The objective of this application at Noamundi is surveillance of mining area, lease boundary inspection, inspection of safety zone, counting vegetation in reclaimed area and quarry and dump profiling for volume calculations. This trial of DAMM at NIM is being conducted by Skylark Drones, a Bengaluru-based firm. Skylark Drones specialises in drone application in various industries.

OMQ Division aims to work smarter and use innovations like autonomous vehicles, Internet of Things (IoT), big data, analytics, remote control centers, predictive maintenance with prime focus on safety. As a part of mine automation, DAMM would now further help to achieve multiple benefits ranging from initial survey to carry out exploration activity, physical terrain mapping for segregation of land use, mapping of forest area, contour mapping, 3D modelling and detrital terrain modeling for effective mine planning, volumetric analysis of extractions, reclamation studies using the ortho-photography using LiDARs, thereby ensuring safety and security within the leasehold area.

Under digital initiatives, NIM has implemented Mobile Based Mine Planning (MPOP), short term and long term mine planning by using X-PAC/X-Act and 3D Laser Scanner in the year 2015. The mine has also been awarded the 5 Star Rating by Indian Bureau of Mines, Government of India under Sustainable Development Framework. 

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