What Aeroprotechnik does

Aeroprotechnik is a Portugal-based (Viseu) private company founded in 2014 that provides asset lifecycle automation for critical infrastructure, with a primary focus on solar PV, telecom towers, wind farms, and power line utilities. Its core product is the AI-Smart Cloud platform, supported by a modular suite (I-Plan for work-order and flight planning, I-Fly for autonomous drone capture, I-Sync for multi-source data synchronization, I-Audit for telecom site surveys, I-Survey for corridor and vegetation monitoring, and I-Operate for managed operations and NOC services). The platform combines AI/ML-based computer vision (defect classification for cracks, delamination, snail trails, busbar and serial problems), predictive degradation analytics, thermal inspection compliant with IEC TS 62446-3, and a PV Farm Digital Twin integrating 2D/3D, electrical, and serial-number data.

The company operates a three-stream revenue model: project-based professional inspection services (aerial thermography, visual, electroluminescence, and performance characterization), SaaS subscriptions to the AI-Smart Cloud platform, and managed services such as I-Operate. It serves Tier 1 enterprise customers across renewables and telecom, including Acciona, ENGIE Green, Neoen, Gensun, efacec, Vantage Towers, OMTEL, and OnTower France, and has inspected more than 65 GW of solar capacity, digitalized over 60,000 assets, and surveyed over 150,000 assets across more than 20 countries. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by a Drone Pilot Network (with active operations in Germany and Ireland), direct Request-a-Demo engagement, and EU non-dilutive funding, with no disclosed institutional funding rounds or revenue figures.

Name

Aeroprotechnik

Legal name

Aeroprotechnik

Website

https://aeroprotechnik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aeroprotechnik is a Portugal-based provider of AI-powered asset lifecycle automation for solar PV, telecom, wind, and power line infrastructure, combining the AI-Smart Cloud platform, autonomous drone inspections, and managed services for Tier 1 enterprise asset owners across 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerial Inspection Software and Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerial Robotics (Drones & UAV Autonomy) (HDAAAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Autonomous Flight Control & Guidance Systems (UAS/Urban Air Mobility) (IMABAFAO)

Keywords

• Drone inspection services
• Solar pv analytics
• Telecom tower auditing
• Asset lifecycle automation
• Power line inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Viseu

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inspection Services: Aerial and ground-based inspection services for solar PV, telecom towers, wind turbines, and power lines. Services include IEC thermographic inspections, visual inspections, electroluminescence testing, and performance characterization. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts.
2. AI-Smart Cloud Platform Subscription: SaaS platform subscription for PV asset lifecycle digitalization including degradation follow-up, root cause analysis, production losses estimation, and claim automation. Delivered as a cloud-based managed service.
3. Managed Operations Services: I-Operate cloud-based managed operations and NOC (Network Operations Center) services for telecom infrastructure management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aeroprotechnik provides AI-powered drone-based aerial inspection services and the AI-Smart Cloud SaaS platform for end-to-end asset lifecycle automation across solar PV, telecom towers, wind farms, and power line infrastructure. The platform combines computer vision defect detection, predictive degradation analytics, autonomous flight planning, and digital twin technology, supported by modular components for working order management, data synchronization, and managed operations.

