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Surface and Drillhole Mapping System
for ESRIs ArcGIS Software
TUTORIAL
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The software described in this manual is furnished under license and may
only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license.
Manual release date: 9/16/2010.
Written by, Nancy Whitehead. Please send comments or questions to
info@geosoft.com
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Database Tools
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Easy data sharing and user-friendly wizards enable you to import or export data
using industry-standard data formats, including ASCII, ODBC, LAS, acQuire,
ArcGIS, Microstation, Surpac, and Datamine files.
Rapid processing and analysis of high volume surface and drillhole data
Timely and accurate generation of drillhole plans and sections
Simplified visualization and analysis of drillhole and borehole data using the
subsurface 3D viewer
Efficient production of high quality maps for interpretation and target definition
Effective exploration project generation and management
Drillhole plans and sections: Easily create and recreate drillhole sections and
plans in minutes, using dialogs with sensible default settings. Routinely visualize
thousands of drillholes at a time.
Powerful data processing: Target includes Geosofts Oasis montaj powerful
processing engine for working with large volume spatial data. It provides
industry-standard technology for processing large volumes of exploration data for
target generation.
Dynamic data linking: Analyze and interrogate your drillhole data in real time
via dynamically linked sections, plans and database views.
3D drillhole visualization: Interactive tab dialogs make it easy to create and
customize 3D views of grids and profile data. View borehole traces and grid data
from different angles in 3 dimensions to spot the relationship between surface and
sub-surface features. Display multiple grids horizontal grids stacked vertically, in
3D space. Zoom, pan and rotate objects in the 3D environment, using an
interactive 3D dialog. Print and export 3D views to include them in your reports
Voxels and other 3D enhancements: A "Voxel" is another word for a 3dimensional grid, and is created using Geosofts 3D Kriging gridding method.. A
Voxels menu is provided on the Target Drillhole toolbar and provides the tools
for creating, displaying, processing, manipulating, and converting Voxels (3D
grids). Other 3D enhancements include, support for some of the common mine
planning formats including, Surpac DTM and Datamine Wireframe models and
the ability to use vertical (and horizontal) exaggeration in 3D views.
3D Geology tools: Fence Diagrams enables you to create professional fence
diagrams quickly, based on selected drillholes. Fence diagrams are especially
useful when comparing down hole geology from a limited number of holes. Fense
diagrams are displayed in real world coordinates. 3D Geology Surfaces enables
you to create elevation grids to represent top or bottom surface of a lithology unit
based on a lithology channel in a Geosoft Drillhole database. You can create a
geology surface grid from any geologic attribute, such as rock type, alteration, or
mineralization. 3D Lithology Gridding enables you to create a 3D lithology model
based on drillhole data. A geology 3D model can be created from any geologic
attribute, such as rock type, alteration, or mineralization. Display only the rock
unit of interest.
Surface mapping: Utilizing function rich gridding routines, grids and contour
maps can be created using point sample datasets (eg. streams, soils, rocks,
geophysical data) from a variety of raw data sources (ASCII, Excel, Access, and
acQuire). Easy-to-use design wizards simplify the creation of grids and contours.
Surface and Drillhole data Integration: Combine drillhole data with all other
surface data and information to create detailed, integrated surface and subsurface
maps.
Strip Log and Compositing: Create scaled graphical strip log display of selected
holes or the entire drillhole project with Targets strip log feature. Utilize up to 32
graphical fields to display down hole data. Using the Strip Log feature, geologists
can better manage and visualize their drill projects, from initial planning to the
Geosoft setup including, default settings, licensing, database window display, and
the Seeker tool for locating and retrieving spatial data.
Surficial gridding (minimum curvature and kriging) and contouring.
Drillhole project definition and editing.
Data import and export. Quickly import collar, survey, and hole assay data, in
both numeric and text formats, via Excel, ASCII and OBDC-compliant database
wizards.
Optional manual data entry and editing of individual drillholes.
Rock code table selection and editing.
Hole selection. Select all holes, no holes, select by name, by list, use the
interactive drillhole selection tool, or use a saved configuration.
Plan plotting. Use intelligent defaults for automatic plotting or customize settings.
Section plotting (and stacked section plotting). Intelligent defaults can be used for
automatic plotting or you can set your own customized settings.
Striplog plotting, including full data legend, outputted to shapefiles or Geosoft
map layers.
Target 3D mapping including creating and displaying 3D Voxel (3D grid)
Integration of other surface and subsurface data.
This tutorial uses sample data provided on the Target for ArcGIS CD ROM. Before
you begin, save the files to a working directory, such as D:\Tutorial.
you are using. If you are installing on Windows NT, you must install while logged in
as Administrator.
Once you have successfully installed this program you can begin working with
Geosofts Target for ArcGIS software application.
I NSTALLING T ARGET
FOR
A RC GIS
1. Insert the Extensions for ArcGIS DVD into your DVD drive. The Install Wizard
Setup dialog is displayed and tells you that the system is preparing the
installation.
2. When ready, the program displays the Geosoft Extensions for ArcGIS Install
Wizard Welcome screen. To continue, follow the directions on the screens that
appear.
3. When the "Installation is complete" message appears, click [Finish]. The
Extensions for ArcGIS software has been installed on your computer.
Note:
To install the latest version of the Target for ArcGIS tutorial and data
files visit, www.geosoft.com/resources/tutorials/ and download Target for
ArcGIS Tutorial and Data. Save these files to a working directory, such
as D:\Tutorial.
THE
T ARGET
FOR
A RC GIS TOOLBARS :
1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the Customize menu, select Toolbars and then select (
) the Geosoft
).
3. Repeat Step 2 above to display the Geosoft Database, Target Surface and Target
Drillhole toolbars.
menu area (top, bottom or sides) by dragging each toolbar and dropping them at
the desired location.
5. For more detailed information about the Target for ArcGIS toolbars, see
Appendix 4: Target for ArcGIS Toolbars (page 98).
Regular upgrades and fixes. We release multiple upgrades a year (with interim
patches when possible). You can only access these with a valid license key.
Transfer license from office to home computer without re-installing all software
Add new products to your license instantly
Easy to manage "1 user - 1 license" model
Reduces costs by eliminating unauthorized use
Rent modules for specific time periods
Add extra extra services and products when required.
It may take some time to get used to the system and there are some restrictions that
apply:
Licenses are keyed to individual PCs. Therefore; you must park your license to
switch computers
Must park license before changing Operating System (for a new hard drive, for
example)
Note:
If you have any problems with your license please contact your local
Geosoft Technical Support representative
www.geosoft.com/contact/index.asp.
2. In the "License Key" box, enter your 8-digit alphanumeric license key (provided
with your CD-ROM) and click the [Internet] button. Geosofts license server will
retrieve your license from our Internet server and download it to your computer.
3. When the license has been successfully installed all of the software you are
licensed for will now be accessible to you.
Note:
The Target for ArcGIS License can also be installed directly from the
Windows Start menu (i.e. on the Start menu, select
Programs|Geosoft|Target for ArcGIS|License|Setup. The Geosoft License
Manager will be displayed. Enter your 8-digit License Key and click the
[Internet] button. Your license will be retrieved from the Geosoft license
server and downloaded to your computer.
