How much do your 3D data annotation services cost?
We consistently offer completely transparent, unit-based and hourly pricing explicitly tailored to your specific modality requirements. For example, highly comprehensive 3D Indoor Scene annotations are predictably priced at $100/scan, while detailed road lane mapping for autonomous driving programs securely costs just $3/km. If your unique project explicitly requires dedicated expert hours for highly complex sensor fusion or deep spatial QA, specialized annotator rates range predictably from $6 to $18/hr. We systematically ensure perfectly predictable costs completely without hidden fees.
What is the typical turnaround time for a 3D labeling project?
Turnaround times vary based on absolute volume, but our systemic use of large-model automation via Abaka Forge consistently allows us to process spatial data 50x faster than traditional manual methods. Complex pilot projects and initial pipeline setups typically take exactly 1 to 2 weeks. Once spatial calibration is fully complete and all guidelines are strictly locked, we deliver fully QA'd 3D point cloud batches continuously, often massively reducing our global clients' overall data preprocessing time by a staggering 70%.
What 3D file formats and sensor modalities do you support?
We completely support all major spatial and temporal formats critically required for frontier AI development. This broadly includes PCD, PLY, and LAS for dense 3D/4D Point Clouds, as well as MP4 for complex video tracking and standard image formats for precise LiDAR+Camera fusion tasks. Our structured output formats are highly customizable, fluidly ranging from standard JSON and CSV to specific COCO or custom autonomous driving schemas, all processed seamlessly and securely through our proprietary Abaka Forge platform.
How do you guarantee accuracy in complex LiDAR and point cloud datasets?
We mathematically guarantee up to 99% accuracy through a highly rigorous, multi-layer quality assurance framework. By combining automated pre-labeling validation checks in Abaka Forge with highly precise expert human review by specialized annotators, we catch misalignment and semantic errors instantly. We strictly cap overall throughput at a maximum of 500 files/day per annotator to completely prevent fatigue, comprehensively ensuring every 3D cuboid and segmented point absolutely meets your exact spatial reasoning standards.
How secure is my proprietary sensor data during the annotation process?
Uncompromising security is our absolute foundational priority. We seamlessly operate entirely within fully segregated secure pipelines that are strictly SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA compliant. All spatial data transfers are heavily encrypted, and our expert annotators work under incredibly strict NDAs in heavily monitored environments. We confidently provide full IP provenance and definitively guarantee 0% copyright risk, completely ensuring your highly proprietary autonomous driving or robotics data is absolutely never exposed.
Can you handle multilingual metadata and spatial reasoning QA?
Yes, absolutely. With a massive global workforce of over 1 million deeply specialized annotators spanning 50+ countries, we seamlessly and accurately support multilingual metadata tagging and highly complex spatial reasoning QA. If your global 3D datasets critically require textual scene descriptions, logic-based spatial evaluations, or highly localized signage transcription, our vast scholar-network reviewers can securely process text, image, and audio in dozens of languages completely natively.
How does Abaka AI differ from standard crowdsourced labeling competitors?
Unlike fundamentally legacy crowdsourcing platforms that suffer heavily from high turnover and massive quality decay, Abaka AI is a genuinely trustworthy data partner tailored specifically for frontier AI. We actively utilize highly trained, domain-specific scholar-network reviewers for complex 3D tasks rather than anonymous, unskilled crowd workers. Furthermore, we are completely self-funded—meaning we face absolutely zero VC acquisition pressure, and we absolutely never build internal foundation models that compete directly with our enterprise customers.
What happens if we need to update our 3D annotation guidelines mid-project?
We fundamentally build immense flexibility directly into our robust workflow. Because you are immediately assigned a dedicated success manager and consistently hold weekly strategic alignment meetings, highly complex guideline updates can be integrated incredibly rapidly. If a completely new edge-case emerges abruptly in your autonomous vehicle data, we adjust our internal training protocols immediately, rapidly deploy the heavily updated logic across our specialized teams, and successfully apply the entirely new criteria to subsequent batches without derailing the overall timeline.
Do you offer pilot programs for complex 3D dataset projects?
Absolutely. We incredibly highly recommend a strategic pilot phase for intricate, high-stakes 3D data annotation services. During Week 1–2 of our secure engagement, we rapidly process a highly curated subset of your complex sensor fusion or dense LiDAR data to completely calibrate our pipelines and severely test edge-case guidelines. This confidently ensures we consistently hit your uncompromising 99% accuracy benchmark and align perfectly with your complex technical expectations well before responsibly scaling up volume.
Who owns the rights to the annotated 3D data?
You entirely retain 100% absolute ownership of your data and the resulting high-precision annotations. We operate completely strictly as a highly secure data processing partner. Your invaluable 3D scans, LiDAR points, and metadata are exclusively yours—absolutely never repurposed, resold, or used to structurally train external or Abaka-owned competing models. We fundamentally guarantee complete IP protection and full, transparent data provenance from raw collection all the way to final secure delivery.
What tooling do you use for 3D semantic segmentation and cuboids?
We comprehensively utilize our profoundly powerful, proprietary all-in-one platform, Abaka Forge. It is explicitly purpose-built to flawlessly handle massive 3D/4D Point Clouds, complex LiDAR+Camera fusion, and high-resolution video data. The platform inherently features deeply integrated large-model automation to rapidly pre-label structural data, incredibly powerful visualization tools for annotators to map 2D pixels precisely to 3D space, and robust, multi-layer QA dashboards to consistently monitor throughput and spatial accuracy in completely real-time.
Is there a minimum project size for your 3D data annotation services?
We are fundamentally elastically scalable and seamlessly accommodate an incredibly wide range of project sizes, precisely from highly targeted initial pilot runs to massive, multi-year global autonomous fleet deployments. While we can confidently scale instantly to support incredibly vast data volumes via our 1M+ annotator network, we deeply welcome smaller, highly specialized complex batches. We highly recommend securely speaking with our expert team to thoughtfully structure a completely customized engagement that perfectly matches your exact spatial data needs.