SEATTLE CONSTRUCTION TECH COMPANY


BY: BOB GLENN, EDITOR S


eattle-based Unearth is a company focused on revolutionizing the construction industry using drones, remote sensing, IoT (Internet of Tings),


and computer vision.


What does that mean? Well, Unearth represents a new generation of construction software that rethinks how projects are organized. Tey feel that construction suffers from declining productivity, cost overruns, delays, and narrow profit margins. Yet, software companies haven’t used their platforms to improve on construction workflows. Unearth wants to change the status quo. Instead of basing their platform on outdated paper processes, they seek to fundamentally change the way teams manage their projects by making the entire jobsite digital. Te company’s CYA (cover your assets) toolbox


allows customers to stitch multi-page PDFs into a single, geo-referenced map layer. Tis builds evidence—aka, geo-located proof of issues, progress, and work completed, while simultaneously serving as automatic storage and organization of all site activity. Unearth’s software also allows its user to instantly access high-definition site maps from aerial imaging and export work to the file format used most. Adding to the fun, users can also superimpose blueprints, maps, and annotations, while accurately measuring distance, area, and volume from anywhere. It’s real-time communication for both office and field, and Unearth sees its product becoming the standard of communication on construction sites around the world. With 20 years of leadership expertise ranging from startups to public company acquisitions, Unearth


26 JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2018 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE


SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE INDUSTRY


An area/volume overlay showing overall site dimensions with cut and fill volumes


CEO Brian Saab lands comfortably within the serial entrepreneur and product strategist space. Indeed, he knows quite a bit about tech disruption, but that’s not to say he’s unfamiliar with construction. In fact, after leaving Texas for Seattle over a decade ago for a gig with Microsoft, he eventually moved on and started (and sold) a series of companies—and by late 2015, found


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