Mining Magazine September 2014 | Page 20

Machinery
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Analysing data instantly after using the drone
“ This was to help integrate any system we purchased into our current mining operations with minimum disruption to our daily task lists . At that time there were few systems that ticked all the boxes we wanted , especially cost , and we finally decided on the Sensefly Ebee / Pix4D package being distributed by Haefeli Lysnar Geospatial Solutions in W . A .
“ We also approached CASA at about the same time , seeking direction on how to obtain the certification necessary to comply with regulatory guidelines . This lead to enrolling one of our surveyors in the BAK and PPL courses being offered by the Western Australian Aviation College in January and March 2013 .
“ Our first surveyor was CASA certified in June 2013 , and another surveyor will be applying for his certificate in April this year . By year ’ s end we plan to have three certified
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