INDUSTRY NEWS
Hyperspectral remote-sensing centre announced
Headwall and geo-konzept have announced the formation of a centre for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Europe (CHRSE). The Headwall CHRSE will be located at geo-konzept’s headquarters in Germany. The new centre will support the implementation and utilisation of hyperspectral imaging technology combined with other sensor technology such as LiDAR and high-
precision GPS focusing on agriculture, mining, environmental monitoring and infrastructure inspection applications. The facility features large areas for unmanned drone flights and certified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
NEW CONNECTED CONTAINERISATION SOLUTION
SHYFTinc, a mining technology developer and distributor, will receive over US$900,000 from the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) initiative, led by OCE, to support the development of a novel mining supply chain and inventory management system that uses smart containerisation. The funding supports ADMMIT,
an autonomous mobile inventory management system built for
dynamic environments such as mines. It tracks, delivers, and manages material movement in real-time, from purchase to consumption, and links to mine planning and inventory controls. SHYFTinc president Tyler Samson said that industry is interested in systems and solutions that can transform the mining process. “ADMMIT and its SmartCube connected containers will offer a mobile warehouse, helping mines track material such as tools, explosives, and parts.”
ROV to support Indonesia’s largest gold mine
Forum Energy Technologies has secured an order from PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (“Amman Mineral”) to supply one of its observation-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to support operations at Indonesia’s second largest copper and gold mine. The vehicle will be deployed at
Batu Hijau on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, for subsea mining operations. The Sub-Atlantic brand Super Mohawk II ROV system will be
equipped with two five- function manipulator arms for complex underwater procedures. The new asset will replace the company’s
current Super Mohawk ROV and incorporates much of the existing surface equipment. This is the second time Forum has
delivered one of its observation-class ROVs for work relating to the mine, having supplied the quarry’s previous owners, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, with a Super Mohawk previously.
pilots available to test and demonstrate hyperspectral imaging technology in application-specific environments and to train the next generation of UAV operators. The centre also offers indoor meeting areas
to develop applications together with researchers and users and to train data analysts using hyperspectral imaging technology to come to better, fact-based decisions to manage their applications.
MINING MONITORING PACKAGE
Two experts in monitoring technology, Worldsensing and IDS GeoRadar have cooperated to launch a comprehensive mine safety monitoring system. The integrated system will offer surface, sub-surface and geospatial monitoring in a single package. It will exploit the abilities of
Worldsensing’s Loadsensing IoT- based wireless monitoring system to reduce the cost and delay associated with traditional wired or manually read sensor networks. The solution will simplify data management using HxGN GeoMonitoring Hub integrated visualisation and analysis platform, delivered through IDS GeoRadar. Mining companies will have a single interface to a monitoring system, which now includes a range of wirelessly connected geotechnical and environmental sensors.
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