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Planning a New Drillhole

A few years ago we updated the New Drillhole option in Oasis montaj and Target. I just re-discovered it!

The "New Drillhole" update added an interactive drillhole planning option that can be used to draw a proposed hole on a plan or section map, or to
calculate the collar location based on target location.

You can plan a new drillhole in 3 ways:

1. Enter values manually

2. Calculate an ideal path
3. Digitize on plan or section view

Entering values manually

This option is simple. Just enter the known values for the new collar along with dip and azimuth. If you select a topography grid then the elevation of
the collar (DH_RL) will be filled in. Entering the values manually to specify a collar location, dip, azimuth, and depth will calculate the target location
defined by the end of the hole.

New drillhole from collar location

Calculating an ideal path
Entering a subsurface target location (x,y,z) along with the dip and azimuth that you would like to use to hit the target will calculate location of the
collar where the hole intersects the surface defined by a topography grid.

New drillhole from target location

Digitizing a drillhole in plan or section
On a plan map: Draw a line on the plan map from the x,y of the Collar coordinates (elevation can be picked up from a topography grid) to the x,y of the
end of hole (EOH). The EOH is defined by elevation of the level plan map view. You can manually adjust the EOH elevation value to calculate the
planned depth, dip and azimuth.

On a section: Draw a line between the collar and target on the plane of the section. The azimuth is defined by the orientation of the section view.

New drillhole from section, interactively

Plot, or re-plot, the holes in section or 3D. If you are not happy with the location of the hole then use the Edit Drillhole option to redefine it.

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Design Survey Tool

One of the Release Highlights for Target and Oasis montaj 8.1 is a new Design Survey Tool where you can quickly design a simple survey for

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ground geophysics or geochemical sampling. This makes it easy to plan angled survey lines. Then you can calculate total line distance or number of
samples, or plot a map of the lines and samples.

Let's take a closer look at this new tool. You can define the survey area interactively or start with a PLY file defining the outline of the survey area, as
shown here.

You may already know the line azimuth or you can measure it with the Protractor (Ctrl+P). The line spacing can be determined using the Ruler
(Ctrl+L).

To create a new survey database, go to Coordinates > Design Survey... and fill in parameters for lines and samples.

Note: If you choose Alternate line direction, each line will begin at the edge of the polygon where it starts from, which may lead to offset sampling
locations between lines. If this is not desired, select "No" to Alternate line direction.

Use the Map Tools (Line Path, Symbol Plot, and Posting) to see the lines and if needed, samples, on the map.

Use the Channel Statistics and Database Tools > Reporting options to calculate total line distance, number of samples, number of duplicates and other
information that can be used to determine the cost of the survey and the impact of modifying the line or sample spacing.

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Highlights from New Releases 8.1 and 4.1 - Now Available

Updates for Oasis montaj, Target, and Target for ArcGIS are now available.

Here are a few of my highlights.

In Target and Oasis montaj there is a new Design Survey Tool where you can quickly design a simple survey for ground geophysics or geochemical
sampling. This makes it easy to plan angled lines. Then calculate total line distance or number of samples, or plot a map of the lines and samples.

(click to enlarge images)

In Target and Oasis montaj Drillhole wireframing tools, you can add, edit, or delete geostring vertices, while continuing to snap on or off section in
edit mode. [New How To Guide]

Oasis montaj IP (Induced Polarization) has a new quality control tool with dynamic linking to the IP database and pseudosection plots. While
inspecting your data you can update the pseudosection and database from within the QC tool, or make changes to the database and see those changes in
the QC tool.

Target for ArcGIS has a new "Zoom to Original Map Scale" option that lets you easily return to the original map scale of your section data frame after
zooming.

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Displaying Grid Profiles along a Section

When displaying grid profiles, sometimes you need to combine your data in one display that includes multiple scales. In this post, Ill review an option
that makes it easier to deal with this challenge.

Using Target or the Oasis montaj Drillhole extension, you can add profiles to section maps.

