A Quick Snapshot of Propeller: Usage Statistics, Fun Facts, and More

A Quick Snapshot of Propeller: Usage Statistics, Fun Facts, and More

Dan Wawrzyn

Over the years, industry pros have asked us to share more detail about our data processing times, survey accuracy, and a stack of other things. So let’s dive into some interesting facts and statistics about Propeller.

Fast Facts About Propeller

  • Year founded: 2014
  • Number of offices, globally: 4
  • Number of employees: 173
  • Number of countries with Propeller users: 149
  • Number of global active sites using Propeller*: 8,759
  • Number of AeroPoints manufactured: 21,382

*defined as sites that have used Propeller products in December 2021

Propeller Platform Statistics

  • Year-over-year survey growth (Oct. 2020 – Oct. 2021): 94%
  • Average size of a survey in 2021: Average uploaded photo count of 531, and average gigapixel of 11.51
  • Average processing turnaround times, based on photo count: 7 hours for <500 images or 13 hours for 501 – 1000 images
  • Largest survey processed in 2021 by photo count: 9,658 images
  • Percentage of surveys uploaded that include ground control: 94%
  • Number of stockpiles measured: 176,339
  • Number of design files uploaded/viewed: 83,851
  • Number of reports produced: 108,524
  • Number of images uploaded: 35,937,377
  • Number of support tickets handled (GIS specialists, hardware specialists, and customer service): ~16,900 cases, with average response time of 9 minutes

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