Holmes Mining Consultants - Accelerating The "End-2-End" B.C. Aggregate Permitting Process
Utilizing proven leading-edge drone LiDAR surveying technology & 20+ years of filing experience to expedite your business through the complex B.C. Aggregate Permitting processes and more. Here’s how how we do it.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
With Holmes Mining Consultants, there is a unique difference. Our B.C. Aggregate Permit services combine technology, experience, and passion, which is delivered in all of our finished work.
We separate ourselves through providing excellent service and client engagement. Deep understanding of the industry and the government’s rigorous process. Many successful projects brought to completion and a keen eye for good and bad projects. Navigating pitfalls, avoiding public image disasters and a boutique feel where I get to know the client and tailor the work to their specific needs.
Holmes Mining Consultants are a regulatory and permitting consultant specializing in the aggregate mining industry in BC. Helping and guiding clients navigate the complex regulatory procedures in B.C. to successfully bring aggregate mining projects to fruition. We help our clients be cost effective, thoughtful and successful with their applications, saving time & money.
Remote sensing (drone work) is a growing part of the business that supports the project applications and could end up being a stand-alone business in itself delivering drone services outside our traditional business.
BUSINESSES WE HAVE WORKED WITH
Drones with LiDAR Technology
How Does LiDAR Work?
HMC uses LiDAR also called 3D laser scanning—means “Light Detection and Ranging”. Simply put, a typical lidar sensor emits pulsed light waves into the surrounding environment. These pulses bounce off surrounding objects and return to the sensor. The sensor uses the time it took for each pulse to return to the sensor to calculate the distance it traveled.
Drone LiDAR
Is a technology that uses laser to measure the positions of elements. It uses oscillating mirrors to send out laser pulses in many directions to generate a “sheet” of light as the drone moves forward. Through measuring the timing and intensity of the returning pulses, it can provide readings of the terrain and of points on the ground.
Essentially, the LiDAR emits a laser pulse towards the surface, then the laser is reflected on the surface and returns to the sensor. Then the laser sensor measures the time traveled and calculates the distance between the LiDAR pulse and the surface. This process is carried out for a substantial number of points per second. For typical LiDAR by drone, this number of points varies between 18,500 and 600,000 points per second to create accurate data.
Why LiDAR
If you’re surveying land with dense vegetation where light pulses can still penetrate between branches and leaves, lidar yields high vertical accuracy. This is a significant advantage over photogrammetry, as photogrammetric surveying will only produce high vertical accuracy when there is sparse vegetation on site.
THE HMC " KAIZEN" WORKFLOW PROCESS
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Holmes Mining Consultants
Business Operating Area
We currently operate throughout most of the province of British Columbia. Travel to a site has always been a forte of ours. Click the button here and talk to us about where your project is and how we can help.
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Serving the B.C. Aggregate Mining industry for over 20 years.
