PRE-HISTORY

The pre-history of Albatroz Engineering begins in the year 2003,
when the name was registered legally to create a company in the
area of three-dimensional reconstruction of out-door environments.

Enrolment in an Entrepreneurship Course proposed by the IN+, a research unit of Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University Lisbon led to the creation of a business plan aimed at companies working in civil engineering and heritage restoration.

For multiple reasons the venture was suspended until 2005, when the problem of three-dimensional over-head line track modeling began to generate greater interest.

In early 2004, Gomes Mota began to work on the issue of over-head line inspection with an emphasis on track clearance and obstacle detection. In 2005, he invited Alberto Vale to join this effort in a R&D project and the results were submitted to CIGRÉ06. The rest is ...

HISTORY

The company was founded in February 2006.

On the first of March, 2006, Gomes Mota and Alberto Vale inaugurated the first office in Lisbon.

The first challenge was to develop a 3D reconstruction system for over-head lines track clearance inspection. From the start, it was apparent that the most interesting approach would be to integrate multiple inspections in one single mission, so other skills and resources were acquired.

During the Spring and Summer of 2006, the team was improved with the skills of Miguel Ramos, Décio Bento, Carlos Silva e Luís Pimentel and the temporary collaboration of foreign interns.

In February 2007, Albatroz Engineering moved its office to a larger area in Lisbon downtown.

In June 2007, the development of Power Line Maintenance Inspection [PLMI] concluded with the 3D modeling of power lines and distance measurement integrated in the standard inspection solution.

Since January 2008, PLMI is the standard framework for the over-head line inspections in Portugal.

The company returned to CIGRÉ, presenting a technical paper and a stand at the exhibition where PLMI was on display during the CIGRÉ2008 edition.

In 2009, the company secured a contract to develop a system for line inspection in Spain. It is a development from the existing Power Line Maintenance Inspection , named PLMI 2.0. Improvements from the first release include higher accuracy in geographical localisation of points of interest and integration of geographic information systems and asset management tools into the system architecture.

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ABOUT THE LOGO

The logo represents an albatross (Diomedeidae) flying over dark blue open waters. It is an allegory of a wandering bird living an endless journey of discovery over uncharted oceans, such as research and development (R&D) companies "fly" over unknown waters without knowing whether there is terra firma at the end of the journey.

The motto on the red band "Que não se muda já como soía" meaning "Change isn't like it used to be", is from the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões (circa 1524-1580) and evokes the need for R&D and innovation companies to be ready to change not only its products and solutions but, most importantly, the way they operate. The first object for innovation and metamorphosis is the company itself.