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Synthetic LiDAR Underground Mining Tunnel Wall Annotator

Trace 3D rock tunnel wall surfaces in laser-scan point clouds to train autonomous mining haul truck navigation software.

Startup Cost: £0 Location: Remote/Home Difficulty: Medium Potential repeatable business A few hours a week

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Why it's left-field

Mining tech firms pay you to outline glowing 3D laser-point walls of underground tunnels from your home laptop.

How it works

  1. 1Register on computer vision annotation platforms hosting industrial 3D lidar datasets.
  2. 2Trace polygon boundaries around rock wall sections in laser point cloud frames.
  3. 3Submit annotated 3D tunnel tiles after passing quality control checks.

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