Drone Mining Services in BC
Drones can be used for a variety of applications in the mining industry, including:
- Inspections: Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and sensors can be used to inspect mines, quarries, and other extractive operations for safety and environmental compliance. This can help identify potential issues, such as unstable ground, equipment failures, or leaks, and allow for timely repairs to be made.
- Mapping: Drones equipped with lidar (light detection and ranging) sensors can be used to create highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps of mines and quarries, which can be useful for planning and logistics purposes.
- Environmental monitoring: Drones can be used to monitor the environmental impacts of mining operations, such as air quality, water quality, and land restoration.
- Resource estimation: Drones can be used to estimate the quantity and quality of mineral deposits, which can help mine operators optimize their operations and reduce costs.
- Surveillance: Drones can be used to patrol mines and quarries to detect and prevent unauthorized access or activities.
Overall, drones can provide valuable information and support for various aspects of the mining industry, helping to improve safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.
Our services :
Drones can be used for a variety of applications in the mining industry, including:
- Inspections: Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and sensors can be used to inspect mines, quarries, and other extractive operations for safety and environmental compliance. This can help identify potential issues, such as unstable ground, equipment failures, or leaks, and allow for timely repairs to be made.
- Mapping: Drones equipped with lidar (light detection and ranging) sensors can be used to create highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps of mines and quarries, which can be useful for planning and logistics purposes.
- Environmental monitoring: Drones can be used to monitor the environmental impacts of mining operations, such as air quality, water quality, and land restoration.
- Resource estimation: Drones can be used to estimate the quantity and quality of mineral deposits, which can help mine operators optimize their operations and reduce costs.
- Surveillance: Drones can be used to patrol mines and quarries to detect and prevent unauthorized access or activities.
Overall, drone mining can provide valuable information and support for various aspects of the mining industry, helping to improve safety, efficiency, and environmental compliance.
Photogrammetry is the process of taking multiple images and stiching them together using mathematical algorithms and calculating the distance between points on an image plane, This sounds straight forward but its done at a highly precise level hundreds of thousands and even hundreds of millions of times depending on the size of the model, the end result is a dense point cloud of accurate locations in 3d space,
Photogrammetry collects a wealth of information and is extremely accurate in areas where the surface is visible, Photogrammetry can not see thru dense vegetation and has a hard time with thin lines such as small tree branches or wires smaller then approx 1/2 inch in diameter, For situations where these details are required, Lidar would be the tool of choice to ensure these details can be captured,
Photogrammetry has been being used for decades and isn’t new, but adding drones gave use the ability to capture quick and accurate aerial images for the process.
We can create 3d models using commercial software that can be used to create volume calculations, slope calculations, planimeterics, high resolution top down ortho imagery for site planning
Lidar or ( LiDar ) stands for Light Detection and Ranging. Lidar has been around decades and has been used for large scale observations, Over the past 10 years we have seen the technology become small enough to deploy on drones, giving us the ability to fly above vegetation, structures and terrain which we would like to gather information from, but at much lower altitude and much lower cost then conventional manned aircraft.
Lidar uses a laser to detect the distance to the object in front or below it, it does this upto 320,000 per second and collects this data points as it moves thru our flight path,
Lidar has an advantage over photogrammetry as it can measure distances thru small gaps in-between vegetation as well as measure small wires, branches or objects big enough to bounce the laser off.
Modern Lidar systems are extremely accurate, as low as 3 – 5 cms in vertical and horizontal accuracies in real world applications.
We use lidar to gather terrain information below vegetation as well as structures where we want to have all the small details included in the point cloud.
We provide stock pile calculations for a variety of uses, the most common is for mines and gravel Pitts for monthly reporting purposes and year end stock monitoring,
Using the highly accurate data collected using photogrammetry and or Lidar, we can calculate volumes which are highly accurate based off the surrounding ground planes,
Drones can make the process efficient as well as not disturb your daily operations,
Our drones can fly above your machines as they continue their tasks and our pilots and ground crew stay at a safe distance.
Speed and efficiency is part of what makes our service so valuable, We can collect the data quickly on site and have you detailed reports with in 3 to 4 days of the data collection, we also offer expedited services for rush situations.
3D Models can be a immensely useful tool for safety demonstrations, briefings, site planning and more ,
These 3d models can be hosted on line making it easy for you and your personnel to access them while in the field.
Data such as cliff faces, elevations, heights and more can be measured in the 3d models making planning and risk evaluations easy.
Our online software allows you to put annotations in areas of concern, this allows you to note areas for your teams on the ground to address.
These models can be done using photogrammetry as well as lidar is you would like to see the terrain below the trees and vegetation.
