Where GPS Fails,
TerrainSLAM Flies

BVLOS Operations

Beyond Visual Line of Sight

The Challenge

Regulators including CASA increasingly require redundant navigation systems for BVLOS approval. GPS alone is a single point of failure — and regulators know it. Applications that demonstrate navigation redundancy have a significantly stronger case for approval.

The Solution

TerrainSLAM provides a completely independent navigation source that operates alongside or instead of GPS. It is not a GPS augmentation — it is a fully independent system that requires zero satellite signals. This gives operators genuine redundancy, not just a checkbox.

The Benefit

Stronger BVLOS applications, genuine mission resilience, and the confidence to operate in areas where GPS integrity cannot be guaranteed.

Mining & Resources

Survey & Inspection

The Challenge

Open-cut mines, deep pits, and canyon terrain create GPS multipath and signal reflection problems. Drones surveying these environments frequently produce unreliable position data, leading to inaccurate surveys and wasted flights.

The Solution

Terrain-rich environments with dramatic elevation changes are exactly where TerrainSLAM excels. The very features that disrupt GPS signals — steep walls, complex terrain geometry — provide strong positioning references for our system.

The Benefit

Reliable survey data from previously unserviceable areas. Accurate volumetric measurements in deep pits. Consistent, repeatable results regardless of GPS conditions.

Defence & Security

GPS-Denied Operations

The Challenge

GPS jamming and spoofing are standard electronic warfare tactics. Any GPS-dependent unmanned system is a known vulnerability in contested environments. Modern adversaries can deny, degrade, or deceive GPS signals across wide areas.

The Solution

TerrainSLAM has zero dependency on any external signal — no GPS, no radio beacons, no ground infrastructure. All processing happens onboard using pre-loaded data. The system is inherently resistant to electronic warfare because there is no signal to jam.

The Benefit

Mission continuity in contested electromagnetic environments. Navigation that cannot be denied, degraded, or spoofed by adversaries.

Agriculture

Precision Farming

The Challenge

Large-scale agricultural monitoring requires long-range autonomous flights over vast areas. GPS multipath from terrain features and interference from nearby structures cause position errors that affect spray boundaries and crop mapping accuracy.

The Solution

TerrainSLAM provides consistent, reliable positioning across large operational areas. The system maintains accuracy over long flights without accumulated drift, ensuring precise and repeatable coverage.

The Benefit

More accurate crop monitoring, precise spray boundary adherence, and reliable coverage mapping across large properties.

Infrastructure Inspection

Critical Assets

The Challenge

Inspecting bridges, power lines, pipelines, and buildings in urban canyons or confined environments where GPS signals are blocked, reflected, or unreliable. Many critical inspection targets are in precisely the locations where GPS performs worst.

The Solution

Vision-based navigation that works in GPS-denied confined spaces. TerrainSLAM transitions seamlessly between GPS-available and GPS-denied areas, maintaining continuous positioning throughout the inspection.

The Benefit

Access to inspection sites that previously required expensive manual access. Consistent positioning data for change detection and structural monitoring over time.