IKE Q3 2026 product updates

Over the last quarter, we added even more efficiencies to your field-to-finish workflows. The IKE Device now supports field staking, underground workflows and the capture of non-pole assets and site features. IKE Office Pro added more export options and faster automated annotations that cover more equipment. The result: a more complete record of every site, data that moves into GIS and partner systems without re-entry, and a clear record of how each location was captured.

IKE Device: Capture more in a single field visit

Field staking and underground capabilities

Crews can navigate to proposed locations and capture poles, underground assets, site features, and ground profiles in the field.

• Asset Type adds utility assets (like equipment, manholes and cabinets) and site features (like edge of curbs, centerline and hydrants), each with its own icon, giving field staking and underground workflows a complete picture beyond poles.
• Includes a standard set of point and line types, and the ability to configure your own custom object types.
• The Line Tool records features such as ground profiles, in the field or drawn over the map in the office.
• Collected data becomes the as-built record and can go directly into GIS without a separate as-built survey.

For more information on the IKE Device’s expanded capabilities, read our blog.

Traceable location data across regions and RTK providers

Teams can show which datum applied to each captured location.

• The GPS Config App lets crews select the datum used by their RTK provider.
• The datum is recorded with each location and displayed in IKE Office Pro.

IKE Office Pro: A fuller record of every site

Better interoperability across teams and systems

Comprehensive field data reaches GIS teams, partners, and engineering tools without manual data re-entry.

• Map views export to PDF for partners and stakeholders who don’t use IKE software.
• Collection points, vectors, and lines export as shapefiles for easy transfer to GIS.

Stronger confidence in location data

• Quality and compliance teams get a record of how each location was captured.
• Excel and JSON exports now include GPS accuracy, provider, fix type, and datum (where available).

Faster and more accurate automated detections

Expanded PolePilot detections mean reviewers spend less time waiting for and correcting results.

• Automated detections now cover risers, capacitors, and reclosers, each with its height of attachment and a color-coded overlay.
• Power and communication wire detection is more accurate, with fewer false positives.
• Poles partly hidden by fences or bushes are detected more reliably.
• Processing is about 30% faster than the previous release.

A workspace that adapts to the job

Large projects are easier to navigate, including on smaller screens.

• Resizable panels and a collapsible menu let users arrange the screen to suit the task.
• Clearer map labels and legend filters keep the focus on the data that matters.
• Multi-select of poles directly on the map speeds up grouping.

Behind the scenes

Beyond the headline features, this quarter also brought expanded SBS DDS form and export support, along with stability patches that keep IKE Office Pro dependable for daily use. As always, we continued investing in security, performance, and infrastructure to keep things fast and reliable.

Together, these updates mean field crews capture more of each site in a single visit, and back-office teams can do more with that data, whether sending it to GIS, sharing a map with a partner who doesn’t use IKE software, or showing exactly how a location was measured.

We look forward to sharing more next quarter!

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Chris DeJohn, Senior Vice President of Sales at ikeGPS, has a wealth of experience in enterprise, communications, and utility markets. Throughout his career, he led teams in the emergence and technology transformation of some of the world’s largest network and utility infrastructures. Chris leads IKE’s customer-facing teams in applying our industry-leading technologies to guide customers in navigating this evolution.