Hangar to Use Vapor IO’s Edge Data Centers to Automate Drones (FB)
Drone software maker Hangar Technology wants to automate and manage drones for its enterprise customers throughout the US. To do that, it will take advantage of Vapor IO’s edge data centers that are being built nationwide. Vapor is installing its micro data centers next to cell towers owned by its investor Crown Castle, which owns 40,000 cell towers and 60,000 miles of metro fiber in the US. Hangar plans to install its drone software at each edge data center location as Vapor expands. Hangar’s customers, which include construction companies and government agencies, currently use the company’s software to manage their drones and take detailed images of construction sites and infrastructure. Through machine learning, Hangar’s software analyzes the images and spots defects and other potential problems and alerts the customers.