The partnership means data gathered by mapping technology onboard the ExynAero drone can be used by the OptiMine Mine Visualizer solution for analysis and optimization of underground mining production and process.
The companies said this integration is particularly useful for GPS-denied locations - as was illustrated in a trial gold exploration and development company Rupert Resources.
In that use case, the ExynAero drone autonomously created a 3D point cloud of an underground stope. The data was then uploaded to Sandvik's OptiMine and georeferenced to the CAD mine model.
"By offering world-class software and technology, we have given customers the ability to map areas underground they could never before reach," says Nader Elm, CEO and Co-Founder of Exyn Technologies. "Our end goal is to be an integral part of fully autonomous mining operations and I'm confident that through our partnership with Sandvik, we're one step closer."
"When this feature gets rolled out to the market as part of OptiMine, it will allow our customers to analyse Exyn's high-resolution, aerial maps in OptiMine." said David Hallett, vice president, business unit automation, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions.
