mineMARKUP provides significant advantages
over other systems in the areas of safety, efficiency and integration.
Safety
Entire history of operation can be made available on the PC, including
voids, aquifers, electrical infrastructure or any other hazard.
System can be configured to define a Safe Working Sphere (SWS) where any
hazards. within a set distance of the operator will be automatically
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Efficiency
Accurate pickup of each round, and markup of next cut, can easily be
completed by a single operator.
Minimizes survey interruption to the mining cycle.
Keeps mining on-line, reducing over-break and re-work.
Void capture information can be viewed on-location and data cleaned
while on the job - no time-consuming post processing or returning to the
site to retake data.
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Systems Integration
Links seamlessly to other mining systems. Keeps your plans updated with
the latest designs, geology and other spatial information from external
sources.
Automatically synchronizes new survey data into the master system when
reconnecting to the network.
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Departmental
Integration
Inbuilt workflow and simple setup enables non-surveyors to use the
system to locate themselves underground and record spatial information.
This can include mapping geological features, locating cable bolt
positions, recording equipment locations such as vent fans or jumbo
boxes, and many other tasks.
All data across mining technical departments is available on a single
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Modules
The mineMARKUP suite
consists of three modules with functionality aligned to specific tasks; Survey,
Markup and Void Capture
Survey
The Survey module includes all of the basic functionality that surveyors need for their daily survey tasks. Using this module, surveyors can:

Setup under a station or using resection
Add new stations
Capture floor and back elevation
Check wall toping (drift outlines)
Add smoke marks
Use grade plugs
Capture miscellaneous shots
Many advanced features have also been added, which significantly reduce surveying time:

Automatic target recognition to prisms – point the instrument in the approximate direction of a prism and mineMARKUP adjusts to point exactly to the center of the prism.
Real-time coordinate tracking – move the instrument laser pointer along a wall and see a position marker move dynamically in the drawing.
Benchmark tracking – shoot a reference point, move the laser pointer, and see the 2D/3D distance, azimuth, and grade from the first reference point.
Borehole azimuth and dip capture – shoot two points on a bar in the collar of a borehole, and see the azimuth and dip plotted in the drawing.
Results display – drawings are updated in the field and the results can immediately be shown to crews.
Markup
The Markup module is designed to be used by miners for quick and easy pickup and markup of each development round, using the following steps:
Setup the instrument approximately one round back from the face.
Backsight on two wall mounted prism stations.
"Trace" the outline of the face, using the instrument laser. The face trace points are saved as a polyline in the drawing.
Using a spray-pole, paint a line as the instrument points to locations along the crank line (azimuth line on the back).
Paint another line, as the instrument points to locations along the grade line.
At the end of the shift, copy the drawing to the network.
Void Capture
With the
Void Capture module miners, surveyors and engineers can:

Perform 3D drift or stope surveys using the same instrument that is used for regular surveying
Extend the total station into a stope using a boom
Use three back-sight points to compensate for the instrument being off-level
Define the scan area and shot spacing ensuring that the instrument rotates automatically to scan the area specified
View the 3D scan immediately on the Tablet PC
Hardware
The hardware required for a mineMARKUP
installation includes a Leica total station, wall prisms and tablet PC.
Brochure
The mineMARKUP brochure can be viewed here.