OpenSpace acquires Disperse progress tracking platform

The acquisition follows a partnership the companies announced four months ago, and reflects “strong customer adoption of OpenSpace Progress Tracking, powered by Disperse”, according to the two businesses. The joint solution combines jobsite imagery with computer vision and expert human verification to provide an objective, trusted, and detailed view of what’s been built, and what hasn’t. 

OpenSpace claims it now offers the only “visual intelligence platform that pairs industry-leading 360° capture with verified progress analytics – uniting documentation, analysis and insights into one reliable ecosystem”. The solution is used to validate work-in-place for billing, identify schedule risks early by comparing actual progress to planned milestones, coordinate more effectively across trades, and deliver progress summaries to all stakeholders. It integrates with commonly used project scheduling tools, including Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject, Microsoft Project and Excel.

Cleveland Construction, a main contractor with offices in four US states, has used the OpenSpace/Disperse combination. Elliot Christiansen, senior vice-president of operations at Cleveland, said: “The speed at which [OpenSpace Progress Tracking] was implemented and the speed at which we started to get accurate data back was pretty astounding to our executive team. Because the data was accurate, we could have effective two-way conversations with our field team and get answers quickly, without having to play 20 questions with them like we used to. It’s so invaluable we’ve deployed it across our entire portfolio.”

UK customers of Disperse include Mace and Canary Wharf Group.

All existing Disperse customer contracts and support commitments will continue without interruption. For new customers, OpenSpace Progress Tracking is available now as an add-on to OpenSpace subscriptions.

“Our industry is full of promises about AI that rarely deliver,” said Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO and co-founder of OpenSpace. “At OpenSpace, we’ve built a platform that does. With Disperse now part of OpenSpace, builders get real intelligence that is fast, accurate and proven in the field. This is what trust in construction technology looks like.”