Author: Katie Koss

A new alliance with Maptek, a global developer of mining hardware and software, will boost Emesent’s ability to deliver unprecedented insights to the resources sector.

Emesent’s Hovermap has been awarded second prize in the XCELLENCE in Innovation category of the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards.

Emesent’s award winning Hovermap is a drone autonomy and LiDAR mapping payload that uses LiDAR data and advanced algorithms to generate accurate 3D point clouds of the scanned environment, as well as automate the drone flight even when GPS is not available.

Participants must tackle time critical scenarios in a series of unknown courses, in unpredictable conditions, using a collection of robots and sensors for which they are required to supply software and algorithms.

New investment will build on Emesent’s success with major mining customers such as BHP and Glencore, expanding the use case for autonomous drone technology in defence

Emesent has been announced as a finalist for the Greyhound Innovation (METS) Award in 2020’s Queensland Mining Awards.

Emesent has allowed DJI’s M300 drone to fly autonomously underground in what’s believed to be a world first for the platform.