FOCUS: Water (conservation, treatment, capture, monitoring, reuse), Carbon (sequestration, reduction, reuse/integration, drawdown), Energy (efficiency, generation, storage)

OVERVIEW: In the U.S. alone, there are more than 35 million miles of underground utilities. Unfortunately, the lack of reliable maps for these buried utilities results in costly conflicts, project delays, utility service disruptions, claims, redesigns, environmental damages, and in worst cases, 2000+ injuries or 400+ loss of life during capital projects. This problem is expected to intensify as both public and private sectors continue to invest trillions in electrifying transportation and overhauling the U.S. electric grid. The grid, originally designed for large-scale coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants, must undergo a significant transformation to accommodate new distributed networks of batteries, solar farms, and wind turbines. The Biden administration's 2050 plan to generate half of the nation's electricity from solar power will require vast upgrades to the electric grid. This issue is further compounded by the critical maintenance requirements of widespread aging and leaking underground natural gas and water pipes. The lack of precise underground maps threatens to significantly impede these efforts. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology stands as a non-invasive, efficient method for exploring subsurface conditions. Despite its effectiveness, the primary challenge lies in interpreting GPR data, which is inherently abstract and necessitates a deep understanding of radar physics. Prezerv has developed a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) technology that automatically maps what lies beneath the surface in three dimensions (3D). Leveraging its extensive expertise in civil engineering, AI, and advanced radar signal processing, Prezerv’s technology provides accurate 3D underground maps and geospatial analytics to utility companies, engineering and construction companies, infrastructure agencies, process industries, universities, and municipalities. Prezerv’s platform processes data from top-tier commercially available 3D radar scanners, which is typically abstract and difficult to manually analyze due to its complex geo-radar physics, and automatically generates accurate 3D maps of the underground utilities for large areas. The application of this technology promises to enhance construction safety, accelerate project schedules, save costs for a wide range of civil and energy projects, reduce construction's carbon footprint by 60 MT annually, and expedite in-service dates for renewable transmission and distribution projects by up to 15%. 

WEBSITE: prezerv.ai