Mining and Aggregates

The enterprise-focused enhancements for mining, aggregates, construction, and insurance industries include new capabilities, tools, integrations, and third-party operator options.

Data can potentially help to understand and predict volcanic eruptions, which is why drones are increasingly used in volcanological research.

Atkins has been appointed to undertake monthly drone flights across Hinkley Point C, to provide survey data on the nuclear power stations’ ongoing construction. Once a month, Atkins is using a multi-platform approach to survey the 180-hectare site, deploying its fixed-wing Wingtra drone to survey the entire site and multi-rotor drones to conduct localised surveys. With Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS) permission granted by the Civil Aviation Authority earlier this month, Atkins can conduct the survey from up to 650ft above ground level, within a range of 1.5km from the drone pilot. The increased altitude afforded by the EVLOS

Under the strategic agreement, Draganfly will be Windfall Geotek’s preferred aerial services provider for mining applications.

Kespry enhances McMurry’s mine mapping and inventory management with its touchless, drone-based aerial intelligence platform.

Natural gas and methane industries could play a key role in reducing the severity of the COVID-19 reactions using drone technology.

Midsouth Aggregates has deployed the Kespry aerial platform for inventory management and mine planning.

Stampede specialise in value added distribution, while Delair provides end-to-end visual intelligence solutions

Dee4Drones was founded in 2015 and specialises in aerial images of quarries, farmland and industrial estates

CDP finds out how for Murphy, a leading global, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company, just how easy, or difficult, implementing and integrating drone tech is.