The company’s new Operator+ platform uses property mapping, automated job estimates, and an AI-powered virtual assistant to help independent drone operators identify and manage commercial cleaning projects.
Commercial property maintenance remains heavily dependent on traditional labor, specialized equipment, and manual processes. For independent contractors, however, another challenge often comes before the work itself: identifying which buildings need their services, estimating project costs, and reaching the people responsible for purchasing them.
SkyPSI is bringing several of these processes into a single technology platform with Operator+, a free application designed to help drone operators find and manage commercial exterior cleaning opportunities.
The Dallas-based technology company has launched the application with a database covering 17.1 million commercial buildings across the United States. For each property, the platform generates an estimated price for drone-powered cleaning services, giving operators a starting point for evaluating potential projects.
SkyPSI estimates that the average commercial job represented on the platform is worth approximately $13,500. Users can access its building estimates through a Google account, while paid subscriptions provide additional capabilities, including direct contact information for commercial property decision-makers.
How Operator+ integrates property intelligence, job estimation, and AI
At the center of Operator+ is SkyEstimate, a feature that calculates the potential value of an exterior cleaning project for an individual commercial building. Rather than simply displaying a list of properties, the application provides an estimated job price and explains the methodology behind the calculation.
This approach is intended to give independent operators a more structured way to evaluate projects and prepare commercial quotes.
The platform also incorporates business management capabilities, including scheduling, customer and job tracking, and online invoicing. These features bring several operational functions together, reducing the need for small contractors to rely on separate tools to manage their activities.
Another component is Sky, an AI-powered virtual crew chief integrated into every account. The assistant answers operators’ questions and helps identify buildings that match their crews’ capabilities.
The combination of property intelligence and AI assistance gives the application a role beyond lead generation. It is designed to support operators throughout the process of identifying a potential project, estimating its value, and organizing the work.
SkyPSI offers access to all SkyEstimates through its free account. Paid plans add immediate contact information for the decision-makers who sign commercial property contracts, and each new account includes a 30-day Starter trial.
The technology is connected to the company’s broader drone-powered cleaning infrastructure. SkyPSI sells commercial cleaning contracts, trains and certifies independent operators, provides professional cleaning drones, and stands behind the jobs performed through its network.
This model allows the company to combine software with the operational infrastructure required to deliver physical services.
The opportunity extends into an industry that has historically relied on labor-intensive methods. SkyPSI estimates that commercial cleaning could become an $860 billion market by 2034, while robots currently handle barely 1% of commercial cleaning work. The company sees this gap as an opportunity to introduce automation into a sector where traditional maintenance methods remain prevalent.
Exterior building maintenance is one area where drones could change how these services are delivered. Conventional facade cleaning can require workers to use ropes and specialized equipment while operating at considerable heights. This can increase both the complexity and cost of maintenance.
With drone-powered cleaning, operators can perform certain exterior cleaning tasks from the ground while an FAA-certified pilot controls the aircraft. According to SkyPSI, the approach could make more frequent facade maintenance economically viable, allowing properties that previously received annual cleaning to be serviced several times a year.
Operator+ follows SkyPSI’s initial launch in August 2026 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company’s software is now accessible to operators in other markets, including Phoenix, Pittsburgh, and Portland.
Beyond cleaning, SkyPSI says the platform’s underlying infrastructure could eventually accommodate additional commercial equipment and services. This would expand the range of projects available to operators without requiring them to start with an entirely different business platform.
For founder Vic Pellicano, the technology also addresses an accessibility problem in entrepreneurship. Large contractors have traditionally had access to estimators and sales teams, while smaller crews have had to figure out where the work is and what to charge.
“Every building in your city is a job somebody is going to get paid for. The only question is whether you know about it,” Pellicano said.
He also described the platform as a way to give independent operators access to information that was previously concentrated among larger companies.
“The robot economy is going to create millions of small businesses,” Pellicano said. “Cleaning is the first door we’re opening. It won’t be the last.”
With Operator+, SkyPSI is positioning software and automation as tools for expanding access to commercial service markets. Its longer-term strategy will depend on whether the platform can translate building-level data and automated estimates into a consistent pipeline of commercial contracts for independent operators.
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