September 08, 2005
Kalimantan, Borneo - The Tuhup coking coal project in Kalimantan in central Borneo is not due to come into production for two years. However, managers and investors can already tour the entire facility using a virtual environment created by VizMap in Brisbane. VizMap was contracted by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup to create a computer-based visualisation of the mine's facilities as they will be when mining of the rich coal reserve begins in 2007. VizMap used TerraTools software from TerraSim in the US to create the 3D database. Subcontractors supplied supplementary 3D models of mine equipment such as excavators, bulldozers and barges. Landsat imagery provided the broad scale ground texture, whilst data from the Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission provides most of the digital terrain modeling. Finer modelling, particularly of the actual mine site, was sourced directly from the mining plans, and supplied in DXF.
For more information, contact Graeme Brooke
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TerraSim is a US owned high-technology company that provides software solutions and services for advanced visual simulation and database construction using a variety of geospatial source data. TerraTools®, their primary product, is available for both Windows 2000 and XP.
TerraTools is used in the automated construction of dense urban environments for operations planning and situation assessment as well as to produce exercise databases covering hundreds of one degree geocells. TerraSim also provides database construction services and advanced technology development for both civilian and military customers.
TerraSim's TerraTours® product supports highly interactive geospatial query using 3D visualizations linked to a variety of collateral source data. Using GISLink™ technology, TerraTours users can automatically georeference and display information sources such as still photography, video streams, CAD design data, maps, and any web-enabled document.
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