Reduce manual field effort
Reduce repeated driving, manual support trips, and non-productive movement across large and difficult sites with our autonomous ground system.
Mineral exploration
Autonomy for mineral exploration and remote site operations
Tess Space provides autonomous ground vehicles, onboard AI navigation, and mission software for mineral exploration and remote site operations. We support terrain mapping, field surveys, site analytics, robotic logistics, and equipment transport across large, remote, and difficult-to-access environments.
Why Tess Space
Why Tess Space
Mineral exploration and remote site operations often depend on repeated driving, fragmented field tasks, and manual data capture across large and difficult terrain. Tess Space helps convert these workflows into structured autonomous ground missions that improve efficiency, consistency, and site understanding.
Geological field operations and planning
Support structured geological field operations with repeatable missions, integrated sensing, and more consistent data collection across remote terrain.
Site intelligence
Turn field missions into actionable outputs such as terrain models, geotagged observations, pit progress tracking, and stockpile estimation.
Use cases
Autonomous workflows for mineral exploration and remote site operations
Tess Space supports robotic workflows across mapping, prospecting, sampling, analytics, and remote support tasks in environments where manual driving and fragmented field work reduce efficiency.
01
Terrain mapping and field surveys
Deploy autonomous UGV missions to map terrain, document remote sites, and support repeatable field surveys across large and difficult-to-access areas. Get actionable outputs such as 3D terrain models for improved site understanding.
02
Prospecting and geotagged sampling
Integrate your custom payloads such as thermal cameras, magnetometers, radiometric sensors, and ground-penetrating radar workflows into structured missions with geotagged sample points, mission logging, and sensor observations.
03
Pit progress and stockpile estimation
Generate field data for 3D site models, progress tracking, change detection, and stockpile volume estimation across evolving operational areas. Use these outputs for improved operational planning and remote monitoring.
04
Robotic resupply and mission supervision
Deliver tools, spare parts, and essential equipment across large sites with autonomous or supervised UGV missions, while supporting route planning, task zoning, and operator oversight.
Data collection
Sensor suites for mapping, prospecting, and safe field operations
Tess Space's system allows integration of sensor payloads for navigation, geological prospecting, and operational safety across remote and difficult terrain. A number of sensors are supported out-of-the-box, with custom payload integration available on a case-by-case basis.
01 Natively Supported
Navigation and mapping
- RTK GNSSPrecise positioning and georeferencing for mapping, surveys, and mission traceability.
- LiDAR3D mapping and obstacle avoidance over long distances in unstructured terrain.
- RGB and depth camerasVisual inspection, scene understanding, and close-range mapping.
- IMUOrientation and motion tracking when GNSS is limited or unavailable.
02 Custom Integration
Prospecting and geology
- MagnetometersDetect magnetic anomalies linked to ore bodies.
- Hyperspectral and multispectral sensorsClassify mineral and rock signatures across large areas.
- XRF, Raman, and LIBSFast field chemistry and mineral identification.
- Ground-penetrating radarReveal shallow subsurface structure and buried features.
03 Custom Integration
Environmental and safety
- Gas detectorsMonitor methane, carbon monoxide, and oxygen depletion.
- Thermal imagingUseful for selected inspection, safety, and situational-awareness workflows, including detection of humans and animals in conditions where normal visual sensing is impaired.
- Ultrasonic sensorsShort-range clearance sensing for tight or dusty operating areas.
Partners
Trusted ecosystem collaborators.
