# Hammer Missions

> Hammer Missions is AI inspection software for engineering firms and enterprise asset owners. Capture buildings, bridges and parking structures with drones or 3D Lidar, build digital twins, quantify defects with AI, then issue reports and query findings in plain language.

Hammer Missions is operated by Hammer Flights Ltd, registered in England & Wales (company number 11973026), headquartered in London with operations across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The platform is used by structural and building envelope engineers, building science consultants, asset managers and portfolio owners, and insurance underwriting, claims and risk engineering teams.

## Capture methods

- DJI drones: flight planning, automated capture, processing and AI analysis. Includes DJI Enterprise series and DJI Mini 4 Pro.
- Skydio, Parrot and Autel drones: processing and AI analysis.
- XGRIDS PortalCam: handheld 3D Lidar capture for interiors and parking structures, where GPS is unavailable.

## Products

- **Hammer Hub** — web platform for upload, processing, 3D model generation, AI analysis, annotation, measurement and reporting. https://hub.hammermissions.com
- **Hammer App** — mobile and smart-controller application for automated drone flight execution. https://www.hammermissions.com/apk
- **Spector AI** — defect detection model, identifying cracking, corrosion, water ingress and spalling.
- **Hamlet AI** — deficiency quantification, producing counts, areas, lengths and condition assessment.
- **ALICE** — the AI Agent for Licensed Inspectors & Consulting Engineers. Launched September 2026. Lets engineers query a completed inspection in plain language and generate costed repair scopes directly from inspection data.

## Outputs and accuracy

Outputs include 2D orthomosaic maps, 3D models and point clouds, digital twins of facades and full building envelopes, 2D thermal maps and 3D thermal models, measurements and in-context annotations, and exportable PDF and Word inspection reports. 3D model accuracy up to 1 cm (½ inch). Export formats include .tiff, .las, .obj and .kml.

## ALICE: querying inspection data

ALICE sits on top of a completed project as an intelligent co-pilot. Rather than paging through imagery and filtering tables, engineers ask questions in plain language — isolate a defect type, restrict to one elevation, filter above a severity threshold, or scope and price a specific repair option.

Three capabilities distinguish it:

- **Unified view of the asset.** Every AI-detected defect, its measured area and its severity are held together across facade and roof in one coherent view, rather than split across report sections. Deterioration crosses those boundaries: a drainage fault on a roof plane and staining running down the elevation below it are one problem, and only look like one problem when seen together.
- **Traceable answers.** Each response stays tied to the 3D model. The defects behind any figure can be opened, the source imagery reviewed and the measurement checked. The engineer remains the author of the call.
- **Pattern recognition across elevations and cycles.** ALICE separates systemic failure from isolated damage. Twelve spalls scattered across a building are a maintenance item; the same twelve clustering along one construction joint and growing between inspection cycles are a structural investigation. Isolated damage gets patched, systemic patterns change the repair scope.

Example output: asked to scope rust staining repair, ALICE produces an executive summary of condition, defect statistics broken down by severity, and priced repair options — a cosmetic surface treatment against a structural corrosion treatment — with a recommendation and quantities carried through from the measured defect areas. Every figure traces back to a located defect on the model, with no manual re-entry.

Announcement: https://www.hammermissions.com/post/introducing-alice-ai-agent-for-inspections

## Solutions by industry

- [Engineering & Building Science](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-inspection-software-building-science-and-engineering): Inspection workflows for structural and building envelope engineers, including full-asset coverage, targeted hands-on access planning, AI-assisted quantification and defensible reporting.
- [Asset Management](https://www.hammermissions.com/asset-management): Portfolio condition assessment, capital planning, vendor scope control and compliance evidence for owners and asset managers.
- [Insurance & Loss Adjusting](https://www.hammermissions.com/insurance-and-loss-adjusting): Underwriting without site visits, objective claims validation, renewal comparison and portfolio-scale loss control.

## Use cases

- [Facade Inspections](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-facade-inspection-software): 3D facade models, AI detection of cracking, spalling and corrosion, and evidence packages for periodic facade inspection programs.
- [Roof Inspections](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-roof-inspections-software): 3D roof models, AI detection of ponding, staining and membrane damage, and year-over-year condition tracking.
- [Building Inspections](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-building-inspections-software): Whole-building envelope capture covering roofs, facades, cladding and structural elements in a single survey.
- [Bridge Inspections](https://www.hammermissions.com/bridge-inspections): Deck, column, bearing, joint and understructure capture without lane closures, with AI quantification of cracking, spalling and section loss.
- [Parking & Interior Inspections](https://www.hammermissions.com/interior-inspections): Handheld 3D Lidar capture of parking structures and interiors, with AI quantification of concrete defects.

## Software capabilities

- [Flight Planning](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-flight-planning-software): Desktop and in-field mission planning, obstacle-aware 3D building outlines, facade mission planning with GSD control, and repeatable saved missions.
- [2D & 3D Processing](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-3d-mapping-software): Cloud photogrammetry and Lidar processing producing orthomosaics, point clouds, meshes and digital twins.
- [AI Analysis](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-ai-software): Automated defect detection and quantification, custom model training from your own annotations, and change monitoring across inspection cycles.
- [Thermal Analysis](https://www.hammermissions.com/thermal-drone-inspection-software): Radiometric thermal processing, temperature calibration, visual-versus-thermal comparison and thermal reporting.
- [2D & 3D Measurements](https://www.hammermissions.com/inspection-annotations): Distance, area, volume and slope measurement with in-context annotation on 2D and 3D outputs.
- [Reporting, Sharing & Collaborating](https://www.hammermissions.com/drone-inspection-reports-software): Branded PDF and Word reports, role-based permissions, and shareable project links that require no login.

## Resources

- [Supported drones and devices](https://www.hammermissions.com/supported-drones)
- [Example projects and reports](https://www.hammermissions.com/example-projects-and-reports)
- [Knowledge hub and blog](https://www.hammermissions.com/learn)
- [Support guides](https://www.hammermissions.com/post/support-guides)
- [Pricing](https://www.hammermissions.com/pricing)

## Contact

- Sales: sales@hammermissions.com
- General: team@hammermissions.com
- Registered office: 111 Power Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5PY, United Kingdom