Drone Services

LiDAR (light detection and ranging)

LiDAR (light detection and ranging) incorporates multiple distance measurements with GPS positions. These are combined to provide accurate ground elevations, canopy elevations and vegetation heights which are used to produce digital elevation models and forestry analytics.

LiDAR’s Benefits and Uses Include:

Fast, accuracte and precise surveys
Low Cost
Used for terrain analysis and exploration plans
Used for mine planning and geological modelling

Drone LiDAR

Drone LiDAR builds on all of the strengths their manned aircraft LiDAR counterparts have but have a few differences. Drone LiDAR compared to manned aircraft LiDAR has a much higher point density because they fly much lower and slower which allows for scans of small profile items like power lines, towers, poles and even guy wires. Also, operating a drone and the drone LiDAR system is less expensive and requires less space. Last, Drones when compared to manned aircraft will cover less ground per hour.

Drone LiDAR deliverables include;

Points clouds with densities starting at 200 pts/m2 to more than 1000 pts/m2
Quality levels better that QL1; vertical accuracy better than 5cm, NPD (nominal point density) ground LiDAR point densities much greater than 8 pts/m2, NPS (nominal point spacing) ground LiDAR much tighter than 0.5 meters.
Classified point clouds including fine detail features like power lines and cables.

Drone Radiometrics

Drone radiometrics can be an effective exploration technique if radioactive minerals accompany the commodity of interest. The process involves attaching detector to the bottom of a drone and flying a low height grid pattern over the ground. Areas with higher radiation of Thorium, Uranium and potassium are sometimes elevated with deposits associated with Copper, zinc and lead. This can be a successful targeting.