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Depending on the scale of your section and the page size you are working with, it can be difficult to see subtle features in the gridded data. If this is the
case, it is helpful to know that there is another way to see the profiles of gridded data along a section.

1. Plot the section trace on a plan map

2. Use Grid Profile to save various grid values along the trace to a new line in a new or existing database. I prefer a *new* database as there will be a new
channel for each grid.

3. Display the profiles for each channel and customize the visualization of the profile to your preference. (To do this, right click on the profile and select
Profile Options...)

4. Right click and select Plot Profile Figure...

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and this will display your grid profiles along the section in a new map.

Geosoft Tips on 18 October 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Software upgrade available - August 21, 2012

The following Geosoft software upgrades are now available to all maintained customers:

Oasis montaj 7.5.1

Oasis montaj - Educational 7.5.1
Target 7.5.1
Target for ArcGIS 3.5.1
Geochemistry for ArcGIS 2.5.1
Plug-in for ArcGIS 2.5.1 (this is a free product, no maintenance is required)
This release includes support for ArcGIS 10.1 as well as a number of maintenance fixes. Click the Geosoft Product above to see detailed release notes
for this software upgrade and instructions on how to update.

Sandra Beaurain on 21 August 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target, Target for ArcGIS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Adding Bing Maps imagery to Geosoft maps

Bing Maps published its largest satellite release to date this past month, and with Geosofts latest software release, Oasis montaj and Target 7.5, Bing
Maps imagery can be added as a map group.

Bing Maps is a web mapping service provided as a part of Microsoft's Bing suite of search engines and powered by the Bing Maps for Enterprise
framework. Bings satellite release adds 165 terabytes of new data which cover 38 million square kilometres. Imagery from North America, South
America, Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia are included.

To access the Bing Maps service within Geosoft, go to Seek Data > Add Bing Maps Imagery. You can add Aerial, Road or a Hybrid image as a map
group. Note that you will need to be connected to the Internet and logged in with your Geosoft ID. Use of the service is subject to Microsoft's data
license requirements. Learn more in this How-To article.

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When you are offline, a grey disconnected image will appear in place of the Bing Maps layer until you connect again. As the Bing Maps map group is
powered by an online service, your map will display the latest data every time you use it.

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Drag and drop shortcuts in Oasis montaj - time savers and hidden gems
A question came through our twitter feed asking what is the best way to import many XYZ files into Oasis montaj. The answer: Select all the XYZ files
in Windows Explorer, drag them and drop them into a new, empty Geosoft database.

There are several useful drag-and-drop shortcuts in Oasis montaj and Target, but because of their nature (they are drag-and-drop methods after all!),
they can often be overlooked when they are most helpful.

Drag-and-drop can be used to:

Simplify multi-file operations:

Drag-and-drop a Geosoft map, grid, or database from Windows Explorer into Oasis montaj. This is a quick way to add files to a new Project.
Drag-and-drop a map, grid, or database from the Project Explorer to the Oasis montaj desktop. This is a quick way to open these file types.
Drag-and-drop XYZ files to a new database.

Move map groups from one map to another:

Drag-and-drop a grid from the Project Explorer to an open map. (This is the same as Display Single grid, and if the auto-shading option is on, the
dropped grid will be shaded.)
Drag-and-drop a single map group from one map to another map. (This is the same as right-click option to Copy and Paste Georeferenced.)

Transfer map layers from 2D maps to 3D views:

In Oasis montaj 7.5 you can drag and drop map layers from Target section maps to the 3D Viewer and the layers will appear georeferenced in 3D
space.

You can see some of these drag-and-drop methods in action in this video.

Sara Deschamps on 29 May 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target, Tips | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Gridding algorithms - which one do I choose?

A customer commented recently that the kriging algorithm was taking a lot of time to complete for a large dataset. Kriging is computationally
expensive and because his dataset had several million points, we suggested he try IDW, direct gridding or minimum curvature instead.

Here is a list of the gridding algorithms available and a brief description of why they might be chosen:
Minimum Curvature can be used when data is sparsely sampled and the surface is expected to be relatively smooth or continuous between data
points.

