September 2026 Newsletter

Last week we delivered a monitoring training course “Water Management in Mining” in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). This course delivered to the mining sector, focused on monitoring of surface water, groundwater and process water. As advisers and suppliers of environmental monitoring solutions, technologies, integrated systems and services to the sector, it was a great fit for us and it was nice to be asked to deliver it.

The effort that goes into preparing these courses provides a moment to reflect on where the industry is at and also to look at emerging trends in monitoring technology. It’s probably that reflective moment that we should all take but never have the time to do. I’m pleased to say there is much that is changing for the better, I’ve listed some below:

– Safer monitoring through contactless sensors and drone-based sampling services;

– Improved data management through automated data validation, AI enhanced reporting and efficient data federation from multiple sources (satellite, sensor, spot measurement and drone);

– Increased adoption of satellite-based monitoring for surface water applications;

– Automated remote oversight of monitoring networks;

– Integrated monitoring, modelling and forecasting; and

– Reduced satellite telemetry costs.

In short, monitoring is getting safer and more efficient. As monitoring specialists this means diversifying our suppliers and services, and investing in new technologies such as drone based platforms and satellite services. The blend of skills required to deliver these services is where HydroTerra is focussed; building our services team around electrical and electronic engineers, instrumentation technicians, data scientists and applied scientists. It’s a team that needs to be smart and happy to get their hands dirty! In this weeks newsletters there are several articles reflecting the adoption of these new technologies.

Richard Campbell

Managing Director