Niantic Spatial and Spexi partner to convert drone imagery into city-scale 3D reconstructions for enterprise physical AI applications

Niantic Spatial and Spexi Geospatial announced a strategic partnership routing Spexi's aerial captures through Niantic Spatial's Reconstruction API to produce 3D Gaussian splats (a 3D image format) delivered as on-demand enterprise service.

Spexi's network includes more than 10,000 drone pilots and has mapped over six million acres at 2.8 cm resolution. Customers receive reconstructions geo-referenced for placement on large-area maps, accessible through a Niantic Spatial Viewer embedded in the Spexi World platform.

Target use cases include infrastructure inspection, insurance risk assessment, energy site analysis, asset management, and 3D measurement. Spexi has been chosen as a preferred drone imagery provider for training Niantic Spatial's real-world foundation models for physical AI at city scale and beyond.