Install License Installs your License, using your license key, from the Geosoft
license server (page 11)
Show computer ID Displays your computer ID which is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies your computer and is used to link your Geosoft
License to your computer. The Computer ID is also used to transfer your License
to another computer (page 12)
View License Displays your License information which you can view at any
time to see what applications or tools you are licensed for (page 12).
Update License Updates your License (i.e. access additional extensions or addon tools) by first contacting your local Geosoft representative and then simply
connecting to the Geosoft license server (page 12).
Park License Parks (moves) your License onto the Geosoft license server,
enabling it to be retrieved later (page 12).
Transfer License Transfers License from one computer to another (e.g. from
your desktop to a laptop or visa-versa), using the Computer ID (page 13).
Lock License Locks License on the current computer (page 14).
Unlock License Unlocks License from the computer using the License key
(page 14).
T O S HOW
YOUR
C OMPUTER ID:
1. On the Geosoft Setup menu, select License|Show Computer ID. The Geosoft
YOUR
L ICENSE :
YOUR
L ICENSE :
add-on tools.
2. Connect to the Internet.
3. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License|Update License. Your License is
updated with the new licensed products.
TO
G EOSOFT
LICENSE SERVER :
3. This is a warning message that tells you that parking a license places your license
If you do not have access to the Internet, your License can be transferred in
a file using the Transfer License process.
T O T RANSFER
YOUR
L ICENSE :
1. Open ArcMap and display the Geosoft Extensions Setup and DAP toolbar on
Target for ArcGIS must be installed on the target computer to retrieve the
Computer ID, which can be viewed from the Start menu by selecting
Programs|Geosoft|Target for ArcGIS|License|View computer ID.
directory.
5. Move this file via media (diskette, CD, USB drive) or network to the target
computer.
6. Using Explorer locate the file (OasisMontaj_Transfer.geosoft_license) on the
target computer, right-click and from the popup menu, select Install License. Your
licensed products will be installed.
If you have access to the Internet, Parking your License (page 12) is the
quickest and easiest method of moving your License.
T O L OCK
YOUR
L ICENSE :
YOUR E L ICENSE :
G EOSOFT M AP :
1. On the Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker toolbar, click the Import Geosoft
Map icon (
2. Use the [Browse] button to locate the Geosoft Input map file (*.map) to add.
3. Then, from the Fit current document to input map? dropdown list, select Yes or
No, for the map display option that best suits your data.
4. Click the [OK] button and your Geosoft Map is imported into your current
ArcMap MxD file.
Seeker
The Geosoft Seeker tool was designed to retrieve spatial data stored on global and
corporate spatial servers Geosoft DAP servers, USGS servers, from the many WMS
and ArcIMS Image servers currently available, as well as retrieve data from the Web
and locally from your desktop, using Geosoft's Desktop Cataloger. For more
information about Desktop Cataloger, visit
http://www.geosoft.com/pinfo/free/desktop-cataloger.asp
Seeker replaces our two 'Find Data' options with a workflow-driven design. Seeker's
design combines capabilities and concepts from DAP Find Data and Dapple
interfaces to create a straightforward 3-step workflow. Search criteria, including
Structured Metadata Queries, are used to refine the result set and provide access to
relevant metadata. The search results are easy to review, and selected datasets are
simple to retrieve and use in your local mapping environment.
From the Seek Data menu, select Seeker to deploy the new Seeker tool, designed to
simplify your data search and retrieval process with 3 easy steps:
1 Search using easy to advanced search tools, locate the data you are seeking
2 View Results view metadata, quick thumbnail views or full preview map
3 Download Cart Selections download directly into open map or project
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D OWNLOAD
S PATIAL D ATASET :
1. On the Seek Data menu, select Seeker. The Search step on the Seeker tool will be
displayed. If the area of interest (AOI) displayed in the Interactive Map window is
not the same as your open map, click the Update Area of Interest from Open Map
( ) button from the Navigational tools bar. To narrow the search to a specific
region or data type, you can specify a text string in the <type text search criteria>
text box, and press <Enter>.
Note:
You can also select the Advanced tab and use the Structured Metadata
Query tools to refine your search parameters. For more information, click
the
button on the Seeker tool.
2. The Results step is opened, displaying your default DAP server search results.
You can view other data source results by clicking the data source on the Server
Manager Menu. The data results are also available in three views (Tree, List and
Thumbnail). When viewing the results in tree or list view, if you hover your
cursor over the data icons (e.g. , , ) a popup thumbnail image with a View
Metadata link will be displayed. Using the check box, select ( ) the dataset file
name and click the Preview Map tab. The selected datasets will be displayed in
the preview map window. When you are satisfied with your data selections, click
the Cart step.
3. The Cart step enables you to select a dataset for download, and to display a
selected dataset in the globe data explorer, Dapple. To specify download options,
click the Options tab. This tab enables you to specify download options for all the
datasets and for individual datasets. When you are satisfied with the download
settings, click [Retrieve] and the selected datasets will be downloaded directly to
you open map. Click the Close
button to close the Seeker tool.
For more information click the
button on the Seeker tool.
These windows offer a direct interface to your data and enable you to perform a
variety of tasks, including:
Spreadsheet Window
The data visible in the Spreadsheet window represents only some of the column
(channel). This differs from a conventional spreadsheet program, in that what you
see on the screen is the data. The Spreadsheet window only displays those parts of
the data that you choose to display.
In general, you may have as many lines and channel in your database as you require
(i.e. there is no limit). You are also free to display the columns in any order or remove
them from the window whenever you like.
Profile Window
The data profile view is your "graphical window" to the Geosoft database. You can
display profiles of one or more variables in your database simply by selecting the
channel, right clicking and from the popup menu select Show Profile.
The profile appears directly below its corresponding database in a profile window.
You can have up to five "panes" with 32 variables in each window.
Profile windows are linked dynamically to their corresponding database. When you
select a value or range of values in either the database or profile window respectively,
they are also highlighted in the other window. Right click inside the profile window
to view the Profile menu.
Database Tools
The following database short-cut tools are available to assist in navigating through the
Geosoft database.
Show/Hide Geosoft Database Window
Use this button to Show/Hide the Geosoft Database Window.
Open Geosoft database
Use this button to open a previously defined Geosoft database.
Commit Geosoft database changes
Use this command to commit changes in the current Geosoft
database.
Discard Geosoft database changes
Use this command to discard changes in the current Geosoft
As well as these short-cut tools, there are also a number of database tools available on
the Geosoft Data menu, for more information see page 99.
For more information on these or any Target for ArcGIS options, click the [Help]
button on the dialog of interest, or select Help|Help Topics from any of the Geosoft
toolbars.
The Minimum curvature gridding algorithm generates a grid file (*.grd) and grid
report file (rangrid.log).
Adding Data and Assigning a Projection
Target for ArcGIS enables you to grid shape files, event layers and table files.
