Why Stratum
Not Another Drone Service Provider
Most drone companies deliver photos. We deliver work orders. The difference is enterprise systems expertise that transforms raw inspection data into maintenance action.
Differentiators
What Sets Us Apart
Enterprise Systems DNA
Our team comes from the world of ERP and CMMS implementation — Microsoft Dynamics 365, IBM Maximo, SAP, and cloud-native platforms. We don't treat your maintenance system as an afterthought. We design every inspection around what your system needs to create a work order.
CMMS-Native Delivery
Other providers hand you a PDF. We deliver structured data packages — CSV, JSON, or direct API push — that map to your system's asset hierarchy, work order schema, and classification codes. No manual re-entry. No copy-paste from reports.
Single Provider, Full Pipeline
Flight operations, data processing, system integration, and work order delivery — all from one team. No coordinating between a drone operator, a data analyst, and an IT integrator. One scope, one timeline, one point of accountability.
Data Structure First
Before we fly, we map your CMMS data model — asset hierarchies, location codes, priority schemes, trade classifications. The capture plan is built backwards from the work order, so every photo, every defect, every measurement has a destination in your system.
Repeatable & Scalable
Our integration patterns are designed to run again. Once the data mapping is established for your CMMS, subsequent inspections flow through the same pipeline automatically. As your portfolio grows, the process scales without rework.
Certified & Insured
FAA Part 107 certified. Fully insured for commercial operations. LAANC airspace authorization. We handle permitting, scheduling, and compliance so your facilities team focuses on maintenance, not aviation logistics.
Comparison
Traditional Drone Services vs. Stratum
The Problem
Where Inspection Data Goes to Die
The drone industry has a delivery problem. Operators capture thousands of high-resolution images and produce detailed reports — but those reports land in a shared drive and never connect to the maintenance systems that drive repair decisions.
The result: facility managers manually re-key findings into their CMMS, losing context, introducing errors, and delaying work orders by days or weeks. The inspection happened, but the maintenance action didn't follow.
Stratum exists to fix this. We don't just collect data — we ensure it reaches the system that triggers the repair.
