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Michael Singer | CEO DRONES in Aggregates and Mining Realizing Real Value While Insuring Accuracy, Consistency and Safety

Discussion Outline • DroneView Technologies – Company Background • Audience Background and Experiences with Drones • Project Evaluation – What are you looking to accomplish? • Who are the Stakeholders? • What are the available resources? • Workflow – Hardware - Software • Challenges • Critical Success Factors • Questions and Discussion

Aerial Mapping Has Been Around for Quite a While The First Drones, circa 1907 In 1907 German apothecary Julius Neubronner invented an aerial photography technique know as pigeon photography . A homing pigeon was fitted with an aluminum breast harness to which a lightweight time- delayed miniature camera was attached. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi geon_photography]

DroneView Technologies Company Background

DroneView Technologies Our History & Story DroneView Technologies (DVT) was formed in 2015 to capitalize on the rapidly evolving commercial drone market. • Focus: Since our founding, DVT has honed its scope and market focus, built an award winning national brand, recruited a strong team and has emerged as a leading aerial mapping and geospatial services company serving enterprise customers throughout the United States. • Services: Turnkey drone and aerial mapping services provider – DroneView Technologies collects aerial images (and LiDAR) using drones or piloted aircraft and provides all of the photogrammetric processing for high precision topographic mapping, stockpile measurement and inspection. • Clients: DroneView Technologies has completed thousands of successful missions for over 100 enterprise clients in 25+ states - civil engineers, surveyors, earth moving, construction, energy, telecommunications, landfill, mining and aggregate companies among others. • Team: With a seasoned team which includes drone pilots, photogrammetrists, surveyors, CAD technicians, data analysts and IT professionals, DroneView Technologies assists clients throughout the US in not only acquiring aerial images and LiDAR but moreover help them derive tangible benefits from enhancements to workflow, safety and productivity

DroneView Technologies’ Market Focus Focus and Streamlined Services Offering …… Ø Serve clients with recurring needs Ø Focus on complex solutions with high value add Ø Bring domain expertise and a consultative approach to each project Ø Bring right platform and sensor for job Ø Deliver quality services to clients through: Ø Accuracy Ø Timeliness Ø Safety Ø Cost

Safety

Audience Profile • Your company type? • Have Used Drones? • Frequency? • Other Uses? Stockpile Volumetric Topographic Mapping Measurement

Project Evaluation – What are you looking to accomplish?

Who are the Stakeholders? • Site Manager – Operations • Site Planning - Engineering • Accounting • Safety • Environmental Reporting • Auditors • Bankers

Commercial Drone Operations • FAA Regulations (Part 107) • Insurance Certifications • Drones & Equipment • Maintenance & Service • FAA UAV Pilot Licenses • UAV Pilot Training • Documented Procedures • Professional Licenses & Certifications • Post-Processing: Hardware, Software, Training & Support • Accuracy Standards – Certification & Reporting

Internal Resources or Outsource?? • Requisite Experience: Drone, Survey, Photogrammetry, CAD • FAA UAV Pilot License w/ Proper Training • Drones & Equipment (properly maintained) • Documented Procedures • Insurance, Licenses & Certifications • Post-Processing: Hardware, Software, Training & Support • Accuracy Standards – ASPRS, NSSDA, NMAS

Getting Started – Project Evaluation • understanding project requirements • Location (.kmz file) • desired outputs/deliverables • accuracy requirements • project timelines • available personnel resources • budget …….is drone the right fit? Rotary UAV Fixed-Wing Manned Aircraft Terrestrial Mobile Vehicle Fixed-Wing UAV Helicopter Bathymetric

Ground Control Placement and Measurement • Are GCPs necessary? • Correct Ground Control Layout • Understanding Coordinate Reference Systems • Importance of Check Shots • PPK/RTK alternatives

Data Acquisition • Flight Planning (Office) • FAA Airspace Review • Mobilization • Site Reconnaissance • Optimize Flight Plan • Set Ground Control • Imagery/Data Acquisition • Validate Imagery

Software Processing Tools Data Processing • Photogrammetric Processing Photogrammetry • Pix4D, Agisoft PhotoScan, SimActive Correlator3D, Bentley Context Capture • Post Processing • Global Mapper • Virtual Surveyor Lidar Lidar • Autodesk Civil 3D • Cloud Solutions • DroneDeploy • Propeller • Skycatch • 3DR

Reporting • Stockpile Volume Calculations • Orthoimagery • Topographic Mapping Contours • Other • Construction Monitoring • Inspection Services • Marketing images Orthoimagery Planimetric Mapping (buildings, utilities, roads, fence lines, etc.)

Customized Stockpile Volume Reporting • Pile/Material Naming • Defining Toe of Piles • Stockpile Volume Calculations • Material Density • Tonnage Reporting • Period over Period Comparisons

Accuracy

Data Transfer, Security and Storage Large Data Files • Images – each 10+ MB • Orthomosaic – 1+ GB • Point Cloud (.LAS file) – 1GB Transport Bottlenecks (Up/Down) Data Security and Permissions

Critical Success Factors for a Sustainable Enterprise Drone Program 1. Develop the Appropriate Service Model for Your Organization • Internal Program • Hybrid Program • Outsourced Program 2. Understand the Capabilities and Limitations of the various platform(s) 3. Choose correct platform for the desired results 4. Focus on: • Ease of use • Reliability • Safety • Repeatability of results

Critical Success Factors for a Sustainable Enterprise Drone Program (continued) 5. Be consistent in operations – Document all Key Processes • Image Acquisition • Image Processing • Reporting/Deliverables 6. Verify accuracy and that project specs met 7. Stress importance of consistently meeting project delivery timelines 8. Strive to circulate only relevant, actionable information

Critical Success Factors for a Sustainable Enterprise Drone Program (continued) 9. Be certain that all stakeholder interests are understood and met 10. Streamline workflows and improve communications 11. Provide easy delivery and sharing of data 12. Focus on internet bandwidth and current/future data storage requirements 13. Find the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow

Questions and Discussion

Follow up questions and comments Michael Singer | CEO msinger@DroneViewTech.com