Skymatix Opens Construction DX Co-creation Hub in Fukuoka
Skymatix Inc. has established a new co-creation hub in Fukuoka Prefecture to accelerate DX (Digital Transformation) at construction sites in the Kyushu area. This hub aims to resolve 'operational barriers' in drone surveying and 3D data implementation, functioning as a core base for localized, hands-on support.
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Skymatix Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Zentaro Watanabe; hereinafter "the Company"), which operates the spatial data integration platform "Kumiki," has established a new co-creation hub in Fukuoka Prefecture to accelerate DX (Digital Transformation) at construction sites in the Kyushu area. This hub will function as a core base in Kyushu, resolving 'operational barriers' in drone surveying and 3D data implementation and providing localized, hands-on support.
## ■ Background of the Hub Establishment: Supporting the "Last Mile" of Construction Sites from Kyushu
In the construction industry, due to severe labor shortages and the "2024 Problem," there is an urgent need to improve operational efficiency through digital technology. The Company has, until now, supported labor-saving in surveying, construction management, and maintenance through its spatial data integration platform "Kumiki." However, the establishment of "operational systems" to effectively utilize advanced technology and the "securing of DX human resources" to manage them remain significant challenges for on-site implementation. To overcome this "last mile of on-site implementation," the Company has established a hub in Fukuoka, the center of the Kyushu area. By building a system that provides "technology" and "human resources" as a set, and with the following four functions as pillars, we will accelerate the social implementation of construction DX.
* **On-site accompaniment support through "Technology x Human Resources":** Beyond just providing tools, we will provide hands-on support that deeply involves itself in the site from introduction to actual operation.
* **Provision of demonstration and verification fields:** We will verify the effectiveness of drone surveying and 3D data in actual construction environments and build optimal workflows tailored to regional characteristics.
* **Training and development of construction DX human resources:** We will provide opportunities to experience the operation of the latest devices and data analysis, contributing to the development of next-generation DX engineers in Kyushu.
* **Construction of a regional ecosystem:** Through collaboration with local construction companies and partner firms, we will achieve both infrastructure resilience (disaster prevention/mitigation) and productivity improvement across the entire Kyushu region.
Starting from this hub, we will replace the "intuition and experience" of skilled workers with objective facts in the form of 3D data, and disseminate a "new standard for construction sites" where everyone can work efficiently and safely.
## ■ Comment from Zentaro Watanabe, Representative Director of Skymatix Inc.
"As the construction industry faces the '2024 Problem,' DX is no longer an option but an indispensable infrastructure supporting the field. Until now, our company has aimed to democratize spatial data through 'Kumiki,' but true transformation requires not only tools but also 'accompaniment support' where we work alongside those on site, and 'human resources' to carry it out. Together with the people of Kyushu, we will create a future of construction management where spatial data such as 3D data is routinely utilized, and we will pioneer a sustainable society that supports Japan's infrastructure. We will expand this initiative beyond construction to various other fields."
## ■ Company Overview
**About Skymatix Inc.**
Under the mission of "realizing a new society through remote sensing," we develop and provide industrial remote sensing services. With the spatial data integration platform "Kumiki" as our core business, which integrates and utilizes diverse spatial data acquired by remote sensing devices such as drones, satellites, and ground sensors, we aim to realize a society where anyone can easily generate three-dimensional data and safely and efficiently complete on-site surveys, measurements, and inspections, addressing challenges such as labor shortages, aging populations, safety management, and the intensification of disasters in social infrastructure fields like construction, forestry, infrastructure management, and disaster prevention.
## ■ Background of the Hub Establishment: Supporting the "Last Mile" of Construction Sites from Kyushu
In the construction industry, due to severe labor shortages and the "2024 Problem," there is an urgent need to improve operational efficiency through digital technology. The Company has, until now, supported labor-saving in surveying, construction management, and maintenance through its spatial data integration platform "Kumiki." However, the establishment of "operational systems" to effectively utilize advanced technology and the "securing of DX human resources" to manage them remain significant challenges for on-site implementation. To overcome this "last mile of on-site implementation," the Company has established a hub in Fukuoka, the center of the Kyushu area. By building a system that provides "technology" and "human resources" as a set, and with the following four functions as pillars, we will accelerate the social implementation of construction DX.
* **On-site accompaniment support through "Technology x Human Resources":** Beyond just providing tools, we will provide hands-on support that deeply involves itself in the site from introduction to actual operation.
* **Provision of demonstration and verification fields:** We will verify the effectiveness of drone surveying and 3D data in actual construction environments and build optimal workflows tailored to regional characteristics.
* **Training and development of construction DX human resources:** We will provide opportunities to experience the operation of the latest devices and data analysis, contributing to the development of next-generation DX engineers in Kyushu.
* **Construction of a regional ecosystem:** Through collaboration with local construction companies and partner firms, we will achieve both infrastructure resilience (disaster prevention/mitigation) and productivity improvement across the entire Kyushu region.
Starting from this hub, we will replace the "intuition and experience" of skilled workers with objective facts in the form of 3D data, and disseminate a "new standard for construction sites" where everyone can work efficiently and safely.
## ■ Comment from Zentaro Watanabe, Representative Director of Skymatix Inc.
"As the construction industry faces the '2024 Problem,' DX is no longer an option but an indispensable infrastructure supporting the field. Until now, our company has aimed to democratize spatial data through 'Kumiki,' but true transformation requires not only tools but also 'accompaniment support' where we work alongside those on site, and 'human resources' to carry it out. Together with the people of Kyushu, we will create a future of construction management where spatial data such as 3D data is routinely utilized, and we will pioneer a sustainable society that supports Japan's infrastructure. We will expand this initiative beyond construction to various other fields."
## ■ Company Overview
**About Skymatix Inc.**
Under the mission of "realizing a new society through remote sensing," we develop and provide industrial remote sensing services. With the spatial data integration platform "Kumiki" as our core business, which integrates and utilizes diverse spatial data acquired by remote sensing devices such as drones, satellites, and ground sensors, we aim to realize a society where anyone can easily generate three-dimensional data and safely and efficiently complete on-site surveys, measurements, and inspections, addressing challenges such as labor shortages, aging populations, safety management, and the intensification of disasters in social infrastructure fields like construction, forestry, infrastructure management, and disaster prevention.