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Multi-city MSW volumetric surveys

Repeatable drone volumetric surveys of municipal solid waste stockpiles across five cities, supporting monthly tonnage verification and bio-mining audits.

The challenge

Bio-mining contractors needed defensible, repeatable waste-volume numbers across dispersed sites for monthly billing and regulatory reporting — something ground survey could not deliver safely or on schedule.

Our approach

We flew PPK drone missions over each stockpile on a fixed monthly cadence, anchored to ground control points observed with CHC i70 GNSS, and processed surfaces in Agisoft Metashape and Global Mapper.

The outcome

Consistent, audit-ready volumetric reports delivered every cycle, with surface-differencing to show month-on-month progress across all five cities.

  • 5 cities on a recurring monthly cycle
  • PPK accuracy with GNSS-controlled GCPs
  • Surface-differencing for tonnage verification
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