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In environments where network connectivity is intermittent or doesn’t exist, field computers become critical for computations and integration. Geobank Mobile is designed to operate in this edge computing environment. It has the ability to directly integrate with field measurement devices to deliver a practical and efficient solution to the user. Flexibility to configure the collection, management and validation of exploration data, all lie at the heart of Geobank Mobile’s success working at the edge.
An exciting new development for Geobank Mobile is the integration with DSLR cameras to capture imagery of drillhole core. AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd is using this technology with a camera mounted to a mechanised track that sits above the chip tray and automatically takes photos of drillhole geological chip samples. Through seamless integration, photos are fed from the camera to Geobank Mobile which has been configured to rename the file based on the hole identifier.
Geobank mobile saves the file to a folder and has been designed to automatically advance to the next row and await the next photo. The solution negates the excessive time required when taking chip tray photos, while the digital transfer of all imagery ensures an accurate and reliable dataset.
The Geobank Mobile development team sees the integration as a key strategic direction for the product.
Geobank Product Strategy Manager Ian Whitehouse commented:
“The integration has the ability to save huge amounts of time and effort for exploration geologists when taking chip tray photos. The additional benefit of the integration is that all imagery and metadata is automatically stored, ready for viewing and analysis.”
This example of integration simplifies and optimises the collection of chip tray imagery and allows exploration geologists to quickly view images of geological samples physically stored away in a warehouse in a different geographical location.
The video below shows AngloGold Ashanti’s track mounted camera in operation at Tropicana (AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd 70% and manager, Independence Group NL 30%) in Western Australia.
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By Dig Into Tech - A podcast by MICROMINEIn environments where network connectivity is intermittent or doesn’t exist, field computers become critical for computations and integration. Geobank Mobile is designed to operate in this edge computing environment. It has the ability to directly integrate with field measurement devices to deliver a practical and efficient solution to the user. Flexibility to configure the collection, management and validation of exploration data, all lie at the heart of Geobank Mobile’s success working at the edge.
An exciting new development for Geobank Mobile is the integration with DSLR cameras to capture imagery of drillhole core. AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd is using this technology with a camera mounted to a mechanised track that sits above the chip tray and automatically takes photos of drillhole geological chip samples. Through seamless integration, photos are fed from the camera to Geobank Mobile which has been configured to rename the file based on the hole identifier.
Geobank mobile saves the file to a folder and has been designed to automatically advance to the next row and await the next photo. The solution negates the excessive time required when taking chip tray photos, while the digital transfer of all imagery ensures an accurate and reliable dataset.
The Geobank Mobile development team sees the integration as a key strategic direction for the product.
Geobank Product Strategy Manager Ian Whitehouse commented:
“The integration has the ability to save huge amounts of time and effort for exploration geologists when taking chip tray photos. The additional benefit of the integration is that all imagery and metadata is automatically stored, ready for viewing and analysis.”
This example of integration simplifies and optimises the collection of chip tray imagery and allows exploration geologists to quickly view images of geological samples physically stored away in a warehouse in a different geographical location.
The video below shows AngloGold Ashanti’s track mounted camera in operation at Tropicana (AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd 70% and manager, Independence Group NL 30%) in Western Australia.