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# [Skycatch Partners with Dwyka to Provide Mining Solutions in South Africa](https://blog.skycatch.com/dwykapartnership_announcement)

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# [Skycatch Partners with FEDS on Mining Technology in the Middle East](https://blog.skycatch.com/fedspartnership_announcement)

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# [Drone Photogrammetry vs. Lidar –Which is Most Suitable for Your Mine?](https://blog.skycatch.com/drone-photogrammetry-v-lidar-which-is-most-suitable-for-your-mine)

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## Michelle Waite

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# [What Does Earth Day Mean for Mining Companies?](https://blog.skycatch.com/what-does-earth-day-mean-for-mining-companies)

4.22.2021 | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [Environment](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/environment) | [SDGs](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sdgs) | [Earth Day](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/earth-day) | [Sustainability Development Goals](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sustainability-development-goals)

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# [How Surveying Is No Longer The Highwall Mining Data Bottleneck](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-capturing-highwall-mining-data-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck)

1.27.2021 | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drones) | [Explore 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/explore-1) | [Unmanned aerial vehicle](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/unmanned-aerial-vehicle) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Aerial Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-data) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Highwall Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-safety) | [Mine Survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-survey)

 Capturing good, accurate data for highwall mining analysis has been a persistent challenge facing the mining industry, and we think it’s one worth improving. A... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-capturing-highwall-mining-data-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck)

# [3 Types of Highwall Mining Technology Making the Industry Safer](https://blog.skycatch.com/3-types-of-highwall-mining-technology-making-the-industry-safer)

1.21.2021 | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [DJI P4RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/dji-p4rtk) | [DJI M210RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/dji-m210rtk) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [geotech](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotech) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Surface Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/surface-mines) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Laser Scanners](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/laser-scanners) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Skycatch Vision Engine](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/skycatch-vision-engine) | [Highwall Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-safety) | [Mine Survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-survey)

 Mining is as much about gathering information as it is gathering metals and minerals. Similarly, as heavy equipment and extraction techniques have evolved over the... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/3-types-of-highwall-mining-technology-making-the-industry-safer)

# [The Evolution of Data Capture and Analysis for Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/the-evolution-of-data-capture-and-analysis-for-highwall-mining)

1.19.2021 | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [RTK](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/rtk) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [Drone Mission Planner](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-mission-planner) | [Maptek](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/maptek) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [geotech](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotech) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [Surface Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/surface-mines) | [Mining Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-safety) | [Laser Scanners](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/laser-scanners) | [Pit Design](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/pit-design) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones)

 Highwall mine analysis has come a long way, but progress didn’t happen overnight. For decades, accurately assessing slope stability and other highwall characteristics... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/the-evolution-of-data-capture-and-analysis-for-highwall-mining)

# [Expanding Digital Transformation is Top of Mind for Miners in 2021](https://blog.skycatch.com/expanding-digital-transformation-is-top-of-mind-in-2021)

1.13.2021 | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Digital Transformation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/digital-transformation) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Mine Surveyors](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mine-surveyors) | [Digital Twins](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/digital-twins) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Stockpile Measurement](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/stockpile-measurement) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [UAV Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uav-data) | [geotech](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotech) | [digital mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/digital-mines)

 Happy New Year! As we continue to work with our customers and learn more about their needs in the new year, one theme has come through loud and clear. The number one... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/expanding-digital-transformation-is-top-of-mind-in-2021)

# [Learn How Teck Resources Scans Highwalls with Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/learn-how-teck-resources-scans-highwalls-with-drones)

12.11.2020 | [UAS](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uas) | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drones) | [survey](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/survey) | [Unmanned aerial vehicle](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/unmanned-aerial-vehicle) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [Highwall Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mining) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Geologists](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geologists) | [Geotechnical Engineers](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/geotechnical-engineers) | [Teck Resources](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/teck-resources)

 Highwall scanning and 3D mapping is an essential process in open pit mining operations. It allows geologists and geotechnical engineers to identify rock types, mineral... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/learn-how-teck-resources-scans-highwalls-with-drones)

# [NVIDIA Tells The Skycatch Story on Their Blog](https://blog.skycatch.com/nvidia-tells-the-skycatch-story-on-their-blog)

9.17.2020 | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [Edge 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/edge-1) | [Machine Learning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/machine-learning) | [High Precision Package](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-precision-package) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [NVIDIA](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/nvidia) | [Jetson TX2](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/jetson-tx2) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [High Walls](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-walls)

 Skycatch has recently been featured in the "Autonomous Machines" section of the well respected and followed NVIDIA blog. [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/nvidia-tells-the-skycatch-story-on-their-blog)

# [Here's Why You Can Process Your 3D Aerial Data Faster In The Field](https://blog.skycatch.com/heres-why-you-can-process-your-3d-aerial-data-faster-in-the-field)

8.20.2020 | [3DMapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3dmapping) | [Edge 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/edge-1) | [High Precision Package](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-precision-package) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [NVIDIA](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/nvidia) | [Jetson TX2](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/jetson-tx2) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [High Walls](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-walls)

 Our friends at NVIDIA have recently published a Solution Showcase about Edge1, our dual functioning GNSS receiver and in-field processor. Edge1 is an integral part of... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/heres-why-you-can-process-your-3d-aerial-data-faster-in-the-field)

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