{
  "use_case_id": "facade-inspection",
  "use_case": "Facade inspection by drone",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "m² of wall",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "JPY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 180,
    "high": 550,
    "currency": "JPY",
    "based_on": 2
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to US; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 m² of wall.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Infrared drone facade survey, walls up to 5,000 m² (excl. tax; larger buildings fall to ¥200–250/m²) — Thermo price table",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 400,
        "high": 500,
        "currency": "JPY",
        "unit": "per m² of wall"
      },
      "region": "JP",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://thermo.company/service/",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 400,
        "high": 500,
        "currency": "JPY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    },
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Drone facade inspection, from visible images only (¥180/m²) to visible + infrared with architect's report (¥550/m²); minimum ¥80,000, excl. tax — Le Ciel Drone",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 180,
        "high": 550,
        "currency": "JPY",
        "unit": "per m² of wall"
      },
      "region": "JP",
      "region_match": "other_or_global",
      "source_url": "https://leciel-drone.com/exterior-wall-inspection.html",
      "as_of": "2026-10-25",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 180,
        "high": 550,
        "currency": "JPY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "m² of wall",
    "m² of wall (excl. tax)"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}