Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms to Help Preparation of Aerial Maps of 2 Million Kilometers of Land

“In line with its legal responsibilities, our organization should cover two million linear kilometers of the country's surface with airborne geophysics using magnetometry and radiometry” in four years with the help of knowledge-based companies,” Molabeigi said.

He added that based on a contract with a knowledge-based company, it was decided that an artificial intelligence platform would be prepared for all exploration processes.

“The application of these technologies will lead to reduced energy consumption, reduced chemical consumption, reduced waste volume, and reduced pollution,” Molabeigi said.

In relevant remarks in July, Deputy Head of the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization of Iran Reza Shahbazi had also announced plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the development of geological maps.

“The main mission of the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization Iran is to prepare geological maps of the country, and this task continues to be pursued as a constant and central mission,” Shahbazi said.

“The most important difference that is being pursued in this period compared to previous periods is the quantitative increase in the production of geological maps on a scale of one fifty thousandth,” he added.

“The annual production rate is supposed to increase by five times, while at the same time the quality of the maps is also maintained and even improved,” Shahbazi said.

“One of our strategies to achieve this goal is to use modern technologies, specially artificial intelligence algorithms, in preparing maps, which is currently one of the organization's focus areas,” he underlined.

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