GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Insight Terra launches for real-time mining risk

Satellite communications company Inmarsat has launched a firm called Insight Terra that will use data visualisation tools and cloud computing to offer real-time environmental and risk monitoring.

Insight Terra launches for real-time mining risk

Inmarsat is partnering with equity firm Atlantic Bridge and cloud software developer Civic Connect on Insight Terra, which will offer a platform based on technology used in Inmarsat's cloud-based tailings facilities monitoring tool, Insight Platform.

The company's business model is "Platform-as-a-Service", with the platform able to consolidate data from different sensors and connectivity types, monitoring TSFs and water facilities.

To do this, it will include edge-based data ingestion, validation and aggregation from sensors, historians and other data sources.

It will also leverage Inmarsat's L-band satellite connectivity, to ensure real-time data transfer from the mine site to the cloud-based Insight Platform

Insight Terra has raised USD$5.45 million in Series A funding, led by Atlantic Bridge. It will initially be majority-owned by Civic Connect.

"The formation of Insight Terra as a specialised Paas provider by Inmarsat, along with funding from Atlantic Bridge, will enable us to help mining companies monitor their tailings facilities and manage associated risks more effectively," said Insight Terra CEO Alastair Bovim.

Tailings monitoring is the firm's inital initially, but the partners said the solution will be used to support a multitude of environmental and infrastructure monitoring use cases more broadly in mining, including water management and pit wall stability.

"The entire Civic Connect team is excited to be a key part in the launch of Insight Terra, and to be leading the global market for environmental and infrastructure risk management at such a critical time given the exigencies of climate change," added Gregory Curtin, Ph.D., Founder of Civic Connect.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalog of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.