From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report.
Sashnee Moodley:
Mining technology company Dwyka Mining Services has conducted what it claims is the first Autonomy Level 2 flight in South Africa, using a drone-mounted light detection and ranging payload fitted to a drone. Donna Slater tells us more.
Donna Slater:
To begin the roll out of using the Emesent Hovermap payload in South Africa, Dwyka Mining Services conducted a trial run of the new lidar technology at an empty warehouse in Lanseria earlier in October.
Several flights were conducted over a DIY obstacle course in a GPS-denied environment. This saw the Hovermap payload conducting scans of the room prior to takeoff to get a sense of its surroundings, following which it undertook pre-planned autonomous test flights
Dwyka Mining Services CEO Jamie van Schoor tells us more.
Dwyka Mining Services CEO Jamie van Schoor:
Donna Slater:
Jamie also tells Creamer Media about the potential clientele that could benefit from using lidar to map, and more specifically the Hovermap technology
Dwyka Mining Services CEO Jamie van Schoor:
Donna Slater:
Explaining how the payload works, Jamie provides a quick demonstration.
Dwyka Mining Services CEO Jamie van Schoor:
Sashnee Moodley:
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