
Digital disruption & innovation
IS OUR PASSION
About Us
near Technologies Gibraltar partners with the world’s top Information Technology providers to ensure we have the resources to meet any project no matter how demanding, large or small it might be.
near Technologies Gibraltar Ltd. - Founded in Gibraltar during 2012 by CEO Charles Yeo after the sale of his previous enterprise Vault 247 Ltd. to Continent 8. near Technologies Gibraltar has worked on major projects for Governments and private entities over the last 10 years.
In addition to the near Technologies Gibraltar we also operate Connect Direct Ltd. - ConnectDirect was founded in Gibraltar by our CEO Charles Yeo in 1996. Since Connect Directs initial launch it has continued to operate and satisfy its recurring and new clients alike for over 26 years.
Our Core Partners
Our Information Technology
Services
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Real Estate digital walk through & website embedding
Allow potential buyers walk through a property online.
nears team will collect, process, and if required manage the embedding of the content onto your website depending on which package is chosen.
This service is also available to museums, stadiums, heritage sites as a virtual walk through. Enabling a wider outreach to many potential clients who may wish to pay for virtual tours. -
Smart Stadium Solutions
What is a smart Stadium?
Ticketing systems that enhance the Fans experience to the top of the League.
Enhanced security monitoring.
Cash-less transactions.
Innovative way finder
IPTV digital signage & ribbon boards
Stadium effects lightings & Field play lighting
Match Day production and content distribution.
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Renewable Energy (Green Projects)
Renewable energy solutions - SOLAR, Green Hydrogen, Wind, Hydro along with storage solutions for your specific need.
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Smart City Programmes
Imagine living in a city where disruption to every day life is kept to a minimum with effective control, monitoring and valuable information available to Technical Departments, Law enforcement, and counter terrorism units.
This would enable emergency response units to beat congested traffic to open up a route to ensure they arrive on scene with minimal disruption ready to attend to casualties.
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Hybrid Cloud Transitions
Lets discuss your needs & requirements further to get you the best solution.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence is invaluable to organisations and corporations across the globe. It is increasingly becoming part of how we manage our data.
There are so many means for data collection. The pitfall most organisations find them selves in is. - “What do I do with all this data?”
Allow near Technologies Gibraltar to develop the best AI solution for your organisation to streamline and increase efficiency.
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Change Management
Not all of us like change.
At near Global we believe change is at the forefront of innovation and expansion. near Global can manage anything from software changes, training and implementation - to reshuffling complete management structures.
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Web Intelligence
Get in touch, let’s discuss your needs.
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Innovation Brainstorming & Project Consultancy
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Digital Market Place Solutions
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As a Service (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS)
near Global offer a range of *as a service - specifically designed for your applications needs.
Software as a Service
Products as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service -
Customer Relationship Management
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Enterprise Resource Planning
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Data Centres
near Technologies Gibraltar has extensive experience in designing, sourcing, building, maintaining, servicing and managing Data Centres Globally.
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FINTECH & Climate Finance
Get in touch for more information on what we have to offer within Financial Technology & Climate Finance
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Container Technologies & Micro-Services
Get in touch to find out more about our on grid & Off grid technologies that come preinstalled inside a container and other Marco-Services we have to offer.
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DLT & Block Chain
Get in touch to find out more about our DLT & Block Chain Solutions
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Internet of Things (IOT) Embedding
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Web Development & Enablement
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Digital Marketing
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Mobile Apps & Platforms
Get in touch to start designing your applications.
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Professional Resourcing (IT & Engineering)
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Business Intelligence
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Safe City Platforms
Facial & Car recognition are only some of the basic features you can use when installed into a smart city platform.
This enables counter terrorism units, Police, Military, Customs, & security forces to track and locate any person to be found and dealt with before they may cause a major incident. -
Cyber Security
Get in contact to discuss our solutions to keep your organisation cyber safe.
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Digital Forensics
Corperate investigations on corporate devices, or governmental / law enforcement device braking and data extraction can be done as a service on sight or in lab with certified court reports.
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Law Enforcement Case Management Applications
Get in contact to discuss your organisations needs. near Group offers law enforcement solutions from just body cams to full suite, including vehicle integration, case management, data management, ANPR cameras and your own insurance reporting system to ensure it is up to date. As well as GIS tracking on vehicles, vessels, and the most advanced radio communications for officers and control rooms.
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Threat detection & Intelligence
Get in contact to find out more about web, under web, and dark web monitoring.
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Telecommunication Solutions
Get in touch to find out more about our telecommunications solutions.
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VTS & Communication Systems
Get in touch to find out about our state of the art VTS and Communications systems already being utilised in busy international ports.
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Smart homes
Bespoke smart home solutions for any sized home.
