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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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# [How Deployment of High Accuracy Drones Makes Surface Mining Safer](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-drone-deployment-makes-surface-mining-safer)

5.18.2021 | [3DMapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3dmapping) | [aerial maps](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-maps) | [Computer Vision](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision) | [high-accuracy](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-accuracy) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety) | [UAV](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uav) | [UAVs](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/uavs) | [Unmanned aerial vehicle](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/unmanned-aerial-vehicle) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Aerial Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/aerial-data) | [Reality Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/reality-capture) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [High Wall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-scanning) | [Automation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/automation) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [High Wall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-mapping) | [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) | [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) | [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) | [Highwall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-mapping) | [Mining Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-software) | [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) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [TSF](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tsf) | [Tailings](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings) | [Computer Vision Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/computer-vision-software)

 Drones are no longer "a nice to have" option at an open-pit mining site. They have become a necessity to explore and survey land, assist with drill and blast planning,... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-drone-deployment-makes-surface-mining-safer)

# [How Digital Innovation in Mining is Changing the Face of the Industry](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-digital-innovation-is-changing-the-face-of-the-mining-industry)

2.2.2021 | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Open Pit Mines](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/open-pit-mines) | [Automation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/automation) | [High Wall Mapping](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/high-wall-mapping) | [Highwall Scanning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/highwall-scanning) | [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) | [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) | [Mining Drones](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-drones) | [Tailings Storage Facility](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-storage-facility) | [Industry 4.0](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/industry-4-0)

 As a species, we have been mining the earth for tens of thousands of years. Techniques have come a long way since the Romans first began digging for tin using iron... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/how-digital-innovation-is-changing-the-face-of-the-mining-industry)

# [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)

# [Big Data, Little Drones: How UAVs are Changing the World of AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/big-data-little-drones-how-uavs-are-changing-the-world-of-ai)

2.19.2019 | [Komatsu](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/komatsu) | [Future](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/future) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai) | [Machine Learning](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/machine-learning) | [NVIDIA](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/nvidia)

 Artificial intelligence and its incredible potential is a red-hot topic right now, and for good reason. It’s not just for Google search algorithms, Tesla’s self-driving... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/big-data-little-drones-how-uavs-are-changing-the-world-of-ai)

# [AirWorks 2017 Recap: Product Launches, Edge Computing, And AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/11/17/airworks-2017-recap-edge-computing-product-launches-and-artificial-intelligence)

11.17.2017 | [Current Events](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/current-events) | [DJI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/dji) | [Explore 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/explore-1) | [Product Release](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/product-release) | [Edge 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/edge-1) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai)

 At the second annual AirWorks, DJI’s enterprise drone expo, it rang loud and clear that the worldwide drone ecosystem had matured. DJI cemented their dominance as the... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/11/17/airworks-2017-recap-edge-computing-product-launches-and-artificial-intelligence)

# [America Needs New Cities for the Information Age—AI Can Build Them](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/10/27/america-needs-new-cities-for-the-information-age-ai-can-build-them)

10.27.2017 | [Construction](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/construction) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai)

 The United States is easily the world's largest economy. How much stronger could it be, though, if it stood on solid infrastructure? [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/10/27/america-needs-new-cities-for-the-information-age-ai-can-build-them)

# [Making Machine Learning Accessible: 3 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Apply It Today](https://blog.skycatch.com/making-machine-learning-accessible-3-ways-entrepreneurs-can-apply-it-today)

7.20.2017 | [Komatsu](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/komatsu) | [AI](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/ai)

 Machine learning isn’t new to the enterprise, but technological advances and accelerating investments have made it available to the average entrepreneur. [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/making-machine-learning-accessible-3-ways-entrepreneurs-can-apply-it-today)

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