However, in order for the resulting grid to have a projection, you must grid either a
shape file or an Event layer that already has a projection assigned to it. The grid will
adopt the projection of the source data. ArcMap will not let you assign a projection to
a table, so any grid created from an XY data table, i.e. not an Event theme or shape
file, will not have a projection assigned to it.
AND
A SSIGN
P ROJECTION :
1. Open ArcMap. On the File menu, select Add Data|Add XY Data. The Add XY
XY Data dialog. Click the [OK] button to add the XY Event data
(surface_geochemistry.csv Events) to the layer.
Note:
(surface_geochemistry.csv Events), right click and from the popup menu, select
Data|Export Data. The Export Data dialog is displayed.
7. Specify the export parameters to save the layer as a shape file (feature class) in
9. This dialog asks if you would like to add the exported data to the map as a layer.
1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Geosoft Minimum Curvature Gridding
Tool button (
4. Using the Attribute to grid dropdown lists, select (Au). In the Name of new grid
file box, specify (Au_surface). The Grid cell size can be left to the intelligent
default value. Click the [Help] button for more information on Grid cell size or
any other Minimum Curvature Gridding parameter.
intelligent defaults, click the [OK] button. The data will be gridded, saved in your
working directory and displayed in the data frame.
Plotting Contours
Contours refer to the lines drawn at specified intervals or multiples of intervals on
your map based on a gridded dataset. After you create a grid, you may want to
contour your data and display these contours on your map. In Target for ArcGIS,
contouring is specially designed to handle the very large dynamic data ranges that
characterize spatial data sets.
T O C REATE
C ONTOUR P LOT
2. Using the [Browse] button, locate the Input grid file (Au_surface.grd).
3. Using the Output Type dropdown list, select (shape file) and then suing the
Contouring option dropdown list, select (multiples of levels). Then you can
specify the Interval level(s) starting with the smallest level at the top (Note that,
you can also leave the levels to the intelligent defaults).
4. Click the [Options] button and set the parameters as required and click the [OK]
button to return to the Create a contour plot of a grid dialog.
5. Click the [Line Styles] button and set the line style parameters as required,
clicking the [Next>] button as required. Then click the [Finish] button to return to
the Create a contour plot of a grid dialog.
displayed.
7. Save the shape file as (Au_contour.shp). The contour shape file will be created,
The drillhole system uses a special window within ArcMap to create and
view Geosofts unique three-dimensional databases. The Geosoft Database
Window is specifically designed to enable users to access their drillhole
data using organized and self-contained spreadsheet tab windows.
THE
GDB W INDOW :
2. As we have not imported drillhole data into the project the window displays the
Note:
When the Target for ArcGIS system is used, it scans the open project for
all the databases currently loaded in the project to see which data is
available. If you close one of the project databases, it will not be visible to
the system and will not be used when processing your data. While working
with a Target for ArcGIS project, if you wish to hide one of the
databases, minimize it instead of closing it in order that Target for
ArcGIS can continue to access it.
D RILLHOLE P ROJECT :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Target Project|New project. The Drillhole
2. Specify a New project name as (Prospect). The current default project directory is
displayed in the Project Directory box. If this is incorrect, click the [Directory]
button to specify the correct working project directory (i.e. D:\Tutorial\).
3. You can specify the Maximum holes as (1000) and you can leave the Maximum
data fields per dataset to the default value of (100). We recommend that you
specify a number that is representative of the final estimated project size. This
strategy ensures that you have enough space available in your project while not
consuming excessive storage space.
4. Click the [OK] button. The collar database with the project name that you
specified is created and displayed in the Geosoft Database Window.
Importing Data
The Drill Hole Import Wizard guides you through the import process, and
automatically displays your data in a Spreadsheet window. The spreadsheet window
is similar to Excel in appearance with specialized Earth Science capabilities,
including built-in data manipulation tools.
The purpose of this tutorial is to help you become aware of the key components and
capabilities of the Target for ArcGIS import process to prepare you for plotting your
results in plan and section maps. In this exercise, you will be importing collar, survey,
geochemical assay, and geology data.
U PDATED ODBC I MPORT T OOLS
A new filtering capability has been added to our ODBC tools, for both accessing
surface and drillhole databases. Now you can access just the data that you need
without the requirement for SQL query knowledge, both for our regular Geosoft
GDBs, and for our Drillhole projects. This new capability will also enable you to
connect to other drillhole databases such as DataShed and Century systems.
Current X and Y Channels
The Target for ArcGIS system has implemented current" X and Y (and Z)
channels. This feature enables users to select the channels that they would like to use
as the current X and Y (and Z) channels (for example, East, North, and Relative
Level).
Markers have been added to the channel header to indicate which channels are
currently defined to be the "current" X, Y (and Z) channels. The markers are little
rectangles on the right side of the header cell, and contain "x", "y" (or "z") in reversed
display (like the triangle protection symbol on the left). The "z" will be used in
Target for ArcGIS databases, where DH_EAST = "x", DH_NORTH = "y" and
DH_RL = "z".
From to Data From-To data is data acquired over specified depth intervals
down the hole; for example, at a 1 m interval with a measurement starting at 0 m
and extending to 139 m. In this tutorial, we will import two types of From-To
data: a geochemical assay dataset and a geological rock codes dataset.
The Target for ArcGIS system automatically detects the type of data that is being
imported, which can be any of the above.
There are two ways to define drillholes and add data to your project in Target for
ArcGIS:
In this part of the tutorial, we will work through the import process of collar, survey,
assays and geology data from CSV files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Target for ArcGIS handles each of these situations.
Importing Data
The Target for ArcGIS system enables the import of data stored in CSV/text or
XLS/database data format.
In this section, we will work through the import process of collar, survey, assays and
geology data from CSV format files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Target for ArcGIS handles each of these situations.
Importing Collar Data
When entering data in Target for ArcGIS, you must start with collar data. The
system creates a unique collar database that you can use to view all drillholes in the
project at a glance. You can also plot an initial plan map showing all holes for review
purposes. A collar file must exist before survey or assay data can be imported, and
before plans and sections can be created.
3. The system has determined that the Data Input format is ASCII Data and has
intuitively predicted that the Types of Data to import is Hole Collar Data.
Tip:
The Target for ArcGIS Drill Hole Import Wizard enables you to easily
import data from any ASCII spreadsheet or data file. The Import Wizard
supports both Delimited and Fixed Field ASCII files. The Import Wizard also
imports Microsoft Excel Comma Seperated Value (CSV), Comma
Delimited, White Space Delimited and Tab Delimited data files. The
window at the bottom of the dialog box shows the file that is being imported.
For more information about the Drill Hole Import Wizard settings click the
[Help] button on the individual Wizard dialog boxes.
4. Use the horizontal scroll bar to see all of the fields in the file or simply click the
[Next>] button. The system displays the second dialog in the Drill Hole Import
Wizard.
5. In this case, the system has determined that the File Type containing the data is
8. Specify the Column delimiters as Microsoft Excel CSV for the type of character
used to separate the column text. In this case, the system displays the data in
columns by drawing lines in the preview window indicating the way in which it is
preparing to import your data.
