Spatial Data & Drone Technology

Thiago Amaral

Founder of Tohu Heritage and TAI (Tohu Asset Intelligence). A decade across IT and systems, now building spatial data platforms, drone-captured 3D digital twins, and asset condition intelligence, based in New Zealand.

Spatial → Tohu Heritage → LinkedIn →
01Roles
Founder, Tohu Asset Intelligence (TAI)
Spatial asset-intelligence platform, Cesium/3D Tiles-based
2026 – present
Founder, Tohu Heritage
Photorealistic 3D digital twins of at-risk NZ heritage buildings
2025 – present
Chief UAV Pilot, Emrill Services LLC
Dubai, UAE — large-scale facilities management asset capture
2025 – 2026
Drone Pilot → Chief Pilot, WideVision NZ
300+ commercial flights, drone inspection and data capture
2022 – present
Systems Engineer
Central Otago & Queenstown Lakes District Council
2020 – 2023
IT & Systems
A decade across technical operations, before the shift to UAV technology
10+ yrs
02Projects
Tohu Asset Intelligence (TAI)
Spatial asset-intelligence platform, Cesium 3D Tiles viewer, condition documentation and defect tracking for commercial and industrial assets.
Tohu Heritage
Live, published photorealistic 3D digital twins of New Zealand heritage buildings, including Clark House and Carlile House.
Carlile House capture
Flagship heritage capture, full mesh and Gaussian Splat pipeline, served as CesiumJS 3D Tiles with tuned LOD and mipmap correction.
WideVision NZ
Commercial drone services, asset inspection and data capture across New Zealand.
03Stack
Languages
Frameworks
Resium
Geospatial
CesiumJS3D TilesGaussian SplattingRealityScanCOLMAP
Infrastructure