Reliance Industries Limited (RIL · METL)
Drone + Vision AI pipeline for construction-site analytics at Reliance's METL operations — validating progress against engineering plans, replacing manual survey workflows with automated reporting. Paid engagement, in production.
The problem
Large infrastructure operations validate construction progress against engineering plans through field-survey workflows that are manual, slow, and error-prone — weeks of spreadsheet reconciliation per site. The deeper problem: by the time variance is detected on paper, weeks of compounding earthwork have already happened. Reliance's METL operations needed a closed-loop validation cadence at daily or sub-daily resolution.
Our approach
We built a Vision AI pipeline that ingests drone imagery on a recurring cadence and produces automated reports against engineering plans. The pipeline integrates with the client's existing drone fleet, runs ML workflows for spatial analytics in the cloud, and produces consolidated reports that replace the manual survey loop. Engineered for production reliability, with the client's ops team in control of cadence and threshold tuning.
Outcome
Pipeline delivered as a paid engagement, currently in production at METL operations. The client manages run cadence and threshold rules; we maintain the platform on retainer.
Related pillar
Data-driven scaling. We use AI and analytics to unlock new revenue streams.
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