Airware, the leading provider of end-to-end solutions that turn aerial data into actionable business intelligence, has launched enhancements to its Airware Mining and Quarrying solution.
The updated Airware solution is built on the secure and scalable cloud-based Airware platform. This solution leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to help mines and quarries digitise their business and improve operations with visualisation, collaboration, analysis and reporting on drone-captured data.
Yvonne Wassenaar, CEO of Airware, said: “Airware continues to partner with industry leaders to deliver value-based innovation that drives operational efficiency, lower costs and improved safety. Our enterprise platform and advanced Mining and Quarrying solution has delivered proven competitive advantage to our customers.”
This latest release of the Airware Mining and Quarrying solution provides enhanced capabilities for teams to collaborate in real-time to manage, process, view and analyse site data. The Airware solution includes:
Flexible Data Collection
- Multi-rotor RTK Support
Airware will support the new DJI M210-RTK industrial quality drone. This new aircraft will provide Airware customers with a robust and readily available solution for faster and more accurate data acquisition without the need to place ground control points.
- Additional DJI Drone Support
Airware is also announcing support for the new DJI M200 industrial quality drone along with continued support for the DJI P4P, a durable and low cost drone. Airware’s
expansion of drone support gives customers the ability to choose the best drone for their business purpose and budget.
Enterprise Security, Performance, and Collaboration
- Enhanced Enterprise Security
Airware is focused on providing the highest level of enterprise security. The company supports SAML 2.0 SSO and its information security program is aligned to ISO 27001. All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest to optimize security.
- Fast Data Upload
Airware cloud enhancements include increased upload speed, improved ease of use, rapid processing times and status tracking.
- Improved Team Collaboration
Team efficiency is enhanced with improved geo-referenced site information including ground-level photos and annotation management.
New Advanced Mining and Quarrying features
- Advanced Volumetrics
Airware is now the only company to offer eight advanced volumetric calculations to provide the mining and quarrying industries the most accurate stockpile calculations – even in the most complex site environments.
- Stockpile Calculation and Reporting Options
Airware provides customers with options for stockpile reporting. Users can measure stockpiles in real-time and generate their own reports. Airware also offers an automated service with stockpile inventory data delivered as finished reports and files that can be imported into financial systems.
- Local Coordinates
Airware supports the use of site-specific local coordinates to save time and streamline workflows by allowing customers to easily overlay drone data with other geospatial data.
Users can leverage data throughout the entire operational life cycle using popular formats from Trimble and Esri.
Airware showcased its Advanced Analytics Platform at the AGG1 conference in Houston, USA, 6-8 March 2018.