Product overview

Aeroprotechnik offers a unified platform architecture centered on AI-Smart Cloud, an AI-powered cloud platform that automates end-to-end PV asset lifecycle digitalization. The platform is enhanced by specialized modules including I-PLAN (working order and flight planning), I-FLY (autonomous drone data capture), I-SYNC (cloud data synchronization), I-AUDIT (telecom site audit), I-SURVEY (corridor survey), I-Operate (managed operations), and I-Smart (solar digitalization). Core service offerings span Solar PV Inspections (aerial, thermographic, EL testing), Telecom Services (site audit, 3D digital twins, revenue assurance), Autonomous Inspections (multi-industry drone inspections), Power Line Inspection (corridor, pole, substation), Wind Inspection (risk management), and Drone Pilot Network. The company serves tier-1 asset owners globally including Acciona, ENGIE Green, Neoen, Gensun, and efacec.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI-Smart Cloud Platform SaaS cloud platform that automates end-to-end PV asset lifecycle digitalization, integrating advanced analytics, automation, and machine learning to deliver self-managed asset operations, degradation follow-up, root cause analysis, production losses estimation, and claim activation. Designed for solar PV asset owners and operators.
• Fully Autonomous Inspections (Solar PV) AI-powered autonomous inspection system using dock-based drones for continuous solar PV monitoring with real-time defect detection, geolocation, and closed-loop operation compliant with IEC TS 62446-3.
• Solar PV Inspections Aerial inspection service for solar PV plants covering IEC thermographic compliance, visual and thermal hyper-resolution inspection, electroluminescence testing at scale, serial number management, and performance characterization.
• Telecom Services End-to-end telecom tower services including site audit and inventory, asset condition analysis, due diligence and claim services, 3D digital twins, as-built and site design, structural load calculations, revenue assurance, and colocation maximization.
• 3D Digital Twins & BIM 3D modeling and Scan to BIM services for telecom infrastructure, including customer-specific modulation projects and the PV Farm Digital Twin integrating 2D, 3D, electrical, and serial number data.
• Autonomous Inspections (Multi-Industry) Zero-touch inspection service using integrated autonomous drones, AI/ML, and IoT sensors across solar PV, pipelines, railways, industrial sites, power lines, and mining facilities.
• Power Line Inspection End-to-end power line survey and inspection including LiDAR corridor survey with vegetation encroachment monitoring, pole and substation visual and thermal inspection, and analytics for OpEx/CapEx optimization.
• Wind Inspection Risk management and damage control service for wind turbines covering end-to-end risk management, asset integrity, degradation follow-up, and root cause analysis.
• Drone Pilot Network Global network of certified drone pilots available for inspection project deployment across multiple countries including Germany and Ireland.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce site visits up to 60%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nearing VisabeiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Nearing Visabeira, a company associated with Visabeira group, for expanding drone inspection operations and infrastructure automation services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Skydio: Autonomous drone manufacturer and software platform focused on enterprise inspection and public safety. Competes with Aeroprotechnik in autonomous, AI-driven inspection workflows for infrastructure and energy customers.
• Percepto: Provider of autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions for industrial site monitoring, including solar PV, power utilities, and telecom. Directly comparable to Aeroprotechnik's autonomous inspection and docking-station positioning.
• DroneDeploy: Cloud-based drone mapping and inspection platform serving construction, energy, and infrastructure verticals. Overlaps with Aeroprotechnik's AI-Smart Cloud in aerial data capture, analytics, and asset lifecycle workflows.
• Cyberhawk: Aerial inspection and digital inspection services company specializing in telecom towers, oil & gas, and power infrastructure. Comparable service-led model to Aeroprotechnik's telecom tower audit and power line inspection offerings.
• PrecisionHawk: Drone-based data collection and analytics for energy, utilities, and infrastructure asset inspection. Competes with Aeroprotechnik in AI-driven asset integrity and risk management workflows.

Emerging players

• Raptor Maps: Solar-specific analytics platform using drone and aerial imagery for PV asset management, defect detection, and yield optimization. Closest vertical-specialist competitor to Aeroprotechnik's solar PV lifecycle automation.
• Sharper Shape: Drone-based inspection services for power line and utility infrastructure, including vegetation encroachment monitoring. Comparable to Aeroprotechnik's I-Survey corridor and power line inspection offerings.

Broad incumbents

• AeroVironment (Measure): Aerospace and unmanned systems incumbent offering drone-based inspection services via the Measure platform. Represents a broader, well-capitalized incumbent entering Aeroprotechnik's verticals of solar, telecom, and power utility inspection.
• Delair: Professional fixed-wing drone manufacturer and inspection solutions provider for utilities, mining, and infrastructure. Comparable to Aeroprotechnik in serving multi-vertical industrial inspection with integrated hardware + analytics.
• senseFly (Parrot): Professional mapping drone manufacturer targeting surveying, agriculture, and infrastructure inspection. Adjacent incumbent offering competing aerial data capture platforms used in similar industrial inspection workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aeroprotechnik
• Facebookfacebook.com/rosadroneprojekt

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

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