Taking off: The use of drones in mining

• Autores: Myles McCormick
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 600, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Marzo)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • According to Kespry, drones allow plant and land managers accurately to calculate cut-and-fill volumes to within 1-3% for all materials on a given sand-producing site. “Innovation, including the use of new technology such as drones, is central to maintaining Australia’s advantage in mining,” he added. Besides the advantages in productivity and safety, the MCA highlighted the environmental and heritage benefits provided through drone usage, including monitoring effects on wildlife, such as turtle nesting sites, and digitally recording areas of indigenous cultural heritage. LiDAR is light detection and ranging, a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure distances. “Since data is driving our world, the more you can capture, and the more powerful the analytics you have to process it, [you] will make a mine more profitable by making it lean and quicker to market,” Ray added.