Spacesium

What Spacesium does

Spacesium operates through its Propeller Aero brand as a cloud-powered geospatial platform targeting mining, aggregates, heavy civil construction, waste management, transportation, and surveying/engineering firms. The platform unifies drone-based photogrammetry and LiDAR survey processing with the DirtMate machine telematics hardware, AeroPoints ground control points, and Propeller PPK survey-grade positioning to deliver centimeter-accurate 3D site maps and a continuous digital twin of each worksite. The architecture is platform-plus-modules: a core Propeller platform with add-on modules for CAD-based earthworks design, mobile field access, machine productivity, and compliance reporting functions such as tailings storage facility heat maps and hydrology/flood analysis.

The company makes money through a contracted SaaS subscription with customized pricing built around each customer's sensor, data volume, and usage requirements, complemented by direct hardware sales (DirtMate telematics units, AeroPoints, Propeller PPK) and a bundled done-for-you data processing service. Distribution is a hybrid model: a primary consultative enterprise field sales motion accessed via a 'Request a Demo' CTA, augmented by a self-serve Propeller Mobile app that enables field teams, foremen, and superintendents to perform grade checks and share real-time site updates within existing accounts. Customers are segmented vertically by industry and by persona (surveyors, site engineers, project managers, VPs/owners, HSE teams), with mining operations as the primary use case among the six served verticals. The platform is accessible globally, with English and Deutsch language support and a 100+ country demo routing form, and is compliant with SOC 2 Type 2 certification under AICPA standards.

Name

Spacesium

Legal name

Propeller Aero

Website

https://spacesium.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spacesium, operating as Propeller Aero, provides a cloud-based geospatial platform combining drone photogrammetry, LiDAR, and machine telematics to deliver centimeter-accurate 3D site maps for mining, construction, aggregates, and surveying firms globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cloud-hosted platform subscription with customized plans built around the customer's specific sensor, data, and usage needs. Pricing is quote-based and tailored per customer, suggesting a land-and-expand model where initial contracts can grow with broader team adoption across site and enterprise levels.
2. Hardware Sales (DirtMate, AeroPoints, Propeller PPK): Sale of associated hardware products including DirtMate (machine telematics hardware), AeroPoints (ground control points), and Propeller PPK (survey-grade positioning hardware). Hardware is sold alongside the platform subscription as an integrated component of the surveying and telematics workflow.
3. Done-for-You Data Processing Service: Managed data processing service where the Propeller team cleans, processes, and hosts customer drone data, eliminating the need for expensive local servers. This is bundled into the platform offering and may generate additional service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spacesium (operating as Propeller Aero) provides a cloud-powered geospatial platform that combines drone-based photogrammetry and LiDAR data capture with real-time machine telematics to deliver a unified 3D digital twin of mining and construction sites. The company sells a SaaS platform subscription, associated hardware (DirtMate telematics, AeroPoints ground control points, Propeller PPK positioning), and managed data processing services to enterprise customers in mining, aggregates, construction, waste management, transportation, and surveying.

Product overview

Spacesium (represented by Propeller Aero) offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Propeller Platform - a cloud-powered mapping solution that combines drone-based surveying, machine telematics, and production tracking. The portfolio includes AeroPoints (ground control points) and DirtMate (real-time machine guidance and telematics) as key hardware/module integrations, along with Propeller CAD (AI-powered earthworks design), Propeller PPK (survey-grade positioning), and both Photogrammetry and LiDAR processing services. The platform connects every department on a single 3D map, enabling site checks, volume calculations, progress tracking, and collaboration across mining, construction, aggregates, waste management, transportation, and survey engineering industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DirtMate: Centimeter-level machine guidance and fleet telematics for earthmoving.
• AeroPoints
• Propeller CAD
• Propeller PPK

Products and services

• Propeller Platform Cloud-powered 3D mapping platform that brings plans, data, and team together, enabling site checks, volume calculations, progress tracking, and collaboration across the entire mining or construction site.
• DirtMate Centimeter-level machine guidance and fleet telematics hardware for earthmoving that captures real-time load counts, haul cycles, material movement, run time, idle time, fuel consumption, and machine location across an entire fleet.
• AeroPoints High-accuracy ground control points designed for faster, reliable drone surveys with centimeter-level accuracy.
• Propeller CAD AI-powered earthworks design tool built directly on real survey terrain, enabling design-to-survey comparison workflows.
• Propeller PPK Survey-grade positioning solution for drone measurements using PPK (Post Processed Kinematic) technology to deliver centimeter-level accuracy.
• Photogrammetry Processing Cloud-based service that turns aerial images captured by drones into detailed 3D maps using high-precision photogrammetry processing with rapid turnaround.
• LiDAR Processing Cloud-based service that captures precise, high-density data for any terrain, ideal for capturing existing ground through vegetation before clearing begins.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drone surveys deliver centimeter-level accuracy across entire pits, compared to hundreds or low thousands of discrete points from traditional ground crew surveys.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DroneDeploy: Cloud-based drone surveying and mapping SaaS platform serving construction, mining, and aggregates customers with photogrammetry processing and analytics — closest direct competitor to Propeller's core platform offering and go-to-market motion.
• Pix4D: Photogrammetry and LiDAR processing software for professional drone surveying across construction, mining, and infrastructure — directly competes with Propeller's image-to-3D-map processing engine and overlaps heavily in target users and verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Large geospatial and construction-technology incumbent offering surveying instruments, mine planning, and field software — competes with Propeller across mining and heavy-civil buyers and has the scale to bundle drone-survey capabilities into its enterprise suite.
• Hexagon (Leica Geosystems): Mining, surveying, and geospatial technology conglomerate with Leica Geosystems and Hexagon Mining portfolios — overlaps with Propeller across mine surveying, machine guidance, and fleet telematics, and competes for the same enterprise budget pools.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software provider (OpenGround, MineCycle, iTwin) serving mining, civil, and survey customers — competes with Propeller in mine-planning-adjacent workflows and could bundle or partner to absorb drone-survey data ingestion.
• Esri: Dominant GIS platform used by mining, survey, and engineering enterprises; while Propeller integrates with Esri via WMTS/API, Esri's broader geospatial stack and ArcGIS drone-imagery tools make it a broad incumbent competing for the same GIS-centric budget.

Emerging players

• Strayos: AI-powered platform for aggregates and mining that uses drone and machine data for stockpile measurement, fragmentation, and site analytics — directly comparable to Propeller in aggregates/mining use cases and a likely emerging competitor in AI-driven site intelligence.
• Datumate: Construction surveying and drone-data processing platform offering site modeling, volume calculation, and progress tracking — competes with Propeller in heavy-civil construction surveying workflows.

Others

• DJI: Dominant commercial drone manufacturer whose hardware underpins most Propeller-enabled drone programs; not a software competitor but a critical ecosystem dependency and potential long-term threat if DJI expands further into surveying software and analytics.
• Skydio: Autonomous drone manufacturer focused on inspection, surveying, and public safety — an ecosystem participant whose hardware choices influence Propeller's addressable drone fleet and a potential partner or competitor depending on software ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Spacesium
• Facebookfacebook.com/Spacesium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spacesium

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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