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Tomorrow.oi uses AI and proprietary software to provide weather information to mining companies
subsequently polluting a neighbouring village, there was considerable legal fallout from this. You can see then how useful our solution is.” Slagan added: “The software might
also take into account high winds for example, or when an essential road might be closed because of heavy rains, this is extremely important information for mine operators looking to minimise downtime.” The company is currently working
with a handful of big-name mining companies to provide weather insights that will improve decision making, staff scheduling optimisation and supply-chain resilience.
RESILIENCE PLATFORM This original proprietary modelling
The company is
currently working with a handful of big-name mining companies to provide weather insights
combined with AI was enhanced in 2023 when Tomorrow.oi launched the fi rst of a series of satellites. A further seven have been launched since, and the constellation, called Platform Resilience, will ultimately be made up of a hybrid mix of more than 30 satellites, all operated by the company. The importance of these is that the data is more accurate than that delivered by other satellites and that this weather information is owned by Tomorrow.oi.
HOW DO THE SATELLITES WORK? The satellites have active (radar) and passive (microwave sounders) sensors which deliver very accurate and detailed pictures of weather formations. The platform constellation satellites
both carry a Ka-band Software Defi ned Radar which uses backscatter to profi le precipitation in the atmosphere, and scatterometry to measure relevant parameters of the ocean surface.
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS The Ka-band radar sends and receives radio waves with a frequency of 35.75 GHz. This radar is observing over a 400 km fi eld of view with a horizontal spatial resolution of 5 km and a vertical resolution of 250 m. The company’s satellites span the entire globe.
CONCLUSION In the mining industry, every minute of operation counts, and weather-induced downtime can lead to signifi cant losses. Tomorrow. oi’s advanced weather forecasting combined with predictive analytics off ers a powerful way of mitigating problems associated with climate change to maximise operating time and eff iciency for mine operators regardless of where they are situated in the world.
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www.tomorrow.oi
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