Being able to automate, control and reconfigure with ease heating, lighting, fish tanks, security, locks. All from your mobile through a secure mobile app or webpage with a dashboard that makes sense to you.Get in touch to find out more about our smart home solutions.
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U.A.T User Acceptance Testing
Beta software testing for the crucial stage of software development User Acceptance Testing or end user testing of applications and software is critical to get an insight into how the software or app will be accepted by end-users and allows developers to iron out the bugs / ergonomics prior to going live.
Our Aerial
Services
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Disaster Aerial Response
As the climate crisis continues to worsen, the likelihood of increased adverse weather, wild fires, flooding and more become more frequent. It is important to have the right tools to enable key stakeholders to maintain good situational awareness and have actionable data provided at key points.
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Urban & Forestry Fire fighting
Urban and Forestry Fires can be difficult to determine the spread of fire without a birds eye view.
Utilising our high definition thermal payloads and the ability to keep our remote aircraft in the air with minimal disruption is invaluable data to OSC. -
Hazmat Ops
Rapidly scan the hazard and its surroundings, and provide incident commanders with critical intelligence to guide next steps.
Hover near and remotely assess the nature of threats with thermal cameras and multigas detector payloads.
Capture evidence of HazMat and clean-up procedures for cost analysis and future training documentation.
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Environmental disaster Response
Disasters in the maritime industry continue to happen despite the technology advances.
near Technologies Gibraltar was call by HM Government of Gibraltar - Ministry for Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Heritage and Culture to attend the recent forced grounding of the OS35 on the eastern side of Gibraltar.
near Technologies had a team deployed 24/7 and set up a self sufficient camp to monitor the situation around the clock live streaming and reporting to stakeholders involved in the clean up effort.
It proved very early on that having a High Definition Thermal payload in the air enabled the Port department to effectively coordinate vessels to capture the oil during the night when oil and sheen is not visible to the naked eye. -
Collinson Reconstruction
Fly over accident scenes and capture high-resolution 3D evidence for future analysis.
Bypass roadway congestion and obstructions to quickly arrive on scene and determine next steps.
Cut forensics and data-collection times and clear roads and maximize safety for all.
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Search And Rescue (SAR) Applications
DETECT - ENGAGE - COORDINATE
Detecting any person or animal in distress with the naked eye is a daunting task. Thermal Imaging has become essential to those taking the step into unknown environments to get to aid to those in distress.With our S.A.R Remote Aircraft and payloads we empower those out in the filed and back in the command centres to assess the terrain, define access points and determine exact locations of the casualties night or day.
Our S.A.R Remote Aircraft have the ability to be fitted with not only a Thermal Imaging, laser range finder and R.G.B camera to assess the location of any subject in dense bush, forestry, or in large bodies of water.But also a speaker and flood light. This enables the operators to speak, give instruction, to the casualty prior to their arrival.
Using all encompassed remote flight platforms the location of the casualty can be sent directly to any mobile device which is web-enabled. Allowing the S.A.R team on the ground to navigate to the distressed casualties location -
Coastal & Port Monitoring
The world has seen a sharp increase of human trafficking, stowaways, and security threats to vital infrastructure within ports or coastlines.
near group has solutions for autonomous drones that are able to do live autonomous flights and return to base without the need for human interaction during take off and landing.These drones have high definition thermal, and optical zoom payloads with the ability to stream live to security teams on the ground.
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Law Enforcement Applications
Deploy to rapidly arrive on scene and gain immediate aerial insights.
Hover above unfolding missions and live stream updates directly to command centres.
Synchronize teams, eliminate uncertainty, and allow decisions to be made with confidence.
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AEC
Architectural. Engineering. Construction
We are able to create 3D models with accurate positioning data that can be readily fitted into BIM models to visualize designs.Designs can be optimized using drone-created 3D models that are compatible with a variety of own GIS platforms.
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Construction Planning & Design
Near Technologies has a portable and flexible solution, that can be operated in remote areas such as in the mountains, forests, or deserts.
Our reduced operating costs from using traditional methods Allows us to extract useful insights. This data can be used to build survey-grade 2D and 3D models, which can be put onto any BIM software, or GIS platforms to provide crucial data for automated inspections and more.
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Heritage Site Modelling
By using drones we are able to capture high-resolution images of complex structures for accurate 3D models, creating digital archives and streamlining maintenance.
With our drones we can safely capture close-up photos of buildings to create detailed models.
Digital copies of heritage sites assist in their identification, protection and preservation, as well as benefit industries such as tourism and education.
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Roof & Building Inspections
Quickly build a detailed 3D model of a building to facilitate construction acceptance and routine inspection and maintenance.
