Problem The process of collecting and analyzing stockpile volumetric or mine site mapping data, whether with internal resources or an external service contractor, has a lot of moving parts. Communicating the area to be collected, the stockpile identification, viewing results and correcting problems needs to be carefully managed. However, most new solutions are part of a vendor lock-in – you cannot get the management elements without adopting the entire solution. RECKON™ – Managing Stockpile Volumetric & Site Mapping Workflows The Cost of Not Addressing this Problem Stockpile volumetric and mine site mapping data are extremely valuable planning and financial data. The cost of not having correct information is often a direct material write up or write down. The cost of not monitoring a site with historical data over time can result in sudden and unexpected changes in volumes or topography. A site mapping repository is a key element of a modern management strategy. Addressing the Problem: Most mine sites and stockpile yards do not have adequate on premise information technology (IT) resources to manage the various elements of a mine site mapping and/or volumetric workflow. This drives you to either rely on connectivity with a central office (if adequate IT resources exist at that office) or a third party hosted solution. The unique aspects of mapping data make it a challenge to host at a central office. The data are repeated over time (for example, volumes collected every three months at the same site), are specialized in terms of spatial elements and can be quite large. These attributes make cloud hosting by a third party an attractive solution. A cloud hosted solution can usually provide security, automatic data backups, ease of use and access via simple tools such as a web browser on a PC or tablet. Selecting a cloud-hosted solution can be challenging since most general data hosting solutions do not lend themselves to geospatial data. Checklist items you should consider when selecting a solution include: • Is the solution hosted in a reliable service such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS)? • Is the solution inherently geospatial – is it knowledgeable regarding mapping data layers, provides backdrop information and contains simple geospatial tools such as measurement? • Does the solution allow time sliced segmentation of data and easy access to site information by date? • Is the solution free of data collection vendor lock-in? That is, can I store mapping and volumetric data in the system regardless of who or how it was collected? • Does the system allow me to easily partition work as our needs change? For example, can one vendor post raw data, another vendor access those data for processing while I access results? • Does the solution easily scale to handle multiple mapping sites and time slices? • Are data easily downloadable for use in our other software applications? • Can a third party, independent company, use the system for audit surveys? • What are the data rights for information hosted/managed in the solution? AirGon GeoCue Group AirGon LLC www.AirGon.com