10. The Import Wizard has scanned your data and determined the type of data with
which you are working (i.e. Channel Type). It is always good practice to review
your data to ensure that the wizard has selected the correct columns. The
Parameters area in the dialog box shows the name and type of data of the column
highlighted in the preview window.
Note:
The Data Type of Database Fields that contain alphanumeric data (for
example, sample numbers, rock codes etc.) must be classified as String.
11. Click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data (Collar.csv) and displays
it in the spreadsheet window. (Note: Ensure the Show Geosoft Database Window
button ( ) is selected, to display the imported data).
12. At this point, we recommend that you examine the database carefully. Start by
confirming that all columns of data in the original CSV file are present in the
database.
Note:
If you have problems with your data file, the system will attempt to open
an ASCII file (dhimp_collar.log) and display a list of warnings or errors.
If you have not yet configured a text editor in your system, you may be
prompted for one. In this case, search your system for your text editor (i.e.
Notepad), which can be located in the Windows directory.
Depth
Azimuth
Dip
Hole
Depth
Easting
Northing
Elevation
Before importing data, you must make sure that you have all fields as shown in one of
these configurations (i.e. these fields are required on import).
By convention:
Depth is the distance measured into the hole from the collar, increasing from zero.
Azimuth is in degrees, increasing positively in a clockwise sense from North (i.e.
N is 0 degrees, E is 90 degrees).
Depth, Easting, Northing and Elevation are in the same units as default units set in
Data|Set Projection dialog. To change the units, click the [Modify] button.
T O I MPORT S URVEY D ATA:
1. On the Data menu, select Import|Text file. The Drill Hole Ascii Import Wizard
dialog is displayed.
3. Continue clicking the [Next>] button and work your way through the remaining
three dialog boxes. Watch the sequence of screens and note the differences from
the Collar Import procedure.
4. In the final dialog box click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data
(Survey.csv) and displays it in the spreadsheet window.
Importing Geochemical Assay Data
Geochemical assay data are typically acquired by obtaining core or rotary drill
samples over specific depth ranges (From-To ranges) and sending samples to an assay
laboratory. Numerical results are typically returned from the laboratory in electronic
format and can be imported quickly into the system. Before import, you must make
sure that your data files contain the following information HOLE ID, FROM, TO
and a series of ASSAY results.
Note that, the Length Weighted Mean calculations have been added to the Statistics
tools. By highlighting a selected section of your drillhole database (To-From
database), you can view the calculated Length and Length Weighted Mean values on
the Stats Report dialog. This makes it easy to quickly find out the length of several
irregularly spaced samples as well as the length weighted mean assay value.
T O I MPORT G EOCHEMICAL D ATA:
1. On the Data menu, select Import|Text file. The Drill Hole Ascii Import Wizard
dialog is displayed.
4. Continue clicking the [Next>] button while watching the sequence of dialog
When importing Assay data all elements are assigned the Class Assay
(Channel Type). Standards and Duplicates are also identified, enabling
Chimera Geochemistry users to extract the information using the normal
Chimera tools.
5. Before the import is complete, the system displays a fifth dialog box. The purpose
of this dialog box is to enable you to specify a unique name or description for
your data. The name chosen will be appended to the corresponding holes in the
database for easier access and recognition of your data.
6. Specify a Data Name for this data and click the [Finish] button. The system
more results can always be added later just as easily with the Import Wizard.
Saving your Databases
It is always a good habit to save changes you make to your databases, including new
databases.
T O S AVE
YOUR
D ATABASES :
1. Select the database you want to save, by selecting the Database Tab (as shown
below).
changes. Note that, you can also select the short-cut button (
Changes dialog is displayed.
). The Save
3. Click the [Yes] button and the database will be saved to your working directory.
4. Repeat this process until all databases have been saved. Note that you can use the
THE
QA/QC
TEST :
1. On the Data menu, select QA/QC. The Drill Hole - QAQC tools dialog is
displayed.
2. From the Data Type to QAQC dropdown list, select the data type you want to
perform the QA/QC test on. The using the Hole selection dropdown list, select the
holes to perform the tests on. To see the list of options that the select data type
will use for testing, click the [Options] button. In this case, the QA/QC Collar
data options dialog is displayed.
3. Once you have modified your test options, click the [<Back] button to return to
5. Click the [OK] button to close the Drill hole QA/QC dialog.
Note:
If you run this test on a data type that you do not have in your current
project, for example in this case Easting-Northing survey you will be
prompted with the Drill hole QA/QC dialog telling you No East-North
survey data exists in this Target for ArcGIS project and, if you run this
test on a data type that has some errors the data log file will be displayed in
your project, displaying the problem samples.
Composite Databases
The Composite Database option enables you to create a composite database from an
input From-To assay database. Using this option you can select the Interval selection
as (Significant Intersections), identifying drill core intervals that have significant
assays based on minimum cut-off length and grade. This is useful for highlighting
successful drilling results visually within sections, maps or 3D views, and is
exportable as a tabular report.
Shape Files
The Shape file output enables the user to create Shape files (SHP) for Plan, Section
and Strip Log plots. Shape files are created for a variety of the plotted features,
including the following:
Hole Traces
Collars
Bottoms
Crossing Points
Depths
Pierce Points
Bar Plots
Posted Text
Posted Values
Numeric Bands
Text Bands
Rock Code Bands
Each of these SHP files includes database (DBF) files populated with attribute
information related to the plotted feature. Some of the features noted above create
more than one SHP file; for instance topography is output both as a series of point
features along the section line, which can be interrogated to determine the local
elevation, and as a single line feature, which can be more easily attributed to user
tastes for plotting.
Shape files can be loaded automatically into the current data frame, or manually input
by the user using the regular import tools in ArcMap. When imported to the same
data frame as corresponding Geosoft Map Layer plan, section or strip log, the shape
files overlay the map precisely and provide an instant GIS style interrogation of the
Geosoft Map Layer features. [Note: This is not true for sections with vertical
exaggerations not equal to 1 the transformations required to display these Geosoft
Map Layers also prevents the correct implementation of data linking.]
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The Target for ArcGIS plotting tools provides two types of output, ready-to-print
maps and Shape files. Users can select to plot a Geosoft Map Layer, Shape File, or
both at the same time (at least one must be selected). Users are also provided with the
option of loading Plan maps and Section plots to a single data frame or to separate
data frames.
Quick Map - Load to separate data frames
For Plan Maps, the following frame names are created, depending on the trace type
selected under the Hole Traces tab.
PlanC Collars only
PlanT Full hole traces
PlanRLZP Pierce point plots at level RL, e.g. Plan-20ZP is a pierce plot at a
relative level -20.
PlanRLZC Collars in a horizontal slice centred at level RL; e.g. Plan-20C.
PlanRLZT Hole traces in a horizontal slice centred at level RL; e.g. Plan-20T.
Levels are rounded to the nearest integer value.
The same names are used to create the layers, with the optional addition of the Layer
Name Tag, so a collars plot with the T1 tag would produce the following frame and
layer:
The following example shows the difference between selecting Load to current data
frame and Load to separate data frames. A series of 4 pierce-point plots are
produced, at elevations from -30 to 0. The layer tag T1 is used.
