Kespry has partnered with a nationwide network of certified roofing contractors called XAP 360 to deliver a new country-wide drone-based residential roofing inspection program.

Designed with transparency and accuracy when conducting roof inspections for homeowners in mind, the program is expected to ensure that claims payouts occur “rapidly.” XAP 360 and Kespry say that they want to “regain the trust of residential property owners” who have had frustrating experiences by establishing verifiable, credible standards for residential roof inspections, which involves artificial intelligence and machine learning-based analytics.

The entities note that using UAS, they are able to cut time and costs for inspections by 50 to 75 percent. Manual inspections have traditionally taken up to 90 minutes, but autonomous drone-based inspections can take as little as 10 minutes to complete the same work.

“Together, Kespry and XAP 360 are making residential roofing inspections as accurate and painless as possible,” says George Mathew, CEO, Kespry.

“We’ve listened to what homeowners want from the inspection process, including speed and comprehensive, verifiable detail driven by technology trusted by major insurance carriers across the country. We’re proud to help homeowners rapidly identify and address their roofing repair issues so they can get on with their lives as quickly as possible.”

Phil Pratt, partner, XAP 360, adds, “with XAP 360 and Kespry, roofing professionals and property owners can finally sit at the same table and communicate honestly and openly.

“Together, Kespry and XAP 360 bridge the existing uncertainty gap with transparency. Guided by the most sound technological innovations in aerial intelligence from Kespry, all parties move forward together while avoiding classic pitfalls. We’ve pushed the roofing industry out of the shadows and into the information age. Roofers can say goodbye to gimmicks and hello to an easily-adopted platform in which everyone wins.”