Case Study: RAG Aktiengesellschaft achieves faster abandoned mine monitoring with Hexagon and GEOSYSTEMS

RAG Aktiengesellschaft teamed with GEOSYSTEMS GmbH and uses Hexagon technology to automate mine monitoring workflows

RAG Aktiengesellschaft, a German corporation responsible for monitoring environmental hazards in former coal mining regions, faced challenges with managing petabytes of aerial imagery and photogrammetric data. To prevent sinkholes and subsidence, they needed a unified system for cataloging, automated processing, and project management. They worked with vendor Hexagon and its partner GEOSYSTEMS GmbH, utilizing solutions including ERDAS APOLLO.

The solution implemented by Hexagon was the Luftbildarchiv Admin Tool, powered by ERDAS APOLLO, which standardized the entire aerial image processing cycle. This resulted in a 50% reduction in the time needed to process aerial surveys and provided a homogeneous catalog for all data. The tool automated data processing, improved data accessibility for employees, and allowed RAG to efficiently manage increasing data volumes with limited staff.

RAG Aktiengesellschaft

Andreas Schlienkamp

Manager