Road Slope Monitoring
Road slopes can easily be under estimated and wind up causing an occupational hazard. We can help you ensure that the road slopes stay within safe limits and help keep you compliant inside the regulations.
Using the data collected during our site scans we can quickly identify all the road slopes within the scan, we can also identify the narrowest portions of the roads and any potential areas that you may need to look at closer.
Planning the next areas for roads and new pits requires and solid understanding of what is underneath brush and vegetation,
Using our Lidar payloads we can create bare earth models to show cut and fill estimations or paths of least cost for creating new roads thru
This helps keeps costs down verse sending personnel into steep or uncharted areas, keep costs for unneeded fuel use and envirmetal impacts of only removing areas required.
The bare earth models also make it east to identify areas which water run off may occur, this can help you identify Enviromental concerns before they happen.
With our commercial grade aerial platforms we use a variety of sensors to help you keep your project safe and on track as well as on budget. Our post processing team can help identify road slopes ensuring they are safe, stock pile volumes for monthly reporting, cut and fill areas to estimate costs for removal or fill, bare earth maps to see what’s under the vegetation for accurate topographic readings and more.
We offer pre, post and on-going packages that can include change over time and more.
Our services :
Drones are being adopted by many large companies to help with important tasks for planning and running of mines, gravel pits and large excavation projects.
With our commercial grade aerial platforms we use a variety of sensors to help you keep your project safe and on track as well as on budget. Our post processing team can help identify road slopes ensuring they are safe, stock pile volumes for monthly reporting, cut and fill areas to estimate costs for removal or fill, bare earth maps to see what’s under the vegetation for accurate topographic readings and more.
We offer pre, post and on-going packages that can include change over time and more.
Photogrammetry collects a wealth of information and is extremely accurate in areas where the surface is visible, Photogrammetry can not see thru dense vegetation and has a hard time with thin lines such as small tree branches or wires smaller then approx 1/2 inch in diameter, For situations where these details are required, Lidar would be the tool of choice to ensure these details can be captured,
Photogrammetry has been being used for decades and isn’t new, but adding drones gave use the ability to capture quick and accurate aerial images for the process.
We can create 3d models using commercial software that can be used to create volume calculations, slope calculations, planimeterics, high resolution top down ortho imagery for site planning
Lidar or ( LiDar ) stands for Light Detection and Ranging. Lidar has been around decades and has been used for large scale observations, Over the past 10 years we have seen the technology become small enough to deploy on drones, giving us the ability to fly above vegetation, structures and terrain which we would like to gather information from, but at much lower altitude and much lower cost then conventional manned aircraft.
Lidar uses a laser to detect the distance to the object in front or below it, it does this upto 320,000 per second and collects this data points as it moves thru our flight path,
Lidar has an advantage over photogrammetry as it can measure distances thru small gaps in-between vegetation as well as measure small wires, branches or objects big enough to bounce the laser off.
Modern Lidar systems are extremely accurate, as low as 3 – 5 cms in vertical and horizontal accuracies in real world applications.
We use lidar to gather terrain information below vegetation as well as structures where we want to have all the small details included in the point cloud.
We provide stock pile calculations for a variety of uses, the most common is for mines and gravel Pitts for monthly reporting purposes and year end stock monitoring,
Using the highly accurate data collected using photogrammetry and or Lidar, we can calculate volumes which are highly accurate based off the surrounding ground planes,
Drones can make the process efficient as well as not disturb your daily operations,
Our drones can fly above your machines as they continue their tasks and our pilots and ground crew stay at a safe distance.
Speed and efficiency is part of what makes our service so valuable, We can collect the data quickly on site and have you detailed reports with in 3 to 4 days of the data collection, we also offer expedited services for rush situations.
These 3d models can be hosted on line making it easy for you and your personnel to access them while in the field.
Data such as cliff faces, elevations, heights and more can be measured in the 3d models making planning and risk evaluations easy.
Our online software allows you to put annotations in areas of concern, this allows you to note areas for your teams on the ground to address.
These models can be done using photogrammetry as well as lidar is you would like to see the terrain below the trees and vegetation.
Road Slope Monitoring
Using the data collected during our site scans we can quickly identify all the road slopes within the scan, we can also identify the narrowest portions of the roads and any potential areas that you may need to look at closer.
Using our Lidar payloads we can create bare earth models to show cut and fill estimations or paths of least cost for creating new roads thru
This helps keeps costs down verse sending personnel into steep or uncharted areas, keep costs for unneeded fuel use and envirmetal impacts of only removing areas required.
The bare earth models also make it east to identify areas which water run off may occur, this can help you identify Enviromental concerns before they happen.
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