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A Higher Look at Creating Safe Blasting Operations in Mines & Quarries

This article will NOT discuss using drone data to design a safer blast. Rather, it will discuss how drones can improve safety conditions in blasting operations as a whole.

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7 Ways Drone Data Empowers Construction Drill & Blast

Drone Data helps construction drill & blast companies in many ways, but here are the 7 we chose to highlight...

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UAVSICS & Strayos Join Forces to Bring AI to Mining in Chile

"The combination of running photogrammetry and AI is a winning one, as customers don’t have to change workflow, they just extract more value from the data they already collect” Eduardo Perez, CEO of UAVSICS.

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Webinar Summary: Guidelines for Perimeter Control and Pre-Split Design

Nathan Rouse, Director of Thoroughbred Drill & Blast Consultants discusses why blasters and mining and quarry operations should invest in pre-splitting and what they need to know to pull it off correctly.

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Webinar Summary- Using Drones & AI for Automated Geometric Reconciliation & Pit Analysis

With drones and AI Pit Analyses, including geometric reconciliations, can be done quickly, affordably, safely, and with no interruptions to operations.

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Why You Need To Be Recording Your Blasts

Capturing blasts on video provides drillers, blasters and their crews valuable information on the shot performance. When analyzed we can see exactly how the rock moved, displacement, excess energy being released, ejections, and ideally a muck-pile achieving the desired fragmentation.

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Webinar Summary- Reading the Rock

Technical Specialist and Solutions Engineer Elijah Williams discusses how to accommodate rock characteristic information into your blast design. From drone to drill- adding data to your blast design creates safer more effective blasts.

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How to Map Large Elevation Changes With Drones

With proper planning and execution, surveying large areas with drastic elevation changes can be done effectively with survey level accuracy.

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The Story of Eli

I chose to join Strayos because I saw a unique opportunity within the industry to grow a platform that I saw huge potential in. I want to share the technology that helped me in my own work.

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Partnership Announcement

Partnering with Delta Drone gives Strayos access to Delta Drone’s extensive and experienced drone service personnel allowing Strayos to offer full in person field support to its customers in Africa and Australia

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Webinar Summary- Data from a Different View

Minning Innovation expert Seth Burns shows some practical tools to collect data, orginize and view that data and ultimately use it to improve operations. Seth challenges viewers to think outside the box about how you can collect, view, and use the mountains of data available around you.

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Summer 2022 Intern Spotlight: Charlie Aarons

I always wanted to experience working at a startup to learn how a business truly operates. A previous intern told me how great the culture was at Strayos.

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Overcoming Oversize - Webinar Summary

What if you could reduce your oversize by 30 percent or more?

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Webinar Summary- Eyes in the Sky

By applying artificial intelligence to drone data, we can automate a range of analyses to provide tangible safety and productivity benefits without creating any additional work.

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Webinar Summary- Violence Factor: A New KPI for Assessing Blast Performance

Dr Anthony Konya presents on using Violence Factor (VF) to assess blast performance. This new KPI will help blasters and site managers to evaluate and improve blast performance.

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Employee Spotlight- Oktai Radzhabov

In a time Before, ruled by Dark Magics, one man arose to shine the light of mathematics upon the chaos…Strayos’ Sorcerer of the Deep Oktai Radzhabov!

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Customer Spotlight- Aggregate Resources Industries

ARI, Inc, has dedicated itself to providing the best service possible to its customers and employees. To further that goal it has embraced technology and digitalization to improve operational efficiency, safety, and drill & blast outcomes.

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The Anatomy of A Healthy Blast

Just like the human body, a blast only functions properly when every part of its anatomy is in good shape. It’s important to get all of these principles right to ensure a healthy blast.

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Employee Spotlight: Naved Siddiqui

Naved Siddiqui chose the path less followed, he carved out his own destiny, often times taking the difficult and uncertain path because he knew the possible advantages far outweighed taking the safer more sure path.

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Accurate Drill Logging Using Digital Field Tools - Webinar Summary

In this webinar: learn how the digitalization of drill logs can unlock significant value for mines, quarries and contractors. Then see a demonstration of the new mobile drill log app: Strayos Fielder.

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How to Achieve Sustained Value From Your Mining Data

Solving the problem of effectively implementing technology solutions for the Mining industry represents a huge opportunity space with a lot of value on the table.

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Why You Should Be Using AI & Drone Data for Earthworks Projects

How does Drone Drone Data and AI Improve Earthworks Management? Easy, you get: better data, collected more often, faster, safer, and more compliant than if you used traditional earthworks measurement and management methods.

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5 Reasons You Should be Using Drones & AI for Stockpile Management

Emerging technologies have eliminated all of the traditional problems of measuring and managing stockpiles. Drones and AI are presenting companies with huge opportunities to derive real value by better understanding the content and quantity of their stock piles.

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The State of Digitalization in the Drill & Blast Industries - Webinar Summary

The drilling and blasting industry is on the verge of unprecedented transformation. New developments in technology have provided all the building blocks for more automated and self-optimizing operations. Now, the biggest challenge is putting them all together.

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A New Workflow to Increase Drilling Accuracy Using PPK Drones and GPS Smart Drills - Webinar Summary

Designing and implementing a precise drill plan is critical for achieving an optimal blast outcome. In recent years, GPS Navigation Drills have enabled pinpoint accuracy for drilling operations. However, the major blocker for