tracking you while remaining just out-of-reach.

Welcome to the age of Active Drone-based Managed Security and Surveillance.
Welcome to Gateway Data Systems.

Send in the Drones!

Nano, Small, Autonomous and Swarming
Current security systems still rely primarily on passive fixed mounted cameras. Sure you can rotate them on a motorized gimbal but they are still hard mounted and stationary. Gateway Data Systems takes a more aggressive approach. We fly the camera to the intruder. Trip an alarm and an autonomous Nano “Scouting” drone is dispatched to take a look. The action is instantly on camera. Intruders can avoid or quickly disable a stationary camera but not Drones with HD cameras in free flight. Our Drones remain beyond reach, and intruders might not even know they are being recorded silently from above. In mid-to-large ASM installations we are able to find you outdoors and follow you inside a building and back out again.

Smile, you're on Facial Recognition

Automated Facial Recognition, Human and Electronic ID Tag Verification
As soon as an ASM Drone locates an intrusion it immediately starts transmitting photos to our GDS Control Unit which starts forwarding photos to the Site Manager, Construction Company and Site Security. In minutes the tracked person(s) will have been flagged as either “Authorized” or a “Bogey”. If you’re a Bogey you’re now a target. Surveillance is escalated, specialized Drones with sophisticated sensors are automatically dispatched to the point of ingress/egress and in a big ASM installation – we deploy counter measures.

Active Counter Measures

We are Watching, Recording and Reacting in Real-time
Once you have been identified as a target there are a number of security measures that can be employed, depending on the size of the facility, location and actions of the target and the implementation of our ADASM System. Time-lapse photos, directional audio recording and streaming video can all be captured and transmitted over WiFi, BLE or 3G/4G cellular directly to the Cloud through encrypted and redundant communications systems. In a big installation we can dispatch a Recon Drone to locate and physically TAG your escape vehicle. That means once you hit the road we can also follow you by GPS. And if you somehow manage to evade the initial surface roads pursuit and park yourself inside an underground bunker, well we have systems that can locate you there too.

Hybrid Beacons and Indoor Tracking

In-building LBS and PBS Tracking. We Have It
Until recently indoor Location Based and Proximity Based tracking systems for indoor use has been, well, challenging. However, new Technology breeds new capabilities. It is now not only possible but it is surprisingly accurate with our Hybrid Beacons. We can track people inside a building without using GPS and we can still get that data up to the Cloud. Integrating a multitude of detection, monitoring and transmission technologies to both record room-to-room movement and co-ordinate our swarming Nano Drones it is possible to follow single or multiple persons through a building and our ADASM controller can manage it all – autonomously.

Beacons and GPS TAGing

Thanks for Shopping and the Free GPS Tracking Beacon’s On Us
Indoor Location and Proximity Based Monitoring is still evolving and is made even more difficult since it precludes the use of GPS (no line-of-site to GPS satellites). However, once you’re outside you may find (or not even notice) that we have already TAGed your vehicle with our own GPS – autonomously. Now it’s full-on eyes in the sky, satellite GPS tracking and Cloud-based reporting. If quick response security teams didn’t catch you on-site, they will likely catch up with you on the road. How do we remotely locate and TAG a thief’s vehicle? If you’re interested in protecting high-value work site assets then please ask us. It’s pretty impressive.

But You Already Have A Security System

So you’ve already Invested In a Sophisticated Security System
Don’t worry, we play nice with most security infrastructures. In most cases we even encourage installing or keeping the old Tried-n-True systems. Think of our ADASM system as an extension of your current surveilance and alarm system. You’ve already invested in the door and window contacts, day and night vision cameras, networking infrastructure and a security response team. You are comfortable with Brand Name Old Tech. We’re not asking you to scrap it. In fact we can run our system in parallel or we can interface with it directly.
Did we mention you can pack-up our ADASM system and move it to your next job site?

Yesterday’s Solutions Won’t Solve Today’s Problems

Ask us WHY?