Case study / Central and northern Alberta / Volumetric measurement
Standardised recurring stockpile mapping across aggregate sites
Recurring automated nadir mapping of aggregate yards to a fixed capture specification, so inventory figures compare period to period.
The challenge
Aggregate inventory only means something if this month's number was produced the same way as last month's. Varying altitude, overlap or flight pattern between visits introduces differences that look like material movement and are not.
The site
Aggregate operations across central and northern Alberta, captured on a recurring cycle for an inventory reporting platform, sustained for more than five years.
Equipment and method
Mavic 3E automated nadir coverage with standardised overlap and flight patterns applied identically at every site and on every visit, so outputs are directly comparable across both time and location.
Airspace and safety
Rural sites with routine operating coordination around active equipment.
Deliverables
Site orthomosaic and terrain data per capture, delivered into the client's reporting workflow on a recurring schedule.
Result
A consistent, repeatable dataset across multiple sites and reporting periods. More than 126 missions have been delivered for this platform client, which is itself the evidence that the standardisation holds.
Project statistics
- Program length
- 5+ years
- Missions delivered
- 126+
- Pattern
- Standardised nadir grid
- Aircraft
- DJI Mavic 3E
- Cycle
- Recurring
- Comparability
- Across sites and periods
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