Situation

Provide accurate volumetric data on multiple aggregate piles.

Solution

Tracking: With the new era of UAVs and mounted sensors, we can fly over aggregate piles and provide updated volumetrics to give business owners insights on where they could be losing profits throughout the year.

Business Expansion: Company leaders who accurately track their product(s) can benefit by reporting their inventory and borrowing against that product to advance and grow their business.

Knowledge: Tracking product by just weight can sometimes be inefficient since scales can be calibrated to either benefit or diminish a company’s bottom line.

Outcome

With just one pass over the aggregate piles, we provided volumetric data with accurate height measurements. Photogrammetry was initially used, but the height measurements and volumetric data was inaccurate on a few piles because there was little to no texture available to receive quantifiable measurements.