Loading to separate frames:
Section plots are handled in an analogous manner. Section frames and layers are
named based on the section reference location, at the section centre. The first letter is
always S, for Section. North-South sections are named using the local easting (e.g.
S12000E, while East-West sections are named using the local northing (e.g. S9200N).
Angled sections use either the local northing or easting, depending on which is more
perpendicular to the section azimuth. Locations are rounded to the nearest integer
value. Layers can be created in the current frame, or in individual frames as
demonstrated above for plan maps. Section layers can also include Name Tags.
Note that care must be taken not to load a section to an existing plan data frame, or
vice-versa, because the coordinates are incompatible.
Quick Map - Load to a Single Layer
When Geosoft Map Layers are loaded to a single layer the subsidiary views within
the map are re-projected into the master view. For example, if a section is created
with a top plan, profiles and legend, the top plan portion, the individual data profiles
and the legend are all re-projected and merged into the section view. This means that
the coordinates one gets when placing the cursor over the plan portion are actually
still the section coordinates, and data linking is not possible between the plan plot and
data, just between the section and the data. The same can be said for the plan map
plots. All subsidiary views (e.g. top section, legend) are merged into the plan view.
Loading Geosoft Map Layers and Shape Files at the same time
When you create multiple sections or plans, and shape files at the same time, and
when you check the Shape Files box to Load to current data frame, the shape files
are automatically loaded to the correct data frame:
The Shape file lines, symbols and patterns plot on top of the Geosoft Map Layer
layers.
Because of the nature of the frames created for Geosoft Map Layers, if you choose to
Auto-load the shape files without also creating the Geosoft Map Layers, the one
frame per section rule is not followed, and all the shape files will be placed into the
same, current data frame.
In other words, if you want to get Shape files from multiple sections to go into
individual data frames, you must also have the Geosoft Map Layer box selected.
Frame/Layer Control for Stacked Sections
There is no Shape file output for the Stacked Section Plot.
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2. Select the initial plotting extents for the plan map (Use default/previous
If you select Define extents using rectangle tool, you will notice that the
cursor changes as you move over the data frame window (
tool, select the area of interest.
), using this
4. In the Frame/Layer Name Tag box, specify (Prospect). Select the Geosoft Map
Layer check box. Note that at least one data output (Geosoft Map Layer or Shape
File Output) must be checked. Then, select the Load to current data frame radio
button.
5. The Plan Map Parameters dialog includes intelligent defaults that enable quick
plan map creation. You can accept the remaining defaults, and click the [OK]
button. The PlanC_Prospect map is displayed in your Table of Contents and your
Data frame. For more information on the Plan Map Parameters click the [Help]
button on the individual tab dialogs.
For organizational purposes you may want to specify the Layer Name Tag
the same as the "Project" name. The following naming conventions are
used for plan maps. In the following examples, the second example is the
map name with the optional tag "_tag".
Collar Maps: "PlanC.map" or "PlanC_tag.map"
Pierce Point Maps: "P1000ZP.map" or "P1000ZP_tag.map". The reference
elevation appears in the map name.
Full Trace Maps: "PlanT.map" or "PlanT_tag.map".
If the map already exists (but is not displayed), you are asked whether to
overwrite it.
6. To zoom in on your Data Frame, on the ArcMap View menu, select Zoom Data
and then select Fixed Zoom In (or the appropriate menu item to view your data).
Data Integration
The ability to quickly and easily integrate multi-disciplinary data into your plan (and
section) maps is one of the advanced visualization capabilities of the Target for
ArcGIS system. For example, you may have a magnetic grid supplied by a
Geophysicist, or a topography grid that you want to place on your plan view for
comparison with your drillholes.
Displaying a Grid
In this exercise, you will be working with the previously created grid
(Au_surface.grd) and a topography grid file (topo.grd) and a magnetic grid file
(mag.grd).
T O D ISPLAY
G RID :
1. In the Table of Contents window select (check) the Au surface grid previously
Note:
To zoom in and out on your data frame on the View menu, select Zoom
data and then select the zoom option necessary to view your data.
ON A
M AP :
1. In the Table of Contents window clear the topography grid (topo.grd) and the
magnetic grid (mag.grd) check boxes. The topography and magnetic grids are
removed from the Data frame.
Selecting Holes
A key requirement for the geologists and geochemists that are evaluating and
presenting drillhole data is the ability to select various combinations of drillholes for
optimal visualization and plotting. The Target for ArcGIS system provides a
comprehensive set of options for performing this task. The basic methods of hole
selections are listed below.
Selecting (or Deselecting) All Holes: Enables quick development of master plan
maps or resetting of drillholes prior to making new selections.
Selecting Holes by Name (or Name Mask): Enables batch selection of multiple
holes with systematic drillhole identifiers. Requires standard drillhole naming
scheme for identifying related holes. For information on Name Mask parameters,
click the [Help] button on the Select holes by name dialog.
Selecting Holes by List: Enables custom selection of single or multiple holes via
a list of all the holes in the database. Requires pre-existing knowledge of holes.
Selecting Holes by Collar Table Data: Enables users to select holes based on
values in a channel in the collar table.
Selecting Holes using Shape File: Enables users to select holes based on an area
described in a polygon shape file.
Selecting Holes by Selection Tool (Area): Enables rapid visual selection of
single or multiple holes by using a polygon defining tool to select holes along
regular or irregular sections, on a plan map. Useful for quick evaluation of project
data.
In addition, the system also enables you to select data by code and ranges (using mask
channels) and save and load your selections.
Select Data by Code: Enables you to create or update a mask channel based
on values matched from any channel.
Select Data by Range: Enables you to set the mask channel depending on
whether values in a specified channel are within a specified range.
Reset Mask Channel: Enables you to initialize or re-initialize the mask
channel value, or to create a new mask channel.
Save and/or Load Selections: Enables you to save the current hole selections,
or load previous hole selections from a selection file (*.sel).
Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool
In this exercise, you will be selecting holes by area using the Hole Selection Tool.
The Hole Selection Tool enables interactive selection of single or multiple holes
using a dialog that displays a plan view of the drillhole survey area. This tool
enables you to view all holes, selected holes and holes including full traces
or labels.
T O S ELECT H OLES
USING THE
2. Using this tool you can select All holes, Selected holes and holes that include
), the
),
( ).
5. For this tutorial we will select the 19 drillholes in the centre of the survey area
along 124000N (AXE001, AXE003, AXE005, AXE007, AXE009, SKC238,
SKC239, SKC247, SKC251, SKC254, SKC268, SKR016, SKR017, SKR018,
SKR019, SKR020, SKR021, SKR022, SKR023).
6. To do this, first deselect all holes by clicking the [Select None] button. Then set
the Selection Mode to (Select) and using the Select/Deselect using rectangle tool
select the drillholes as shown in the image below.
7. When finished click the [OK] button and 19 drillholes in the centre of the survey
SELECTED
D RILLHOLES :
1. On the Selection menu, select From list. The Select Holes from List tool is
displayed.
