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Enhance your mining operations with drone surveys

Whether you’re curious about boosting efficiency, best practices for surveying, cost impacts, safety concerns, or exploring new frontiers, we’re here to help.

Discover how drones and UAVs enhance efficiency and safety in mining operations, learn the best practices for utilizing drones for surveying and mapping, and review their impact on overall cost and productivity in the mining industry.

Understand the regulatory and safety concerns involved in deploying drones, and explore the benefits of drones in mining exploration. Reach out to us through the contact form to discuss how to establish a drone program at your mine site.

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Don’t take our word for it, hear our customers’ reviews.

“I think the datasets speak for themselves. It’s nothing that you have to bring anyone onboard with. It’s data that’s intrinsically and obviously valuable.”

Matt Eklund
GPS Program Manager, Sukut

“Propeller’s outsourced processing gets us data back much faster, and the accuracy is great. The whole process is so easy, I could almost have my kid do it”.

Philip Andsen
Engineer, Svevia

Your geospatial data hub.

An all-in-one solution the whole team can get behind.

Make the map a meeting ground where your project teams can access critical insights on their own.

Anywhere, any device access

Interactive 3D survey experience

Simple reporting + analytics templates

Surface comparisons + conformance checks

Flexible data integrations

Centralized media + 360 photos

Real-time team collaboration

Single-time sign-in

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Manage AeroPoints usage, monitor hardware health, and run accuracy diagnostics from a personalized dashboard.

Accuracy reports + verification

Real-time diagnostics

Survey management

Complete flight history

Expansive library of how-to articles

On-demand hardware support

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Scale up at your own pace, without adding resources. Just drag and drop your dataset into Propeller, and we’ll send back a high-accuracy 3D map in return.

One-click drag + drop

CRS database with 5,000+ systems

Local CRS setup + support

Personalized QA criteria

Data pre-checks to ensure accuracy

Quality reports on blur, contrast, and ISO

Seamless AeroPoints integration

Custom output configuration

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Production teams use the DirtMate Dashboard to track daily volumes and access productivity insights.

2D cut-fill heatmaps

Survey-grade machine surfaces

Machine haul road metrics + cycle counts

Daily machine utilization metrics

Automatic data corrections

Real-time machine locations

Customizable reporting dashboards

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You’ll learn everything you need to know.

We’ve broken down our entire Propeller offering into three easy-to-follow modules.

Hardware

Drone setup

  • Care + maintenance
  • Firmware updates
  • Warranty Shield
  • Best practices & common mistakes

AeroPoints overview

  • Care + maintenance
  • Charging your AeroPoints
  • Best practices
Data Capture

Flight checklist

  • Checking + unlocking airspace
  • FAA rules + regulations
  • Drone settings
  • Propeller Corrections Network
  • Ground control best practices

Data capture workflow

  • Planning a mission
  • Aeropoints
  • Flying the drone
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Platform Training

Platform overview

  • Navigating the portal
  • Tips + best practices

Measuring with survey data

  • Volume, distance, surface area, and elevation measurements
  • Terrain edit

Managing your site

  • Data management
  • Site management
  • Productivity management

Files + collaboration

  • Mobile app
  • Information sharing

Reporting 

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We’re happy to show you how Propeller can power your worksite, and boost productivity. Simply click the button below and request a demo now.
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