Maptek I-Site™ Case Studies

Accurate volumes for cost-efficent overburden removal (pdf 123KB)
Rio Tinto Alcan recently trialled a new method for overburden removal at the Gove operation in Australia’s Northern Territory. An accurate volumetric analysis of the pre- and post-trial surfaces was required to test the validity of the method.

Total survey solution for Stockton Mine (pdf 156KB)
Solid Energy has been a Maptek customer for 12 years, with 44 Maptek Vulcan™ licences at sites throughout New Zealand, and recently purchased a Maptek I-Site™ 4400CR scanner for open cut and underground survey.

Underground scanning with Maptek I-Site at Carmen Bajo (pdf 157KB)
In 2006, Carmen Bajo acquired a Maptek I-Site 4400CR laser scanner to provide a solution for wide area topographic capture, visualisation and data processing.

Laser scanning for stockpile measurements (pdf 236KB)
I-Site provides the ideal solution for measurement of both outdoor and indoor stockpiles, and is an easy way of deriving accurate volumes. Because laser scanning gives a far more detailed model of the surface than other methods, it improves the accuracy of the final result.

Extreme conditions and warm relations for I-Site (pdf 172KB)
The Diavik Diamond Mine is located on a 20 square kilometre island in Lac de Gras, approximately 300 km by air northeast of Yellowknife, capital of Canada’s
Northwest Territories. The Arctic Circle is only 220 km north of the mine. A 350 km ice road supplies the mine site for four months of the year.

Andina implements I-Site at Rio Blanco mine in the Andes (pdf 174KB)
The I-Site 4400LR laser scanning system allows Andina to implement more stringent geotechnical controls to achieve the proposed mine design, as well as enabling the true field geometries to be captured with great accuracy for all site geotechnical analysis.

Surveying Waterways for Restoration Produces Significant Cost Savings (pdf 174KB)
Estimated cost savings of 75% and superior quality data are the major benefits of using I-Site's 4400 Laser Imaging System to survey rivers and streams for restoration projects.

Devastation Scene Mapping (pdf 121KB)
A complete solution to scanning, modelling and mapping large-scale scenes of devastation. High resolution imaging combined with the laser scan data makes for a very powerful interrogation medium for any investigator.

Blast analysis with the I-Site 4400 laser scanner (pdf 137KB)
The accuracy and high volume of data collected with I-Site’s 4400
laser scanner makes it an ideal system for surveying blast sites.

End of Month Surveying (pdf 121KB)
Capture the information required for end-of-month surveys, quickly, accurately and safely.

High-resolution Imaging Captured at the Same Time as Scanning?
Ideal Mapping Solution. (pdf 253KB)
The combined high-resolution panoramic camera and the instant 3D nature of captured laser points create a very powerful geological mapping tool, allowing you to digitise geological features instantly in 3D.

Evaluation Period Reveals Massive Savings Using I-Site 4400LR (pdf 191KB)
Albian Sands Energy Inc. in Canada, uses the I-Site 4400LR system in their daily oil sands operation.

Police Applications (pdf 155KB)
The I-Site system is ideally suited to map large scenes quickly by crash and forensic investigators.

Backfill Slope and Caving Monitoring (pdf 333KB)
Unstable pit crests are a safety hazard, restricting conventional survey methods as unsafe and unworkable. The I-Site 4400 was used to quantify volumes and visualise large scaled failures for Nickel West.

BMA Saraji Implements the I-Site 4400 for Routine Surveying Tasks (pdf 336KB)
Purchased to assist in improving the coal reporting process, the I-Site 4400
has helped in improving pit wall position for determining the coal interface.

Tackling Beach Erosion with Vehicle-mounted I-Site 4400 (pdf 364KB)
Detailed regular scanning of bluffs along the San Diego coastline has helped the University of California visualise and monitor erosion of these stuctures.

Surveying the North Antelope Rochelle Mine (pdf 187KB)
The I-Site 4400 is used by Peabody Coal to help measure the volume of cast blasts more efficiently at the open cut mine in North America's Powder River Basin.

Scanning Glaciers in Antarctica (pdf 100KB)
The I-Site 4400 was used to map the position of an Antarctic glacier to investigate the application of terrestrial laser scanners for monitoring long-term glacier movements.

Dump Truck Volume Calculations (pdf 160KB)
The I-Site 4400 is used regularly for determining accurate volumes of dump trucks, face shovels and train carriages.

Underground Laser Scanning (pdf 115KB)
The I-Site 4400 can be used to scan underground development drives and rises. The optional underground light enables the scanner to be used as a powerful and rapid means of mapping advancing development headings.

Determining Volumes of Indoor Clinker Sheds (pdf 126KB)
The I-Site 4400 allows you to scan interior stockpiles safely and easily, with superior software for post-processing data.

Volume Calculations for Silos (pdf 211KB)
Utilising an I-Site 4400 system with its optional horizontal bracket allows users to instantly, safely and accurately determine volumes from within enclosed containers such as silos.