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Volume, slope, area and the haul road

Volume, slope and area calculation, bench-height measurement, cross-section profiles and measurements along haul roads. The pit and stockpile record can be opened in the visualisation workspace.

A mine survey covers the pit, the stockpiles and the roads that move material. Repeat flights support change detection between visits. The pictures here are illustrative and carry no measured quantity.

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Step by step

How a pit survey is read

Illustrative sequence. Figures inside each clip are sample interface text, not a measured result.

  1. 01

    Flight planning

    Grid lines, overlap and GSD are set before take-off so the survey covers the pit consistently. On-screen mission planner shows a sample grid survey over the open pit with survey boundary and flight lines. Any altitude, GSD or image-count figures shown are sample interface text.

  2. 02

    Ground control · GCP + DGPS

    Control points tie the map to real-world coordinates. The clip shows GCP and check-point markers placed around the pit with a DGPS base and rover workflow. Counts of GCPs/CPs on screen are sample interface text.

  3. 03

    Orthomosaic, DEM & point cloud

    Hundreds of photos become measurable 2D and 3D data. Processing view highlights aligned imagery becoming an orthomosaic and digital elevation model over the pit. Resolution and point counts shown are sample interface text.

  4. 04

    Stockpile volumes

    A wireframe surface measures volume, cut and fill on stockpiles. The step moves from a live stockpile view into a cut/fill colour mesh. Cubic-metre and tonnage readouts are sample interface text — illustrative only.

  5. 05

    Pit progress

    Contour and progress overlays help monitor excavation benches, ramps and berms over time. Labels such as ramp gradient or berm width in the UI are sample interface text.

  6. 06

    Survey deliverables

    Ready-to-use files and reports for the mine team — orthomosaic, DEM/DSM, contours, volume summaries and progress report. File types and metrics listed on screen are sample interface text.

Mining Survey & GIS Decision Matrix

From open-pit flight control to volumetric & haul-road intelligence

How Atrobot transforms DGPS-referenced pit surveys into auditable stockpile volumes, bench geometry and haul-road grade analytics.

  1. Step 01 · Plan & Control

    Pit Grid Flight & DGPS Ground Control

    Automated flight lines with consistent GSD over active benches, stockpiles and haul roads tied to DGPS base-rover GCP markers.

    Flight PlannerDGPS + GCPOverlap QA
    AI Layer · Surface Build

    Dense Point Cloud, DEM & Orthomosaic

    Photogrammetric and LiDAR processing builds centimetre-accurate 3D pit surfaces, breaklines and high-resolution orthomosaics.

    LAS / LAZDSM / DTMContour Mesh
    Impact · Pit Geometry

    Verified Bench Height & Slope Stability

    Mine planners validate bench heights, berm widths and highwall slope angles directly in the browser without halting pit equipment.

    Safety ComplianceZero Pit Downtime
  2. Step 02 · Measure

    Stockpile Cut/Fill & Haul-Road Profiling

    Wireframe TIN meshes isolate every crushed-ore and overburden stockpile alongside longitudinal cross-sections of haul ramps.

    TIN WireframeToe / Crest LockRamp Grade
    AI Layer · Volumetric Engine

    Automated Volume, Tonnage & Grade Checks

    Calculates net cut/fill cubic volume and tonnage factors while flagging haul-road super-elevation, drainage and gradient anomalies.

    Cut / Fill m³Grade % CheckCross-Sections
    Impact · Reconciliation

    Audit-Ready Inventory & Fuel Savings

    Eliminates manual survey disputes on contractor excavation volumes and optimizes haul-truck cycle times across graded ramps.

    Exact ReconciliationHaul Efficiency
  3. Step 03 · Report

    Multi-Epoch Pit Progress Tracking

    Repeat weekly or monthly surveys compare current excavation faces against previous epochs and target mine-plan surfaces.

    Epoch DiffProgress OverlayCloud GIS
    AI Layer · Change Detection

    Automated Excavation & Variance Reports

    Highlights active advance zones, over-excavation or under-cut benches and publishes CAD/GIS layers to the cloud workspace.

    DXF / SHP / GeoTIFFVariance MapRole Access
    Impact · Governance

    Single Source of Truth for Mine Operations

    Permanent, time-stamped spatial record shared across site surveyors, geotechnical engineers and corporate leadership.

    Statutory ReadyCloud Archive

What it helps you understand

The pit, the stockpile and the road between them

The measurements named for this work are volume, slope and area, bench height, cross-section profiles, and measurements along the haul road. The same survey can show where material has moved when a later flight is compared with the stored record.

Workflow

Capture, processing, measurement, delivery

The flight covers the pit, the stockpiles and the haul roads. Processing builds the surface those measurements are read from. A later flight can be compared with the stored record. No sample quantity is published here.

  1. CapturePit, stockpiles, haul roads
  2. ProcessOrthomosaic and elevation
  3. MeasureVolume, slope, profiles
  4. DeliverReport and cloud copy

  1. Capture

    Drone survey of the pit and the stockpiles, with the haul roads in the same flight plan. DGPS can support the ground control for the survey.

  2. Processing

    Orthomosaic and elevation products, including DSM and DTM contours, give the surface the measurements are taken from.

  3. Measurement

    Volume, slope and area, bench height and cross-sections are read from that surface. A volumetric view can be compared with the raw photograph.

  4. Delivery

    The record, the report and the cloud copy. The visualisation workspace can hold the pit and stockpile view for the team that uses it.

Inputs and outputs

What goes in

  • Aerial coverage of the pit, stockpiles and haul roads
  • Ground control where the survey uses DGPS
  • An earlier surface, when the task is change detection

What comes out

  • Volume, slope and area
  • Bench-height and cross-section profiles
  • Haul-road measurements
  • A report and a workspace view of the pit

Deliverables

These are the mining records named in the survey work. No sample quantity is published here.

  • Volume calculation for a pit or a stockpile
  • Slope and area
  • Bench-height measurement
  • Cross-section profiles
  • Measurements along the haul road
  • Change detection when the same ground is flown again
  • Report generation and cloud storage

Survey work

Software

Geospatial Visualisation & Analytics

2D and 3D viewing in the browser for the pit, the stockpile and the elevation model.

View

Big Data Management

A cloud system for the operational and survey record that sits behind the mine view.

View

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Volume, slope, area, bench height, cross-sections and measurements along the haul road.

Volume, slope and area on the topographic and terrain survey page.

No. The mesh is an illustration of a volumetric view. It is not a client site and it does not publish a measured volume.

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