Caterpillar has acquired Skycatch, a provider of spatial data capture, processing and analysis solutions for the mining industry, further enhancing its capabilities following the recent acquisition of RPMGlobal
The acquisition broadens Caterpillar’s portfolio of data-driven mining technology solutions that help optimise material movement.
Denise Johnson, group president, Caterpillar Resource Industries, said, “Acquiring Skycatch aligns with our strategy to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. By integrating near-real-time, high-resolution spatial data into both RPM and MineStar solutions, we can help customers improve mine site performance by enhancing safety, productivity and predictability across their operations using both staffed and autonomous fleets.”
Skycatch’s technology can capture high-frequency, high-precision, large-scale spatial data and pair it with AI capabilities to identify, measure, and interact with the data, delivering improved operational performance. This provides mining customers with a more up-to-date view of their operations, enhancing the speed, accuracy, and precision of decision-making.
Richard Mathews, CEO of RPMGlobal, said, “Skycatch’s ability to process large volumes of spatial data at dramatically improved speeds opens up a fundamentally different way of operating. With a near real-time spatial view of the operation, miners can adjust plans as conditions change, improve alignment between planning and execution, and deliver more predictable outcomes.”
By generating a near-real-time digital twin of the mining site and integrating it with existing software solutions, customers can incorporate accurate, up-to-date data into their planning and execution workflows, improving decision-making, reducing delays, and increasing confidence in daily operations.
Christian Sanz, Skycatch founder & CEO, said, “We’re incredibly proud of what Skycatch has built over the past decade and excited for this next chapter with Caterpillar. This next step strengthens our ability to support our customers while increasing the value we can deliver.”
