The Barrick Gold Spatial Data Infrastructure The Barrick Gold Spatial ...
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The Barrick Gold Spatial Data Infrastructure
Helping Us Mine Our Data
The Problem
The World’s Largest Gold Mining Company
28 Years of Data Accumulation by collection and acquisition Geologic data has no “Best Before” date
How would we do in a Data Audit? Mining Information Technology
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The Mandate Help the company replace ~8m mineable ounces of gold each year through better use of our spatial data; – What data do we have? – Where is it? – How good is it? – How do I get it?
Exploration / Mine Geology / Mine Infrastructure / Environment / Security / Land / Community Relations Mining Information Technology
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The Complication
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How Much Data?
3-4 Tb
2-3 Tb
11-13 Tb
3-4 Tb
42-52 Tb! 3-4 Tb 7-9 Tb
This estimate is just for exploration.
4-5 Tb
9-10 Tb
Annual Growth rate: 1%? 5%? 10%?
Mining Information Technology
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The Global Architecture
Corporate Node Toronto (Test/Dev)
Regional Node Salt Lake City
Regional Node Bulyanhulu Mine , Tz
Regional Node Santiago
Regional Node Perth
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SDI “Publish-Find-Bind” Workflow
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Metadata Creation – MetaTools 5
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MXD Publisher
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Metadata Catalog Creation Compass Enterprise Elko Exploration Office ArcView/MapInfo MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Goldstrike Mine ArcView
Regional SDI Node Salt Lake City
ArcGIS Server (data storage) Portal Toolkit (metadata catalog) SQL Server
North American
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Turquoise Ridge Mine ArcView
Regional Node MXD Publisher Salt Lake City File Geodatabase
Pueblo Viejo Mine ArcView
Metadata (metadata) Regional data
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase
Project data stays at the minesite or office
Cortez Mine ArcView
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Golden Sunlight Mine ArcView
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Bald Mtn Mine ArcView
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GeoPortal Catalog Search
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Catalog Search – Data Access
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Leveraging the SDI Web Services - web browser data access; – Environmental – Land – Security;
Digital mapping; 3D data;
Mining Information Technology
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Online Mapping
Mining Information Technology
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Web Services – Land Example
Mining Information Technology
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Web Services - Security Example
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Questions?
Mining Information Technology
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The Barrick Gold Spatial Data Infrastructure
Helping Us Mine Our Data
The Problem
The World’s Largest Gold Mining Company
28 Years of Data Accumulation by collection and acquisition Geologic data has no “Best Before” date
How would we do in a Data Audit? Mining Information Technology
2
1
3/6/2012
The Mandate Help the company replace ~8m mineable ounces of gold each year through better use of our spatial data; – What data do we have? – Where is it? – How good is it? – How do I get it?
Exploration / Mine Geology / Mine Infrastructure / Environment / Security / Land / Community Relations Mining Information Technology
3
The Complication
Mining Information Technology
4
2
3/6/2012
How Much Data?
3-4 Tb
2-3 Tb
11-13 Tb
3-4 Tb
42-52 Tb! 3-4 Tb 7-9 Tb
This estimate is just for exploration.
4-5 Tb
9-10 Tb
Annual Growth rate: 1%? 5%? 10%?
Mining Information Technology
5
The Global Architecture
Corporate Node Toronto (Test/Dev)
Regional Node Salt Lake City
Regional Node Bulyanhulu Mine , Tz
Regional Node Santiago
Regional Node Perth
Mining Information Technology
6
3
3/6/2012
SDI “Publish-Find-Bind” Workflow
Mining Information Technology
7
Metadata Creation – MetaTools 5
Mining Information Technology
8
4
3/6/2012
MXD Publisher
Mining Information Technology
9
Metadata Catalog Creation Compass Enterprise Elko Exploration Office ArcView/MapInfo MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Goldstrike Mine ArcView
Regional SDI Node Salt Lake City
ArcGIS Server (data storage) Portal Toolkit (metadata catalog) SQL Server
North American
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Turquoise Ridge Mine ArcView
Regional Node MXD Publisher Salt Lake City File Geodatabase
Pueblo Viejo Mine ArcView
Metadata (metadata) Regional data
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase
Project data stays at the minesite or office
Cortez Mine ArcView
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Golden Sunlight Mine ArcView
MXD Publisher File Geodatabase Bald Mtn Mine ArcView
Mining Information Technology
10
5
3/6/2012
GeoPortal Catalog Search
Mining Information Technology
11
Catalog Search – Data Access
Mining Information Technology
12
6
3/6/2012
Leveraging the SDI Web Services - web browser data access; – Environmental – Land – Security;
Digital mapping; 3D data;
Mining Information Technology
13
Online Mapping
Mining Information Technology
14
7
3/6/2012
Web Services – Land Example
Mining Information Technology
15
Web Services - Security Example
Mining Information Technology
16
8
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Questions?
Mining Information Technology
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