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GORGE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT
Overwatch Imaging is working
at the convergence of aero-
space, computer vision, auton-
omy and artificial intelligence.
Based in Hood River, Oregon,
Overwatch Imaging designs and
manufactures airborne imaging
systems with custom onboard
artificial intelligence software
for both piloted and unmanned
aircraft. The company’s imag-
ing systems focus on finding
small objects of interest in
large search areas. “By helping
organizations move to autono-
mous aerial detection, we help
them improve efficiency, reduce
costs and enhance safety,” said
founder and CEO Greg Davis.
PT-8 Oceanwatch on the nose of a Schiebel S-100 Camcopter UAV in Croatia
Davis and co-founder Nick Anderson have worked together in the Columbia
River Gorge for a decade, spending time with Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that
makes unmanned surveillance aircraft, and with Cloud Cap Technology, a
United Technologies subsidiary that makes stabilized airborne video cameras.
Davis has spent his whole career in the airborne and space-based imaging
industry, primarily for military and government intelligence purposes.
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