Financial Director Adam May took to the hot seat this week and was able to answer a few pressing questions for us surrounding RouteShoot. With over 30 years’ experience and degrees in both
economics and highways maintenance, RouteShoot FD Adam has become one of the country’s
leading experts in developing whole-life asset management solutions for
highways networks and really does feel this innovative product is fit for purpose.
How would you define
the space RouteShoot works in?
RouteShoot is currently working to gain business in the
highways and utilities infrastructure industries (maintenance and management).
Basically Geo-referenced video can help companies that look after assets that
are 1 – outside and 2 – spread over a wide area; so roads, pipelines, waterways
etc. can all benefit from something like RouteShoot.
Why did you start a
company, or build a product, in this space? What need or gap do you aim to
address?.
Well, we were aware that companies were already using video
in the highways sector, but this usually involved either buying expensive
equipment or hiring in subcontractors. When smartphone technology moved on to
the point where HD video and GPS could both be collected from a mobile phone,
we knew we could make this sort of technology available to a much wider
audience at a greatly reduced cost.
Why will your
product/service work? What makes your approach to this issue different from
what others are doing?
Our product works because it has been developed by in-house
professionals that are familiar with both the technology and its application.
By buying this type of application from us, asset management companies can be
confident that we understand their business needs and are not just trying to
sell them the latest fancy bit of kit with no idea of any end purpose. There
are similar products available I guess, but these are usually either “proof of
concept” tools or sports-focused apps. I believe we are the only company truly
focused on our customers’ particular needs and demands.
Could you tell us
about other startups or product builds that you have been a part of.
In 2006, the team that founded RouteShoot Limited set up a
civil engineering consultancy company called Wilson Pym May. That company has
been responsible for developing a range of asset management software including
drainage databases, highways inspection systems and a portable video capture
solution called GeoVideo. RouteShoot is, in fact, a logical progression of
GeoVideo. Wilson Pym May remains in business today and is still working on
major projects within the highways industry.
Please tell us more
about your product stage and what we should expect to see from your company in
the next 12 months.
The basic RouteShoot product is up, running and stable on
both iPhone and Android. In the next 12 months we are looking to roll out an
app for Windows devices and are working on a couple of tweaks to enable live streaming. Other than that we are concentrating
on meeting a few customer-led development ideas, as we are always keen to work
with our customers first to improve our products rather than coming up with new
ideas which ultimately no one might want.
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