UAVs can assess hazardous areas by air that conventional equipment cannot reach, thus ensuring staff safety and offering numerous benefits in the mining industry. Which UAV is suitable for which mine depends on the desired result. In general, fixed-wing UAVs are used to map large areas. In contrast, rotary UAVs - multicopters with four to eight rotors - have shorter flight times, but can provide more accurate data. Rotary UAVs are also able to hover on the spot and thus perform inspection tasks. Furthermore, they do not need a runway as they rise vertically into the air. Hence, rotary UAVs are also suitable for the inspection of large, otherwise difficult-to-access devices and their components, such as the masts of draglines. Rotary UAVs can be deployed quickly and usually require minimal human resources - all that is needed for a survey flight is a pilot.
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