Kriging is a geostatistical method that determines the most probable value at each grid node based on a statistical analysis of the entire data set.
Because of this, it is computationally expensive. Kriging can be used if the data is variable between sample locations, known to be statistical in nature,
or for poorly sampled/clustered data. This algorithm is available for 2D and 3D gridding.

Bi-directional line gridding is designed to rapidly interpolate roughly parallel line-based data, especially if there is a high sample density down the
lines relative to the line separation. The interpolation uses linear, minimum curvature or Akima splines. It is only available in Oasis montaj and cannot
be used to interpolate randomly distributed XYZ data.

Tin gridding results in output grid cell values that closely match the magnitude of the original data at known XY positions. The interpolation is
entirely local and every point will be influenced either by its nearest or natural neighbours depending on the parameter chosen. Tin gridding can be
used for irregularly sampled data. This algorithm is available in Oasis montaj and Target. In Target for ArcGIS, this algorithm is only available when

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gridding drillhole data for a plan maps, section maps or plan grids in 3D maps.

Inverse distance weighted gridding (IDW) can be used when data is sparsely sampled and the surface is not expected to be smooth or continuous
between data points. The data points are weighted so that the influence of one point relative to another declines with distance. Three key parameters
that can be set that will influence the interpolation are search radius, weighting power and weighting slope. IDW can be used to create 2D grids and in
the April 2012 release, IDW will also be an option for 3D gridding.

Direct gridding is designed for highly sampled or oversampled data such as LiDAR. The output value will be determined based on the minimum,
maximum or the mean of the data points that fall within the grid cell. This algorithm is available in Oasis montaj and Target for 2D gridding. In the
April 2012 release, direct gridding will also be an option for 3D gridding in Oasis montaj.

Sandra Beaurain on 03 April 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target, Target for ArcGIS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coordinate Systems: Set it and forget it

Someone asked me at Roundup about a grid that was not displaying in their map as they expected. It turned out that the map's data view did not have a
coordinate system and the grid was referenced in a different coordinate system, so it didn't reproject on-the-fly. This could happen to anyone! Here's a
bit of advice to keep it from happening to you:

Import, Set, Save.

When you import a new dataset, often to a Geosoft Database (*.GDB), be sure to set the coordinate system right away using the Coordinates menu
Coordinate System... option. This will ensure that all grids, maps, and other datasets that you create from this database will also have a coordinate
system.

Then save your work. I like to use the Save Project toolbar button.

Geosoft Tips on 13 March 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target, Tips | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Updating Target Plan and Section Maps

Updating section maps is a common task for Target users. This topic came up more than once at the Roundup and I have written about it before. There
are three main ways that you can update your Target maps. The first two have been outlined in earlier posts.

1. Recreate Target Section or Plan Map - This option is available by right clicking on the Target map and will open the plotting tool with all the
parameters from the current map. If you don't change anything, then your map will be overwritten with updated data from the drillhole project. This
was described in Recreating plots and replotting holes in Target

2. Replot Holes on Target Section or Plan Map - This is useful when you have a map with annotations or interpretations but need to update the
map with new holes or new downhole data. The map is not overwritten, so any custom layers you have added are maintained but the hole traces and
downhole data groups are updated with the most recent data. This was also described in an earlier post: Replot Holes on Existing Plan or Section.

3. Map Tag Names or Save Map As - The third option allows for a little more freedom, especially when you have additional groups such as images,
interpretations, or other imported data in your plan or section map. The first step is to use different names for the original and updated maps. One way
to do this is to change the "Tag Name" when recreating the section or plan (as described in #1). I often forget to change the tag name when recreating
the section or plan so I like to use Map > Save Map As to save the original map with another name. Appending the date at the end of the file name
works well. Then the additional groups in the original map can be added to the updated plan or section by selecting them (use Ctrl to select multiple
groups) in the Map View/Group Manager and dragging and dropping them into the section view.

Geosoft Tips on 09 February 2012 in Oasis montaj, Target, Tips | Permalink | Comments (0)
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