Northern Base AI Labs

BACKGROUND

I am the Founder of Aapya Solutions

Real time inventory intelligence platform for retailers 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

• Data annotation
• Model training
• Software development

SOLUTION

Online Search

Pricing fit our budget

2-5 Employees

Scope

Started with data annotation,  then progressed to running computer vision Model training scripts for retraining and updating model weights back in the field edge gpus

Verification and validation testing in store all software related to our real time inventory intelligence platform.

Sometimes debugging tasks also

Issues tracking using jira 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Measurable outcomes 

1. App working accurately for sku detection on retail shelf

2. Accuracy 95% +

3. Mobile and web app working without bugs and issues

4. Data annotation completion in a timely manner 

5. Model updates in a timely manner

Initially needed some hand holding,  later on they picked up speed and were delivering in a timely manner.

Project planning and communication needed some help from us and slowly getting better.

Virtual Meeting

They could get resources I asked for pretty quickly 

Sure

1. Improved documentation 

2. Taking lead in project management 

3. Presenting solutions  on their own

4. Provide good continuity in work while a member is sick or vacation or traveling 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Research Associate of University of Calgary

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Academic Education and Research

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Northern Base AI Labs to accomplish?

• To annotate geospatial images for training AI models for environmental monitoring

SOLUTION

How did you find Northern Base AI Labs?

Referral

Why did you select Northern Base AI Labs over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Northern Base AI Labs were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We used Northern Base AI Labs to annotate geospatial images using polygons and polylines to train an AI model devloped for environmental monitoring 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

High quality annotation of geospatial images required for training and validating custom research model

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Northern Base Team was dedicated and invested in our project success with consistency through our engagement from start to finish. A project manager was assigned for our poject to liaise with us. Weekly update meetings were arranged virtually or inperson based on our convenience.
Daily Image volume targets were met . The team was good at communicating and clarifying  challenges that arose from time to time. They were flexible to accomodate our changing needs due to the research nature of the project 

What was your primary form of communication with Northern Base AI Labs?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The willingness of Northern Base team to adapt to the changing needs of the project was remarkable. They were invested in the success of our project and went way beyond to accomodate our reserch needs

Are there any areas for improvement or something Northern Base AI Labs could have done differently?

None