The latest release of BlastMetriX3D from
3G Software & Measurement is designed to
broaden its range of application for highly
complex blast sites. The Graz, Austria-based company notes that large blast sites
in the U.S. with more than 2,500 ft (800
m) extension have recently been success-fully and effectively surveyed using the sys-tem, and that BlastMetriX3D is the only 3-D profiling system that simultaneously
allows a geologic assessment of the rock
mass. “In order to profile a bench face with
a highly irregular crest, single points have
been surveyed using mobile GPS or a prism
pole. This is no longer required with the
new BlastMetriX3D,” said Dr. Andreas
Gaich, general manager, 3G Software &
Measurement GmbH.
“With our approach, very complex
bench faces [can be] surveyed in a simple
manner and there is no additional surveying
instrumentation required,” said Dr. Markus
Pötsch, sales manager.
