Discover 2014

2014 NEW FEATURES

MapInfo Professional support Supports MapInfo Professional version 12.5.

Licensing A new fully automated licensing system:

Significantly faster activation times (less than 20 seconds).

Removal of the need for emails and manual intervention by the user in the activation process.

CAE Studio 3 connectivity Easily export MapInfo Professional data for direct consumption with CAE Studio 3. An intuitive wizard

allows the mass reprojection and validation of vector, image and grid files into the Datamine .DM format.

Easily export Discover Drillhole Projects for direct consumption by CAE Studio 3 in the Datamine .DM

format.

The new CAE Studio 3 exporters include robust and interactive validation processes (for Datamine format

limitations such as field length and field name length restrictions), as well as bulk table reprojection support.

Leapfrog connectivity Direct support for Leapfrog .LFM model files in Discover 3D (both drag and drop, as well as import into an

FDB feature database).

(Coming in late 2014 in conjunction with the release of LeapFrog Geo 2.1) Easily export MapInfo

Professional files for direct consumption with Leapfrog Geo. An intuitive wizard allows the mass

reprojection and validation of vector, image and grid files into the new Leapfrog Geo 2.1 project format.

LAS well log connectivity Easily import multiple LAS well logs (v1.2 & 2.0) into an existing Discover drillhole project, for further

detailed GIS analysis and cross-section generation. This includes template management for the repeated

import of similarly-structured LAS files.

Enhanced drillhole functionality Create even more informative and detailed long- and cross-sections:

Highlight downhole intervals contained within / encompassed by an orebody or aquifer volume with the

new Downhole Object Clip tool

The new Downhole Object Clip tool allows the identification of all downhole intervals (such as assays or

geology) contained within a 3D orebody volume (left image: note that Discover 3D is not required). The

output (subset) downhole table can then be effectively and powerfully displayed in long- and cross-

sections, such as via a bar graph of copper grades (middle image), allowing the examination of (for

example) high grade zones in detail. Additionally, more advanced analytics are also possible, such as

compositing this new downhole table to calculate and display a single or limited number of orebody

intercepts per drillhole (e.g. 25m @ 5% Cu; right image).

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Show downhole intervals as fully attributed Pierce Points (such as composites of intervals within an

orebody), for enhanced cross- and long-sectional displays and analysis (such as thematic mapping, display

as symbols, detailed intercept labelling, sectional gridding and resource work, etc).

This includes multiple spatial options for the point location within the interval, such as:

– Top, bottom or midpoint of the interval from the hole collar

– Highest / lowest elevation (RL) or

– Closest / furthest from viewing location

Converting downhole intervals into sectional Pierce Points considerably extends the visualisation and

analytical options at the geologist’s fingertips. Continuing on from the previous Downhole Object Clip

images, converting composited volume intercepts into pierce points (left image) allows not only the use of

MapInfo Pro symbols, but also the precise positioning of the composited labels (e.g. top, mid-point or

bottom of the interval). If (for example) gram/metre values have then been calculated from the composite

attributes, the pierce points could also be Thematically Mapped (middle image), providing a much more

powerful and informative display of grade distribution. Or, using Discover’s Surfaces module, these pierce

points could by interpolated by methods such as Inverse Distance Weighting (right image) to generate a

gridded surface on section, allowing the identification of more subtle trends, or resource calculations.

Enhanced 2D to 3D interactions Enhanced drillhole horizontal / level plan support between 2D and 3D:

Support in Discover 3D for custom layers created on horizontal plans in 2D drillhole projects (e.g..

orebody/alteration halo interpretations) as 3D vector objects (.FDB).

Intersect and display 3D volumes (such as orebody wireframes) and 3D surfaces (e.g. faults and vein

systems) within 2D plans using the Display 3D Model on Section function.

Discover 2014 now allows interpretations on horizontal plan custom layers to be converted into Discover 3D

vector objects (.FDBs) for further 3D modelling.