At Propeller, our mission has always been to provide the most accurate, reliable, and actionable site data. Today, we are taking a massive leap forward in that mission. We are thrilled to announce that Propeller has acquired Spacesium, a move designed to further automate daily mining and aggregate workflows and advance our AI-driven capabilities.
Evolving with our customers
This acquisition isn’t just a business transaction; it’s the result of years spent with our users. We’ve conducted extensive research and countless customer interviews to understand the evolving pressures of the modern mine site. What we learned is that as sites grow more complex, the need for real-time, automated insights becomes a necessity, not a luxury. By listening to industry feedback, we’ve focused our evolution on solving the bottlenecks that slow you down, ensuring that our platform scales alongside your ambitions.
The brains behind the algorithms
Central to this next chapter is the integration of Spacesium, a team of GIS experts experienced in developing specialized workflows for the mining industry. The Spacesium team understands the unique geometry of a pit and the high stakes of site compliance. By bringing their sophisticated algorithms and GIS expertise into the Propeller ecosystem, we are significantly enhancing our ability to turn complex spatial data into immediate operational intelligence.
Safety first: Automating haul road compliance
One of the most immediate benefits of this integration is the advancement of Automated Haul Road Compliance. When haul roads fall out of specification, operations inevitably slow down, and safety risks skyrocket. A single incident—like a clipped truck mirror—can trigger internal investigations and temporary stoppages that erode margins and create “idle iron.”
With our enhanced automated analysis, sites can now:
- Identify risks instantly: Automatically detect out-of-spec berm heights, widths, or road grades to ensure site-wide compliance.
- Visual Maintenance Mapping: Use custom symbology and visual maps to pinpoint exactly where maintenance is needed, such as identifying steep grades that cause trucks to burn unnecessary fuel.
- Streamlined Reporting: Generate one-click PDF reports for regulatory audits and external stakeholders, ensuring a permanent record of safety standards.
What this means for teams
The union of Propeller and Spacesium delivers value across every level of the site:
- Survey Teams: Replace manual, repetitive measurements with automated centreline detection and analysis. This offloads the manual workflow, allowing surveyors to focus on high-value site design rather than repetitive compliance reporting.
- Operational Teams: By providing a self-service way to check road health, we eliminate the “back-and-forth” between departments. Operations can improve cycle times by ensuring roads are always maintained to design specifications.
- Safety & Mine Managers: Protect your people by catching hazards before they lead to an incident. Managers can now ensure every haul route is optimised for both regulatory standards and maximum throughput.
Looking ahead
The integration of Spacesium into the Propeller platform represents more than a technical milestone; it represents a commitment to our responsibility as your partner. When your teams rely on our platform to make critical, daily decisions, they deserve a foundation built on accuracy, trust, and reliability.
This acquisition is a promise to our users: we will continue to evolve the Propeller platform, automating complex workflows to ensure that every insight you receive is meaningful, reliable, and actionable.
One map to connect it all. Now smarter, safer, and more capable than ever before.
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