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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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# [Mitigating Mining’s Environmental Impact With Technology](https://blog.skycatch.com/mitigating-minings-environmental-impact-with-technology)

6.3.2021 | [Mining](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining) | [Drone Capture](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-capture) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [Mining Innovation](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-innovation) | [Tailings Dams](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings-dams) | [Drone Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/drone-data) | [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) | [Sustainability](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/sustainability) | [Mining Waste](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/mining-waste) | [Tailings](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/tailings)

 Traditionally, tailings dam monitoring has been a tedious, manual process with mixed results. Mine operators bore holes along the dam surrounding the tailings storage... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/mitigating-minings-environmental-impact-with-technology)

# [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 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)

# [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)

# [Skycatch Enhances Capabilities with Autodesk BIM 360 Integration](https://blog.skycatch.com/skycatch-enhances-capabilities-with-autodesk-bim-360-integration)

12.21.2020 | [Autodesk](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/autodesk) | [BIM](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/bim) | [Construction](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/construction) | [New Feature](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/new-feature) | [Software](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/software) | [Viewer](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/viewer) | [Data Analytics Package](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/data-analytics-package) | [3D Data](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/3d-data) | [BIM 360](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/bim-360) | [Data Hub](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/data-hub) | [Integrations](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/integrations)

 New Skycatch integrations with Autodesk BIM 360 simplifies the way construction companies upload, organize, store and review their captured and processed Skycatch site... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/skycatch-enhances-capabilities-with-autodesk-bim-360-integration)

# [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)

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