Cyvl and Point One Navigation partner to revolutionize infrastructure assessments for municipalities

Published by Dahn Pratt // January 16, 2025

Cut to the chase: Cyvl uses Point One Navigation's precision location data to map and assess roads with incredible accuracy, helping municipalities make smarter repair decisions. The result? A dramatic reduction in project timelines, what once took weeks or months can now take just a few days.


The quest for accurate road assessments

In the world of infrastructure management, cities face an overwhelming challenge: maintaining vast networks of roads, bridges, and utilities in the face of limited budgets and ever-growing populations. Traditional assessment methods, often relying on slow, manual inspections, are not equipped to keep pace with the demands of modern urbanization. But thanks to Cyvl, a leading provider of AI-driven infrastructure assessments, with the help of Point One Navigation’s Polaris RTK network, municipalities now have a smarter, faster, and more accurate way to tackle these challenges. Together, they transform how communities prioritize, plan, and invest in their infrastructure needs.

The genesis of Cyvl's infrastructure assessments

Cyvl's mission is to make infrastructure assessments as efficient and data-driven as possible. Using a combination of AI, LiDAR technology, and advanced data analytics, the company offers municipalities highly accurate pavement evaluations and infrastructure assessments. At the heart of Cyvl’s technology is its in-house sensor stack, comprising high-resolution cameras, LiDAR units, and RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) GNSS/GPS systems, mounted to a mobile vehicle that can scan roads with incredible precision.

As vehicles drive through city streets, they collect terabytes of data, which is then uploaded to Cyvl’s cloud platform. There, proprietary AI algorithms analyze and extract valuable insights about road conditions, asset health, and areas requiring attention. This data is accessible to clients via Cyvl’s user-friendly web portal, allowing municipalities to make faster, more informed decisions about road maintenance, repairs, and upgrades.

Enter Point One Navigation: meeting the need for precision

Initially, Cyvl's sensor stack was capable of providing good local accuracy for road scans, but when it came to the global precision required for accurate asset identification, such as locating cracks, potholes, or street signs, Cyvl's initial system of 3D LiDAR and high-res 360° cameras weren’t enough. Municipalities, after all, demand precision down to the meter, a level of accuracy unattainable with traditional GPS. This level of precision is required to ensure that maintenance crews can quickly identify and address specific issues in the field.

In the past, Cyvl faced the daunting challenge of scaling its data collection system. The process was a logistical headache: setting up their own base stations, collecting data in one area, moving the base stations, and starting all over again. This tedious cycle created bottlenecks that hindered efficiency, added cost and time, as well as making scaling an operational nightmare. After researching RTK network providers, Cyvl turned to Point One Navigation. The company’s correction technology, Polaris, stood out as the ideal solution to fill the gaps in Cyvl’s system. As the world’s largest, professionally-managed, independent RTK corrections network, Polaris stood out from the competition when Cyvl needed precise location services. By offering high-accuracy, real-time corrections down to the centimeter, Point One Navigation provided the global positioning accuracy necessary to ensure that Cyvl’s assessments not only met but exceeded the strict requirements of municipalities and civil engineering firms.

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Cyvl quickly realized that while their initial solutions provided solid data, adding RTK corrections into the mix elevated the entire assessment process. By integrating Point One’s Polaris RTK network into their technology stack, Cyvl was able to 100x the precision municipalities desired, ensuring that every scan, every measurement, and every analysis had the pinpoint accuracy needed to satisfy their customers.

How Point One Navigation improved Cyvl's data quality

Integrating Point One Navigation’s RTK corrections dramatically improved the quality of Cyvl’s data, making it more precise and reliable. Cyvl could now confidently provide its clients with the actionable, high-quality data required for critical infrastructure decisions.

A perfect example of this technology’s impact is Oyster Bay, NY. Before Cyvl, the town struggled to prioritize road repairs due to a lack of actionable data. Cyvl’s precise mapping and AI-driven analytics, powered by Point One’s Polaris RTK corrections, enabled accurate assessment of 733 miles of pavement in just 3.5 days, over twelve times faster than traditional methods. This efficiency delivered detailed pavement scores, providing deep insights into road conditions and transforming maintenance planning. The result? A smarter approach to infrastructure management that saved time, reduced costs, and empowered the town to make impactful decisions for its community.

Similarly, in Atlanta, the data provided by Cyvl has allowed the city to reallocate resources from roads that were in relatively good condition to those deteriorating more rapidly due to high traffic volumes and environmental factors. Thanks to Cyvl’s data, the city is addressing its most urgent needs while reducing long-term repair costs.

Real-world impact: efficiency, precision, and speed

The collaboration between Cyvl and Point One Navigation has proven to be a game-changer for municipalities, offering benefits beyond improved data quality. One of the most surprising outcomes for Cyvl’s clients has been the dramatic reduction in project timelines. What once took several weeks, sometimes months, now takes just a few days. In fact, clients like BETA Group have reduced manual inspection times from weeks to as little as three days, allowing them to complete over 30 city-wide projects and assess more than 4,000 centerline miles in a single season.

This acceleration in data collection and analysis means municipalities can respond to issues much faster, deploy maintenance teams more efficiently, and prioritize projects based on the most pressing needs. The ability to turn raw data into actionable insights in a fraction of the time has allowed these communities to act quickly, saving both time and money while improving the overall quality of their infrastructure.

Transforming infrastructure decisions 

Cyvl and Point One Navigation are not just providing data, they are empowering municipalities to make smarter, more informed decisions. With the ability to map and assess assets with a level of detail previously unattainable, municipalities can plan their infrastructure investments confidently . Whether it's deciding which roads to prioritize for repair, identifying areas most at risk of deterioration, or reallocating resources to where they’re needed most, the data provided by Cyvl is a critical tool in shaping the future of our world’s infrastructure.

Cyvl’s partnership with Point One Navigation is a perfect example of how collaboration can drive innovation and lead to tangible results. By combining advanced sensor technology, AI analytics, and precision RTK corrections, Cyvl and Point One Navigation transform how communities manage their infrastructure, one road at a time.

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