— 04 · Mining

Visual inspection and territorial monitoring

Operational areas change continuously and many of them are restricted or hazardous. Convex applies visual perception, territorial monitoring and mission coordination to observe those areas on a recurring basis, without requiring a human presence in every cycle.

Stockpiles, structures and working faces change continuously, and many of those areas are restricted. Convex combines visual inspection, recurring territorial monitoring and remote mission coordination to observe them without requiring a human presence every cycle.

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Visual inspection and territorial monitoring

04 · Mining

— Operational context

The operational problem

01
Restricted-access areas
Hazardous locations need frequent inspection, yet every visit is an exposure that has to be justified.
02
Continuous spatial change
Piles and faces shift between cycles; without temporal comparison the change goes unnoticed.
03
Wide territorial coverage
The extent of the operation makes inspecting everything at a useful frequency unfeasible on foot.
04
Scattered visual records
Photos and walkthroughs exist, but seldom form a comparable history of the same area.
05
Adverse environment
Dust, moisture and lighting variation affect perception and must be handled in processing.

— Convex architecture

From observation to action

The same architecture runs across every sector. What changes is which layer is critical and which proprietary systems take part.

Observe→

Interpret→

Decide→

Coordinate

Observe

Nexa Vision

Visual and geospatial capture of operational areas, clipped per polygon.

Interpret

Nexa M1

Reading of change between cycles and a written diagnosis of the observed area.

Decide

Atmos

Environmental context for the period: rainfall and conditions affecting the area.

Coordinate

Synapse Control

Planning and state of remote inspection missions, with telemetry.

— Data layers

What feeds the pipeline

Sources compatible with the systems deployed in this sector. No layer is assumed: every monitored area declares what is actually available.

Images

Visual captures of the inspected areas and structures.

Geospatial data

Polygons of operational areas and clipping per region of interest.

Time series

Comparison of the same area across successive cycles.

Telemetry

State of the platforms carrying out the inspection mission.

Mission state

Planned route, execution and result of each cycle.

Environmental context

Local weather conditions during the observed interval.

— Applications

Technical applications

Each application states the problem addressed, the data used, the Convex system involved and the operational output produced.

Recurring visual inspection of structures

On-site inspection that is costly and exposed to risk.

Data: Images captured during the mission and area history.
System: Nexa Vision
Output: Comparable visual record of the same structure across cycles.

Spatial change detection

Gradual alterations that go unnoticed.

Data: Time series and geospatial data of the area.
System: Nexa Vision + Nexa M1
Output: Regions with relevant change since the previous cycle, flagged.

Territorial monitoring of operational areas

Extent larger than on-site inspection capacity.

Data: Area polygons and recurring observation.
System: Nexa Vision
Output: Periodic coverage with a report per monitored area.

Remote inspection missions

The same route has to be repeated consistently.

Data: Planned route, telemetry and mission state.
System: Synapse Control
Output: Coordinated execution with the result of each mission recorded.

— Operational flow

One cycle, from sensor to record

01Capture
The inspection mission covers the area and records the cycle's visual material.
02Processing
Captures are clipped per region of interest and normalised.
03Interpretation
Nexa M1 compares the cycle against history and describes the observed change.
04Alert
Regions with relevant change are flagged for technical assessment.
05Action
The team schedules a targeted inspection or an intervention at the flagged point.
06Record
The cycle is archived and becomes the reference for the next comparison.

— Deliverables

What the system delivers

Maps

Spatial clipping of the observed operational areas.

Alerts

Relevant change between cycles, highlighted.

Time series

Evolution of the same area over time.

Telemetry

Platform state during the mission.

Reports

Consolidation per cycle and per monitored area.

Operational history

Comparable, queryable visual record.

— Technology stage

Maturity by capability

We separate what is in operation from what is still under development. Research and prototypes are never presented as deployed product.

In operation
Territorial monitoring per area
Recurring observation with geospatial clipping and a report per cycle.
In operation
Change interpretation by Nexa M1
Comparative reading across cycles of the same area.
In development
Autonomous inspection missions
Planning and coordinated execution of recurring routes.
In development
Underground inspection
Operation without global positioning reference is under research.
In development
Physical execution with Axis
Robotic actuation in operational areas, where technically appropriate.