Webinar for Facilities Managers

Use augmented reality tech to troubleshoot smart building equipment at a distance

Artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) company Resonai recently launched the Vera AR computer vision platform, which CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, is now using to enable remote operation and maintenance of communications infrastructure to reduce physical exposure to smart building equipment and other individuals during the COVID-19 shutdowns and as buildings begin to reopen.

Resonai’s Vera platform Vera is an AR computer vision platform designed to transform physical spaces into intelligent digital assets by creating intelligent “digital twins.” Augmented reality combines the real world with the virtual world; for example, using a photo of a real space and adding layers of digital information to it. Resonai’s Vera technology embeds intelligence into a physical space so that any device can navigate through it, apply logic, and continuously learn from the surroundings.

In commercial real estate, Vera applications are being used across the building life cycle. Vera apps for Maintenance & Operations of buildings, that combine indoor search and navigation, smart ticketing systems, AR tutorials for devices, preventive maintenance tools, access control systems and vision-based internet of things (IoT) controllers, are demonstrating strong return on investment (ROI), according to Resonai.

For example, tenants can use an app to easily report maintenance problems on their mobile phones, while technicians receive navigation instructions to the problem along with relevant data, and can even see “behind walls” to make repairs, according to a Vera user.

The company lists additional benefits for retail and entertainment facilities.