Tulsa, Oklahoma-based B+T Group is a wireless engineering, site acquisition and construction services firm that leverages its proprietary Site360 technology to help customers shorten on-air time and save money. Created in 2014, the Site360 platform uses photogrammetry and 3D imagery to provide the most accurate asset documentation and measurement for state-of-the-art site inspection.
“Site360 was first developed as an internal tool to give our engineers and CAD designers better information. The previous method to collect data was pretty antiquated,” says Chad Tuttle, co-founder and CEO of B+T Group. “Site360 touches nearly all our work today; it both simplifies and enhances everything we do for our customers.”
B+T Group’s experienced network of pilots operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that follow automated flight plans to collect comprehensive data on an entire communications site in one visit.
“The Site360 platform then creates a 3D model of each tower, providing site data our engineers need to complete the services we offer our clients. Because we are creating the engineering deliverables and oftentimes building the site itself, we understand exactly what information is needed. Site360 was developed with that in mind and at a price point that typically fits within our clients’ existing budgets,” says Tuttle.
Shortly after the development of Site360, the company added SiteView, which gives the customer a 360-degree photographic tour of all assets on the site—down to the centimeter—in real time. They can access their drawings, high-resolution photos, rear antenna view, and more. Base scans can then be updated from the field, making sure the customers’ SiteView stays current. According to Tuttle, SiteView also helps eliminate unnecessary truck rolls every time a company needs to modify equipment.
B+T Group’s clients include infrastructure companies, tower owners and operators, and wireless carriers; within all of those companies, the benefits of Site360 can be leveraged by multiple divisions including sales, engineering, construction, and operation. “Customers can navigate 360 degrees around the tower, zoom in close with the high-resolution, HD photography, and share information in real time with other company stakeholders,” says Tuttle.
Clients get access to a user dashboard where they can safely access their information, purchase additional deliverables, and easily share information with vendors, from one convenient location. “With accurate, real-time site data, clients save time and money by reducing human error and reducing the need to repeatedly climb towers,” adds Tuttle.
Tuttle sees a future where drones and digitization continue to be essentials in the wireless industry. “We don’t have a customer that isn’t exploring using drones in some way,” says Tuttle. “There is still a lot of technology to be perfected, but our customers expect to have this data to save them mobilizations and cost.”
With regional offices throughout the U.S. and an international office in Brahmavar, India, B+T Group has the ability to operate 24/7. B+T Group’s additional areas of expertise run the gamut, from site acquisition and development solutions to DAS and small cell services.
To book a Site360 demo, visit https://btgrp.com/demo/. You can also request more information from Leigh Anne Self, Senior Director of Sales + Marketing, at laself@btgrp.com. B+T Group is growing. Browse numerous job postings on Facebook or at https://btgrp.com/jobs/.
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