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Kathleen Martin
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The use of drones and ground-based robotics is evolving to such an extent locally that various companies are using them in all aspects of their operations, which is resulting in “bun fights” about which department gets to use the devices and payloads, says Dwyka Mining Services MD Jamie van Schoor.
Using such technology is in line with calls in industry to embrace Industry 4.0, digitalise workflows and operations, increase efficiency and safety by removing humans from dangerous situations, and increase real-time Big Data capturing.
Drones have been trialled in applications including crop spraying, power line debris removal, crowd surveillance and control, as well as search-and-rescue operations and Covid-19 pandemic surveillance, besides others.
Initially used primarily by the military, drones have been refined for commercial civilian applications. They are being used in mainstream and enterprise applications, including by wildlife conservation and management departments for antipoaching operations, security teams to conduct surveillance, and mines and the construction industry to obtain aerial imagery and map areas, and are attracting increasing interest from logistics providers as a courier service.
Continue reading: https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/deployment-of-drones-growing-in-sa-as-users-incorporate-them-into-whole-of-mine-operations-2022-05-06/rep_id:4136
Using such technology is in line with calls in industry to embrace Industry 4.0, digitalise workflows and operations, increase efficiency and safety by removing humans from dangerous situations, and increase real-time Big Data capturing.
Drones have been trialled in applications including crop spraying, power line debris removal, crowd surveillance and control, as well as search-and-rescue operations and Covid-19 pandemic surveillance, besides others.
Initially used primarily by the military, drones have been refined for commercial civilian applications. They are being used in mainstream and enterprise applications, including by wildlife conservation and management departments for antipoaching operations, security teams to conduct surveillance, and mines and the construction industry to obtain aerial imagery and map areas, and are attracting increasing interest from logistics providers as a courier service.
Continue reading: https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/deployment-of-drones-growing-in-sa-as-users-incorporate-them-into-whole-of-mine-operations-2022-05-06/rep_id:4136
