Drill Maps

The Needle receiver and its app

Hardware and software for drilling crews come from Drill Maps, from a multi-GNSS RTK receiver to the apps that run it. The Needle receiver is described as a rugged unit with centimeter-level precision in RTK mode. Its RTK engine sits at the core of the unit, which is controlled through the cross-platform Needle app.

Shared drilling data in the field

A companion app handles field records: crews gather, merge and pass on drilling information with colleagues in real time, on any mobile platform. The company says it supports offline data collection, so fieldwork can carry on without a connection, and that a terabyte of cloud storage is built in, so collected records are not lost. The stated aim is accurate data collection that is simple and accessible in the drilling industry.

Custom cloud sites and paper-to-digital work

Drill Maps also builds cloud-based websites tailored to a client's business model, working with the customer's own processes to fit the way the business runs. Its team moves a client's paper-based collection methods into digital form, so the records are readily available and easy to find. Crews and the companies that hire them can stay connected to projects from any location, which the company says is the purpose of the products.

Positioning and data accuracy

Accurate positioning sits at the foundation of the company's offer. The receiver combines multi-constellation satellite positioning with real-time kinematic correction to deliver the centimeter-level accuracy it advertises, and the apps carry the resulting map data. The company says it wants crews to have reliable tools to map, mark and share their work, and that good data is what makes the rest of the process run smoothly.