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Spatial data plots

Spatial data plots

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Spatial data plots

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Spatial data plots let you display and evaluate data from the Main database or a schedule that you previously created. For example, you may want to examine the data in your project at a certain resolution to ensure profitability, a logical mine design, or to visualise where the materials are located in the deposit.

XPAC lets you generate four types of plots that you can use to analyse data in your project, including:

a Database plot to create a visual representation of raw values in your Main database
a Mine Status plot to view a snapshot of the deposit at a specific point in the schedule
a Period Progress plot to visualise the progression and direction of mining
a Schedule Status plot to animate the availability of each block based on the constraints and dependencies in your schedule.

In addition to creating visual representations of data in your XPAC project, you can also use spatial data plots interactively. For example, you can evaluate the status of your deposit and change the schedule from the plot itself. Tasks that you can perform include:

editing paths
animating a schedule using a plot
running XCMs over records
exporting stage plans
creating and editing dependency rules
using a database range.

After creating spatial data plots, you may also want to print or export them.

What is spatial data?

'Spatial data' refers to the information that identifies the geographic location of features and boundaries in the deposit. XPAC stores this data as coordinates and maps it so that you can visualise, manipulate and evaluate the details of your mine in the Spatial Data Plot window.

XPAC lets you import two main types of spatial data:

polygons to generate 2D plots.
solids to generate 3D plots.

 

Related topics

Creating spatial data plots

Managing spatial data plots

The Spatial Data Plot window