Using the worlds leading drone manufacture with a fully integrated system we are able to take high-resolution close-up photos of buildings to create detailed models for inspection.
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Cadastral Surveys
Generate 1:500 scale maps without the use of GCPS while meeting centimetre-level accuracy requirements.
Improve the efficiency of data collection and processing up to 10 times, acquiring deliverable quickly and shortening project lifecycles.
Gain industry-standard outputs like DOM,DSM, £D reality models and more.
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Process Monitoring
Forget about putting up masses of strategically placed timelapse cameras to determine the progress of a build or renovation.
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Urban-Rural Classification
Surveying drones and software solutions combine multiple types of geographic information to create 2D orthomosaics and 3D models to help with classification and planning.
Quickly take off and fly over cities or rural areas to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
The 2D maps and 3D models generated are compatible with a variety of GIS software, so results can be quickly visualized for timely adjustments.
Aerial data collected by drones can be used to create topographic maps for additional feature analyses.
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City Modelling
Near Technologies is able to rapidly deploy and fly over cities or rural areas to capture data using automated flights, How Drones Help Create Cities Models
Create 3D models with accurate, geo-referenced data that can be readily fitted into the BIM models to visualize designs.
The 3D models generated using photogrammetry software are compatible with a variety of GIS software, streamlining the planning process. reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
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Thermal Roof & Facade Inspections
Near Technologies is able to produce high quality thermal images across buildings.
This data allows the owners / managers of the building to determine where the building is lacking in insulation, needs improved drainage or suffering from forms of damp.
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Topographic Surveys
Near Technologies can quickly deploy drones in hard-to-reach areas to collect high-resolution aerial images for point clouds and precise 3D models. 10cm horizontally/5cm vertically
We can conduct flights as regularly as needed and generate accurate models on demand, covering large sites in just a few days.
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Solar PV System Inspections
Automated flight routes can be set up to conduct thorough, repeatable inspections of solar farms without safety risks to personnel.
Drones enable teams to view temperature readings and visible-light footage in real time so any hotspots on the PV components can be identified immediately.
Drone inspection data is digitized and ready for further analysis or recordkeeping, significantly improving efficiency.
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Wind Turbines
Automated flight routes can be set up to conduct thorough, repeatable inspections of the wind turbine without safety risks to personnel.
Drones can get close-up images of defects on the blade such as cracks, water ingress, corrosion or rust with a zoom camera without shutting down operations.
Drone inspection results are quantitative and digitized, facilitating data analysis and recordkeeping.
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Power Grid Management
Fault Inspection -
Drones provide an aerial perspective that captures critical information regardless of the environment and accessibility, enabling teams to act quickly to ensure they minimizing losses.
Detailed Inspection -
Through the use of automated flight routes we can be set up to inspect high-rising assets, offering detailed 3D point clouds without risking the safety of human operators.Night / low light inspections-
Our drones can be equipped with spotlights and thermal sensors, which can identify risks, and faults, even in lowlight conditions or at night.Thermal Inspections -
Near Technologies can capture the asset from multiple angles, and ensure crucial details are not missed.We are able to deploy in minutes and are not limited to strict set-up requirements such as that of a manned inspection, enabling timely responses.
We are able to provide teams with visual and real-time temperature readings on all parts of the assets to quickly identify issues and address them.
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Vegetation Management
We have the ability to operate in complex terrains, with intelligent features that follow the terrain elevation to ensure flight safety without compromising data accuracy. 3D models can be created in real-time for projects that have a tight deadlines or require urgent assessments after a storm, or environmental disaster.
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Forestry Management
Mapping heavily - vegetated, and often mountainous areas is extremely difficult and time consuming using traditional means.
Utilising drones near Group is able to map 40 acres an hour and penetrate deep vegetation to reveal structures and elevation profiles below.
Quickly take off and fly over rivers, lakes, reservoirs and more to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
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Water resource management
Quickly take off and fly over rivers, lakes, reservoirs and more to capture data using automated flights, reducing costs and cutting fieldwork hours.
Aerial imagery helps classify water bodies, estimate water coverage, and monitor sewage.
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Boiler Inspection
Drones are compact and flexible, able to fly into boilers for a full scan without shutdowns or endangering inspection workers.
The live footage helps identify risks for informed decisions-making.
The drones we use are equipped with advanced obstacle sensing systems with the option to add a spotlight and Lidar attachments, so they can be reliably deployed for internal inspections. -
Precision Agriculture
Data leading to actionable spraying of fertiliser & pesticides.
Determine where water irrigation is needed, crop health, soil health, & accurately determine cross yields.
Our Past
Projects

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Our
Team
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Charles Yeo
CEO
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Keith Pratts
CSO
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Jack Yeo
Director