Tag: surveying
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3D Mapping With SLAM For Fast & Accurate Project Planning
Foreseeing all possible roadblocks and creating contingencies before construction begins is the key to keeping a project on budget and finishing on time. Fortunately, an eye in the sky can help. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies shows how accurate 3D mobile mapping overcomes challenges as a cost-effective option that developers and planners can add…
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Autonomous Drones Flying in Dusty Environments: How Does It Work?
With the advancement of 3D mapping drones making their way onto construction sites and other industrial environments, the presence of impossible to get rid of dust causes problems for onboard navigational sensors. Or – at least it used to. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies highlights how its package of proprietary SLAM algorithms that power…
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Autonomous Robots in Mining: The Differences Between Online and Offline SLAM
There are many ways we can empower robots to navigate their environment autonomously. We can equip them with GPS, use an array of cameras and sensors (including smell), even get them to talk with each other and strategize. But if you want a robot to do all that on its own without using any outside sensors…
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Simplifying Autonomous Robotics: A Guide to Waypoint and Exploration Missions
The idea of using robots might sound like futuristic sci-fi jargon, but actually the technology is analogous to the same chips and code that’s in your smartphone or advanced driver’s assistance in your car. Robotics for mapping and surveying are similar. The technology can seem complex, but the goal is to provide you with the safest and most…
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From Data to Decisions: Harnessing 3D Mapping for Improved Workflows
A stationary total station is currently the main tool used to capture accurate surveying data. But is it always the best tool for the job? This week’s Blog from Exyn Technology showcases how laser sensors and on-the-edge computational capacity has created a new tool for the surveyor toolkit: the LiDAR-based mobile 3D scanner!
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Keeping Track of Mining Operations
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology provides access to more accurate location-based data for the mining industry, impacts open-pit mining operations, and boosts the bottom line. This week’s Blog from Geoforce discusses the five key aspects of mining that can benefit from real-time positioning and tracking technology courtesy of a GPS asset tracking system.