2. Using this tool you can scroll down through the list of drill holes in the Selected
and Not Selected lists to verify that the correct holes have been selected.
3. Using the arrow button select or deselect additional drillholes as needed.
4. Click [OK] to exit the dialog.
Plan map window containing collar locations and magnetic data grid
Profile window containing Au assay data profile
T O C REATE
S ECTION P LOT :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, click the Generate Target Section plot icon (
2. Select the initial plotting extents for the section plot (Use default/previous
If you select Define E-W (N-S or Angled) section on active data frame, you
will notice that the Number of Selections box is enabled. Specify the
number of section plots to create (each section will be plotted to a separate
map). You will also notice that your cursor changes as you move over the
Data frame (E-W {
}, N-S
select the area of interest.
or Angled
output, Geosoft Map Layer, Shape File Output or both (but at least one must be
checked). For this tutorial check both (Geosoft Map Layer and Shape File
Output).
4. For organizational purposes you may want to specify the Layer Name Tag and the
6. Select Section Azimuth as (E-W) and click the [Default] button to set the
select the Plot topography check box to enable the topography parameters.
8. Click the [Browse] button and the Select File Type dialog will be displayed.
9. Select the file type as (Gridded topography (GRD, DEM)) and click the [OK]
button to continue. The Select topography grid dialog is displayed. Select the grid
file to use to calculate the topographic profile across the section as (topo.grd).
11. Use this tool to define the line attributes of the topographic profile. Click the
[OK] button to accept the line attributes and return to the Section Parameters
dialog.
12. To plot geology and assay data along the hole traces in the section, select the Data
tab.
The Plot Check boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown lists.
This is a convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots,
without clearing or re-selecting the data from the Data lists.
13. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier
for the project database in which the channel is found.
14. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting type the data previously
Plot Types displayed are based on the data type of the selected Data.
Numeric channel selections include; Bar plot, Grid: Kriging, Grid:
Min curvature, Grid: TIN-based, Numeric bands, Post values, Profile
and Structural Ticks. String or text channel selections include;
Comments, Post text, Rock patterns, and Text bands.
plot. Select the Pattern fill box, and click in the box to the right. The Pattern
Attributes tool will be displayed.
17. Use this tool to specify the fill attributes of the bar plot. Click the [Refresh]
button to view your selections in the Pattern window. We will leave the rest of
the parameters to the default values. Click [OK] twice to return to the Section
Parameters dialog.
19. In the Plot Parameter box, select Left side (the Bar plot is being plotted on the
right side) and in the Rock Code File box, use the [Browse] button to locate the
(Lithology.csv) file from your project directory. Then, leaving the remaining
parameters to the default values, click the [OK] button to return to the Section
Parameters dialog.
20. To specify the plan map window parameters, select the Plan View tab.
plan view check box and specify the Trace Style as (Collars). To plot a grid in the
plan view, check the Plot grid or image in plan view box and then using the
[Browse] button locate the file (mag.grd), clicking the [Open] button to return to
the Section Parameters dialog. We will accept the default Colour zones file
(colour.tbl).
22. To specify the profile window parameters, select the Profiles tab.
Using the [Browse] button, locate and select the grid file to use (Au_surface.grd)
to calculate the profile across the section. Selecting the Line Type box displays
the Line Attributes dialog and clicking the [Define] button displays the Profile
Options dialog.
24. Use this dialog to specify the profile parameters and click the [OK] button to
26. To specify the section map layout, click the [Map Layout] button. The Section
27. This dialog enables you to specify the layout of your section map. To accept the
layout and return to the Page Layout tab, click the [OK] button.
Note:
T O C REATE
S TRIP L OG :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select the Generate Target Striplog Plot icon.
as shown above.
3. Select the Page Layout tab to specify the Holes to plot.
4. In the Holes to plot box, select the Specified hole(s) radio button and from the
hole/mask dropdown list select (SKC247). To Plot Legend check the box and
type your legend text in the appropriate boxes.
Data tab.
The Plot boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown list. This is a
convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots, without clearing
or re-selecting the data from the Data lists.
8. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
Target for ArcGIS project you want to plot (see dialog above).
Note:
The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier
for the project database in which the channel is found.
9. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting type for the data.
Note:
11. To enable the plotting of a legend, select the Plot Legend check box.
12. To enable the plotting of data information, select the Plot data info check box and
then select the data information you wish to plot in the legend. In the Size box
change the Right legend width (cm) to (7).
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Tutorial 8: Target 3D
The Geosoft 3D Viewer tool was developed for the Target for ArcGIS system to
enable you to display drillhole, surface and other data types in an interactive threedimensional environment. Drillholes are displayed in their true three-dimensional
location and can have up to two different data types plotted along their trace.
Grids created in sectional views (e.g., from Target or Interactiv IP applications)
can be displayed directly into the 3D view, in their correct orientation, using
Geosofts on-the-fly technology. Other grids and images (including bitmaps and
jpegs) can be opened and easily located in any specified orthogonal plane.
3D Voxel grids can also be displayed in a 3D drillhole map and modified using the
Target 3D tool. 3D Voxels can be created using the Voxels|Grid Voxel (GRIDVOX
GX) menu item, on the Target Drillhole toolbar.
Using the Geosoft 3D Viewer you can interactively control the transparency of the
individual planes, enabling the data to be displayed with a cumulative (light-table)
effect. Data such as MapInfo tables and 2D DXF files can be imported directly into
the 3D environment and drawn on any surface displayed in the current 3D view.
The Geosoft 3D Viewer 3D Tools window enables you to toggle on/off individual
groups in the 3D view, enabling changes to the displayed data, without having to
recreate your 3D maps.
All data in the Target for ArcGIS environment is dynamically linked; from the
database through cross-section and map through to the 3D environment.
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T O S ELECT T ARGET 3D D RILL
AREA :
2. Use the Hole Selection Tool to define a polygon around the holes in the centre
bottom portion of the drill area to select for plotting, as shown above. If additional
holes need to be added or removed there are a number of methods for doing so
using this tool, for more information click the [Help] button.
3. Click [OK] button and the holes within the defined boundary are selected for
plotting.
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T O C REATE
1. Select the holes you would like included in your Target 3D Voxel grid using one
of the DH-Plot|Select holes menu items (as we have done in the previous
Selecting an Area of Interest step).
2. Then, in the Geosoft Database Window, select (highlight) the project database
containing the data you want to make into a Target 3D Voxel. For example, select
Prospect_Assays.gdb.
3. From the Target Drillhole toolbar, on the Voxel menu, select 3D Gridding from
4. Using the Data to grid dropdown list, select (Au). The Output voxel file box will
then be populated with a default voxel name. We will accept this default along
with the default Cell size.
5. To access advanced gridding parameters, such as the Log and Log/Linear
interpolation options, click the [More] button. Note that, using the logarithm of
the original values can be a very effective way to reduce distortion in highly
skewed data, such as geochemical assays.
