Simple and Inexpensive 3D Data Generation Service
Aero Asahi Corporation
Applied Services: AWS Lambda, AWS Batch
Aero Asahi Corporation, Japan's largest helicopter operator, provides aviation services including helicopters and business jets — alongside spatial information services leveraging advanced surveying technology. In partnership with SkymatiX, Aero Asahi launched "Kumiki" — a cloud-based 3D data generation platform that processes drone photography into orthoimages with 3D specifications and elevation data.
From $9,000 to $25 per Month — 99.7% Cost Reduction
Traditional 3D mapping services start at approximately $9,000. By architecting Kumiki on a serverless AWS infrastructure, Aero Asahi and SkymatiX brought the price point to approximately $25/month — democratizing access to professional-grade 3D spatial data for architects, surveyors, and infrastructure managers.
Serverless Architecture
AWS Lambda enables Kumiki to run code without provisioning or managing servers — paying only for actual computation time. AWS Batch handles the heavy-lifting of 3D data generation at scale. Together, this architecture enables demand-based automatic data generation with no idle infrastructure costs.
Results Achieved
- • 99.7% cost reduction — from ~$9,000 to ~$25/month
- • Scalable serverless infrastructure handles high-load 3D processing on demand
- • Infrastructure maintenance expenses minimized via Lambda and Batch
- • Professional 3D spatial data generation accessible to a far broader market
This case study uses AWS Lambda and AWS Batch.
Classmethod architects serverless solutions that dramatically reduce infrastructure costs for compute-intensive workloads — enabling businesses to offer services at price points that were previously impossible.