In early 2016, Clayco, the Chicago-based design-build contractor, launched Uplift Data Partners, a full-service provider of drone technology and remote pilot training. The eight "mission" types that Uplift flies include construction and thermal inspection, as well as real estate surveying and mapping. The company can analyze data and deliver it into a BIM model. Uniquely, Uplift is able to identify and work with the "shared assets" of the AEC firms that employ it, which in Clayco's case include its technical assurance group and virtual design and construction team. "This is a complete, hassle-free business model," says Suzanne El-Moursi, Uplift's President. Her company now has 144 pilots nationwide and plans to more than double its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to 17 by mid-year.
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机译：2016年初，总部位于芝加哥的设计建造承包商Clayco推出了Uplift Data Partners，这是无人机技术和远程飞行员培训的全方位服务提供商。隆升飞行的八种“任务”类型包括建筑和热力检查，以及房地产测量和绘图。该公司可以分析数据并将其提供给BIM模型。独特的是，Uplift能够识别并使用雇用它的AEC公司的“共享资产”，就Clayco而言，包括其技术保证小组以及虚拟设计和施工团队。 Uplift总裁Suzanne El-Moursi说：“这是一个完整，轻松的商业模式。”她的公司目前在全国拥有144名飞行员，并计划到年中将其无人机系统（UAS）的数量增加一倍以上，达到17名。
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