6. However, for our tutorial data you can leave these parameters to the intelligent
default values and click the [OK] button to create your voxel grid file
Prospect_Assay_Au.geosoft_voxel.
7. The Target 3D Voxel can now be displayed in the Geosoft 3D Viewer and plotted
to a 3D Map.
Sample a Voxel to GDB locations
The new Sample a Voxel capability (Voxels|Sample a Voxel) enables you to query the
values in a Geosoft voxel using a Geosoft databases with X, Y, Z coordinates. All
voxels, including lithology voxels, can be sampled. This capability is useful in data
verification to compare original database values to interpolated voxel values, or can
be used to add a new channel containing voxel values to a database that contains a
different data type (e.g. Geochemical voxel values to Lithology table).
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T ARGET 3D M AP :
) icon.
2. The following page layout parameters can be controlled from this tab; the
Background Colour of the 3D view, the Axis Colour and Font used for annotating
the 3D view, selecting to Plot Legend (right side of map), including company
Logo (image file) and specifying the map Titles.
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3. For the purpose of this tutorial, well just accept the intelligent default values
4. This tab dialog includes the following drillhole trace parameters; the Colour of
the Hole Trace, the Hole Labels including location, annotations, text size, colour
and font, and Depth Ticks (annotations etc.) along the hole trace. We will change
the Tick interval (m) to (50) and accepting the remaining default values.
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5. Select the Data tab.
6. The Data and Plot types are selected from dropdown lists, just as you would
select data for your Plans or Sections. For this exercise, we selected Au [Assay]
to be plotted, on the Left side of the drill hole trace, as (Numeric bands) and
Rock [Geology] to be plotted on the Right side as (Post Text).
Note:
In Target 3D only two sets of data can be plotted down hole along the trace
(Left side and Right side). When these data appear in the 3D Viewer, the
point-of-view will always remain the same, no matter how the image is
rotated, panned or zoomed; i.e. the Au numeric band will always appear
down the left-hand side of the trace in this 3D view.
trace).
8. Plan oriented Gridded data can be created from this tab. In this case, we will grid
the (Au) data using a (Minimum curvature) technique (Kriging and a TIN based
technique are also available).
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9. To define the Gridded data parameters, click the [Define] button. The Minimum
10. The Data channel (column) to be gridded is displayed as Au (Assay). You can
add a File name tag to the grid; this is useful when distinguishing between grids
created using different gridding parameters, we will leave it blank along with the
Cell size, which we will leave to the intelligent default.
11. For this tutorial we will use the default Colour zone file (note that, this is the same
Colour zone file used for the Numeric bands).
12. In the Location section of the tab, specify the Relative Level as (225) and we will
leave the Averaging Interval to the default value of (1) This means that data
within one metre of this elevation will be used to create the grid, the values being
averaged for this thickness.
13. We also specified in the Multiple Grids section that we wanted (3) grids in total,
incrementing at (50) metres downwards (i.e. 225RL, 275RL and 325RL).
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14. To specify that the log of the data be used to create the gridded image (which
should be done with all log distributed Assay data) we selected the [Advanced
gridding options] button. The Minimum Curvature Advance Options dialog
box is displayed.
15. Using the Log option dropdown list, select (log) and in the Log minimum box,
specify (0.01). Note that, the minimum value for the Au channel (column) is 0.01.
16. Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog.
17. The final parameter on the gridding parameters dialog is Transparency. Using the
slider you can control the level of transparency of the gridded data in the 3D view.
For this exercise, we set the slider to approximately half way or 50%.
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18. Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog and then select the
Topography tab.
19. Check the Plot topography box to enable the topography parameters. Then, using
the [Browse] buttons, locate (in your working directory) the Topography grid file
(topo.grd) and the Overlay grid on topography file (mag.grd). Note that, in this
case we are using the topography grid to display the surface relief and colouring
the surface using a magnetic grid image.
20. Check the Grid Clipping box, and specify 10 metres (ground units) for the Border
size.
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21. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of this plane to approximately
22. Check the Plot voxel file box to enable the voxel parameters and using the
[Browse] button, locate (in your working directory) the Voxel grid file
Prospect_Assay_Au.geosoft_voxel.
23. Then, using the [Browse] button, locate (in the \Oasis montaj\tbl directory)
the Colour zone file colour.tbl.
24. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of the Voxel to approximately
50%.
25. The final tab Load/Save is used to save the map and data parameters to file for
either sharing with other users or so these particular map settings can be used at a
later date. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will not save.
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26. Click the [OK] button and the Target 3D map will be created and display in your
Geosoft 3D Viewer.
27. To adjust data for better viewing use the 3D Tool (left-side of 3D Viewer window)
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). Then, select
Geosoft 3D Viewer
The 3D Viewer has been redesigned to streamline your workflow and enhanced
usability. The 3D Viewer provides all of your 3D-mapping tools, functions and
settings in one integrated 3D environment. When you display a 3D view, it will be
displayed in the 3D Viewer.
The 3D Viewer consists of an interactive dialog, with five main Menus (Add to 3D,
Utilities, Settings, Export and Help), a 3D Viewing window, a 3D Tools window and
the bottom Status Bar. For more information on each of the menu options, click the
Help button on the dialog of interest.
The Geosoft 3D Viewer provides an interactive 3D view of your data and is used
along with the 3D Tools and menu items to interactively control the appearance of
your 3D view. When you are satisfied with the appearance of your 3D view in the 3D
Viewer, simply close the viewer window (click the
top-right corner) and the 3D
view will be displayed on your current map layer.
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Once a 3D view has been added to a map layer the 3D view can be modified by
opening the 3D view using the Activate 3D Viewer for selected Geosoft 3D graphic
or layer (
) button and the 3D view will be opened for edit. When you are satisfied
with your changes, closing the Geosoft 3D Viewer saves your changes and displays
the updated view on the current map layer.
3D Tools
The parameters available in the 3D Tools window are dependent on the type of 3D
group currently selected. Each group enables you modify different aspects of the 3D
view within the 3D Viewer.
A new Voxel Colour Bar button has been added to the 3D Tools enabling you to
display a Colour Legend Bar for voxels to the layout of a 3D view.
For more information on the individual 3D Tools options, see the What can I do with
the 3D Viewer Tools? section in the About the 3D Viewer Help topic (click the Help
button on the Geosoft 3D Viewer).
3D Viewing Window
The following interactive viewing buttons are provided on the toolbar directly above
the 3D Viewing Window.
For more information on the individual 3D Viewing options, see the What can I do
in the 3D Viewing Window? section in the About the 3D Viewer Help topic (click
the Help button on the Geosoft 3D Viewer).
Status Bar
The Status Bar across the bottom of the 3D Viewer, displays helpful navigation hints,
along with the current 3D view's coordinate system, the shadow cursor location, the
view's inclination, declination and look-at point (center of rotation).
is displayed.
2. You can use this dialog to set the specified global variables as shown in the chart
below:
Rock codes list file
(*.csv)
Two rock codes data files (asgo.csv and rockcode.csv) are provided, and
can be found in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\csv directory.
