Almost all major mining companies now operate drones; having an awareness of the technology and its full potential is rapidly becoming essential. In just 90 minutes, learn necessary tips and tricks about some of the advanced applications of drone-based sensing together with associated platforms, sensors, and software.

The focus of this masterclass is the comparative advantages and challenges of drone-based observation in comparison to satellites and aircrafts.

This masterclass extends the current use of drones at mine sites with demonstrations of some of the advanced applications. In the webinar, Associate Professor Simit Raval and Dr Bikram Banerjee will highlight the advantages and challenges of drone-based observation over satellites and aircrafts. The discussion will also include a theoretical account of various sensors that are suitable to mount on drones. The sensing systems included are RGB cameras, multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, LiDAR and other sensors with their capabilities and limitations. Gain a practical guide to flying a drone with ground control (GC) points as well as flying with an RTK or PPK enabled drone.

Delivered in collaboration with AusIMM’s Education Partner, UNSW Sydney.