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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 to Collect Excellent Data Sets, Part 2](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/09/25/how-to-collect-excellent-data-sets-part-2)

9.25.2017 | [Construction](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/construction) | [Education](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/education) | [Explore 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/explore-1) | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 This is Part 2 of a three-part series. In the first installment, we covered everything you need to know to correctly prep for your flight for safe and accurate data... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/09/25/how-to-collect-excellent-data-sets-part-2)

# [How to Collect Excellent Data Sets, Part 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/09/16/how-to-collect-excellent-data-sets-part-1)

9.16.2017 | [Construction](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/construction) | [Data Exports](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/data-exports) | [Explore 1](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/explore-1) | [Flight App](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/flight-app) | [Part 107](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/part-107) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 This is Part 1 of a three-part series. In this first installment, we’ll be covering everything you need to know to correctly prep for your flight for safe and accurate... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2017/09/16/how-to-collect-excellent-data-sets-part-1)

# [Calling All Pilots: Please Keep It Safe](https://blog.skycatch.com/2015/01/27/calling-all-pilots-please-keep-it-safe)

1.27.2015 | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 This is an amazing time to be a consumer drone pilot, and now is more important than ever to practice safe flying. The growth in consumer drones over the past few years... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2015/01/27/calling-all-pilots-please-keep-it-safe)

# [Another Exemption Filed](https://blog.skycatch.com/2015/01/20/another-exemption-filed)

1.20.2015 | [Use Cases](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/use-cases) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 Woolpert, one of the largest surveyors and aerial imagery specialists, has filed an exemption to use Skycatch for its government and private sector customers. [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2015/01/20/another-exemption-filed)

# [Skycatch Makes History With Exemption from FAA](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/12/10/skycatch-makes-history-with-exemption-from-faa)

12.10.2014 | [Our Service](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/our-service) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 Skycatch has some incredibly exciting news - the FAA has just granted Clayco one of the first exemptions to fly drones commercially in the United States with a Skycatch... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/12/10/skycatch-makes-history-with-exemption-from-faa)

# [Defining Rules Of The Sky For UAVs In The US](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/11/24/defining-rules-of-the-sky-for-uavs-in-the-us)

11.24.2014 | [FAA](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/faa) | [Regulations](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/regulations) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 As the market for commercial UAVs (and UAV data) grows in the world’s busiest airspace, the FAA has consistently stated that its primary focus is on public safety. We... [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/11/24/defining-rules-of-the-sky-for-uavs-in-the-us)

# [FAA To Review Skycatch 333 Exemptions](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/09/19/333-exemptions)

9.19.2014 | [Our Service](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/our-service) | [Safety](https://blog.skycatch.com/blog/topic/safety)

 Skycatch is excited to announce that the FAA is well underway in reviewing 333 exemption requests from several of our customers, with many more in the pipeline. [continue reading](https://blog.skycatch.com/2014/09/19/333-exemptions)

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