You can specify one of these files or your own standard rock codes list
file (in CSV format). If you generate your own CSV files these should be
stored in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\user\csv directory.
Resurveying method
Hole discretization
interval
Target for ArcGIS has always used the convention that dip is negative
downward, so that vertically downward is 90.0.
Normally, though, vertically down is +90 degrees, and selecting the
"positive" setting will cause Target for ArcGIS to interpret all dip values
in a Target for ArcGIS database in this manner. This simplifies the
import of data from other packages or formats where dips are positive
downward. This convention is applied at plotting time, so if all your holes
go up instead of down change this convention to correct things.
Use the dropdown list to select the method for posting data on a map.
Two methods are currently available:
Hole reference, the side on which data is plotted is decided with
reference to the direction of the hole. If you turn the map so that the
collar is "up" and the hole runs down, then left and right are as viewed at
that time.
Map reference, Target for ArcGIS looks at the orientation of the hole on
the current map, and adjusts the plotting side accordingly. This is done
with reference to the collar orientation, so cases where a hole plots nearly
horizontally in a map can give somewhat unpredictable results.
Use the dropdown list to select the direction N-S sections face. By
default, N-S sections are defined with an azimuth of 0 degrees, facing
west; so that South is to the left and North is to the right, and the northing
value increases from left to right.
Traditionally, N-S sections have been defined with an azimuth of 180
degrees, facing east; so that North is to the left, South is to the right, and
the northing value decreases from left to right.
Auto-convert
If a default mask channel is specified (see note below), then you may use
enable the usage of the mask channel to select and deselect individual
data points when plotting data, or exporting data to a file.
Note: As of v5.1.3, the initial values in the mask channel are set to 1,
so all points are automatically selected upon import of data. Previous
to v5.1.3, these values were initialized to dummy "*", so they must be
re-set manually to 1 in order for your data to be selected once you
enable the use of the mask channel. Failure to set any values to 1 may
result in errors such as the inability to determine the range of selected
data (since no data is selected).
Default mask
channel
Azimuth magnetic
declination
correction
When creating grids for E-W or N-S sections, the sections "X" axis
aligns with the Easting and Northing, respectively. For an angled section,
however, there is no absolute reference to go by. The view origin is
important to know if you wish to import gridded data (for instance) into
the view, since the grids X-axis origin will plot on the section views Xaxis origin. To correctly center the grid, it may be necessary to alter the
grids X-axis origin location to correspond to the sections X-axis origin.
The angled section views "X" axis origin is set to one of the following
choices, Center (default0 and Left edge (start of section).
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If you do not need to do any of these things, you do not have to deal with map
projections.
In Target for ArcGIS, working with map coordinate systems requires that the map
coordinate system information be attached to coordinate information of a database,
grid, or map. Once you have attached a map coordinate system to a set of
coordinates, Target for ArcGIS will deal with any re-projections that may be
required to properly display data together on maps.
Target for ArcGIS features "smart projections" which enables the system to project
data "on the fly" as it is displayed. This ability enables maps to have several views;
each containing a different set of projection coordinates. In addition, dynamic links
between maps and data are maintained, even if different coordinate systems are used.
Map coordinate systems can be defined for any pair of channels in a database, for a
grid coordinate system, and for a data view in a map. In most cases, all that is
required is to define the map coordinate system of the "X" and "Y" channels of an
original database. This map coordinate system` will then be passed on to grids when
data is gridded, and map views will inherit this coordinate system when they are
created. Map coordinate systems of data channels, grids and views can also be
viewed and modified at any time, although the modification of map coordinate
systems does require specific and accurate knowledge of the coordinate system
information.
To understand more about coordinate systems, we recommend that you read Tutorial
11: Coordinate Systems in the Oasis montaj Quick Start Tutorials, found on the
Geosoft web site: www.geosoft.com/resources/tutorials/
Description
Duplicated
Locations
Duplicated collar locations are flagged. Though multiple holes can be drilled from the
same collar, this may indicate a data entry error.
Reversed
Easting/Northing
A simple test is performed on each collar location: The area covered by all the collars if
each hole location (one at a time) is specified with Easting and Northings reversed is
compared to the original area. This test succeeds because reversing the two values
generally produces a location far away from the rest of the collars, and the total area
covered by all the holes changes markedly. This test can break down if more than a
single collars Eastings and Northings are reversed.
Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
are set to 90 or 90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.
Azimuth out of
range -360 to 360
Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
azimuth values are set to 0.
Dip sign
discrepancy
If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.
While the collar may be located at a distance down the hole from the original Top
value, it cannot be located before the start of the hole itself.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
The hole depth should be greater than or equal to 0. Hole depths in the range 0 to 1.0
are reset to 1.0 on import so that the start of the hole will plot on maps.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
The total depth of the hole must exceed the location of the start of the hole.
All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option
Description
Dummy Depth
Values of depth less than the defined hole top depth are flagged.
Values of depth greater than the defined hole bottom depth are flagged. The hole bottom
depth is automatically reset to the maximum hole depth defined in the survey.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
Duplicated Depths
Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
single depth.
Out-of-sequence
Depths
Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Outof-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, depths are
sorted before the hole is re-surveyed.
Dummy Dip or
Azimuth
Flags dip or azimuth values which are undefined. The last dip and azimuth for a hole
may be left undefined (dummy).
Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
are set to 90 or 90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.
Azimuth out of
range -360 to 360
Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
azimuth values are set to 0.
Dip sign
discrepancy
If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.
One indication of erroneous depth, dip or azimuth values is the creation of a hole that
bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.
All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option
Description
Duplicated
Locations
Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
single depth.
Broken trend in RL
One indication of erroneous east, north or RL h values is the creation of a hole that
bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.
Description
Dummy From or To
Intervals are flagged if the From value is greater than the To value. Intervals cannot
have negative thickness.
From equals To
Intervals are flagged if the From value is equal the To value. Some Point data sets
are represented as From-To data sets with the From and To values equal, so this test is
not always desired.
From or To less
than hole top
No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole. In practice, intervals are
truncated to the top of the surveyed hole depth.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
From or To greater
than hole bottom
No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, intervals are
truncated to the surveyed hole depth.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
Duplicated From-To
intervals
Only a single data definition can exist for any given From-To interval, so duplicates will
be ignored when plotting.
Out-of-sequence
Depths
Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Outof-sequence intervals may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, intervals are
sorted before plotting.
Overlapping
intervals
Intervals are flagged if they overlap with the previous interval. The From of the second
interval must be greater than or equal the To of the previous interval.
Missing intervals
Intervals where the From value is greater than the previous intervals To value are
flagged. In practice, this situation is often valid. Its presence in data that is supposed to
be complete in depth may indicate an error in one of the From or To values.
Duplicated sample
numbers
In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).
Description
No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole In practice, no data points
less than the surveyed hole top depth are plotted.
No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, no data points
greater than the surveyed hole depth are plotted.
Duplicated Depths
Only a single data definition can exist for any given depth, so duplicates will be ignored
when plotting.
Out-of-sequence
Depths
Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Outof-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, data are
sorted by depth before plotting.
Duplicated sample
numbers
In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).
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