- Release Date:
- 10th October 2023
- KBA Summary:
- This Knowledge Base Article describes the functionality of the Loading by Hole dashboard in BlastIQ™ Insights.
Summary
BlastIQ™ Insights enables users to visualise and assess loading data. It uses colour-coded holes to indicate the equipment used for loading, the loaded products, and the loading dates via Loading by Hole Dashboard.Navigation
To navigate to the Loading by Hole Dashboard:
- From the BlastIQ™ Insights toolbar, select Dashboards.
- From the Dashboards menu, under Loading, select Loading by Hole.
Via Site Map
- Select a single blast by clicking a blast on the map.
- Right-click and navigate to the "Loading."
- Select "Loading by Hole".
To pan around the Loading by Hole Dashboard:
- Activate the map by placing the mouse cursor anywhere on the map and clicking the screen, then use the Up, Down, Left, or Right arrows on the keyboard; or
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the Loading by Hole Dashboard map, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.
To rotate and tilt the Loading by Hole Dashboard:
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map, press and hold the right mouse button, and move the cursor as required or
- Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the Loading by Hole map, press and hold Ctrl on the keyboard, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.
Information
The following information is shown on the Loading by Hole Dashboard:
- Blast Name Selector.
- Total Number of Holes.
- Colour Legend.
- Back To Site Map.
- Loading Selector.
- Product
- Equipment
- Date
- View Selector.
- Map View
- Table View
- Hole Details Panel.
- Measurements.
- Layers.
- Display.
Detailed information on each section:
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Blast Name Selector
- Select a blast from the drop-down list.
- The user can type in to search for the desired blast.
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Total Number of Holes
- Displays the total number of holes in a blast.
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Colour Legend
- Displays will be based on the selected mode.
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Product
- List of loaded products and total count of holes.
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Equipment
- Shows the equipment used and the total count of holes during drilling.
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Date
- Upon selecting a date, the legend will display in the format "YYYY-MM-DD: Count," where:
- "YYYY-MM-DD" represents the date when loading activities take place.
- "Count" indicates the number of holes loaded on that particular date.
- Upon selecting a date, the legend will display in the format "YYYY-MM-DD: Count," where:
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Product
- Displays will be based on the selected mode.
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Back To Site Map
- Click the "Back to Site Map" button.
- User will be redirected to the Site Map page.
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Loading Selector
- Navigate to the comparison options.
- Click the drop-down.
- Select one of the modes from the drop-down list.
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Product
- Product used during loading.
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Equipment
- All the equipment used during drilling.
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Date
- Displays the dates when holes were loaded.
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Product
- The dashboard will be updated based on the loading option selected.
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View
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Map View
- Navigate to the view selector.
- Select "Map View".
- Blast Plan view displays an area per hole coloured according to the modes selected (see the colour legend).
- On mouse hover, relevant information such as Hole, Decks, Product, Weight, Equipment, Date and Comments is displayed.
- If a hole is not loaded, only the hole name value will be shown.
- If a hole is loaded, all values for Hole, Decks, Product, Weight, Equipment, Date and Comments will be shown.
- Explosive decks with no weight are not considered loaded decks in the context of this dashboard.
- Only the latest comment for the hole will be shown on mouse hover. To view multiple comments for a hole, open the hole details panel and click on the Comments tab.
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Table View
- Navigate to the view selector.
- Select "Table View".
- Table view will be visible and show relevant data.
- Use the search boxes to filter the data.
- Click on the column headers to sort.
- You can download by clicking the download button to initiate a CSV file download.
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Map View
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Hole Details Panel
- Click on a hole on the map.
- The hole details panel opens.
- Clicking the Hole Details icon without clicking a hole by default shows no data.
- The hole details panel closes only when the user clicks the "x" button.
- Once the panel is closed and you want to open the panel again, click the "Hole Details" icon at the bottom left-hand corner.
- The panel consists of five tabs: Details, Decks, Measurements, Drill Data, and Comments.
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Details
- By default, the "Details" will be visible, presenting users with design, drilled, and measured data.
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Decks
- Decks and relevant properties are grouped by design, adjusted and actual.
- Deck is displayed by a lower number from the bottom to the top (higher number).
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Measurements
- Provides a concise overview of recorded data, including the time occurrence, associated deck, property details, recorded values, user identity, and the equipment or device used.
- Measurements are ordered by timestamp.
- Sorting is implemented by clicking on the column headers.
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Drill Data
- Provides a concise summary of drilling-related information. Users will find details such as the average penetration rate, start time, end time, drill name, operator, and timestamps for when the event occurred and was received.
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Comments
- Hole comments recorded in BlastIQ™ Mobile v1.22.206 or older will not show in the comments in the hole details panel. These comments are still available in the already supported display points and data export.
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Details
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Measurements
- Click the measurements icon located in the lower left-hand corner.
- Click anywhere on the map to draw points.
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Lines should automatically connect the points.
- The aggregated distance of the drawn lines will be visible.
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Layers
- Click on the layers icon.
- Choose "Image Overlays" or "Polylines" from the available options.
- Select "None" for no layers display.
To upload polylines and image overlays, please visit the Site Map article here and navigate to the Layer Administration section.
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Display
- Hole Names
- Select "On" to display hole names on the map.
- Select "Off" to hide hole names on the map.
- Secondary Indicators
- Select "None" does not highlight any holes.
- Select "Comment" to highlight holes with added notes.
- Select "Wet" to highlight holes in a wet state.
- Background
- The user can choose to change the map background to allow better visualisation of the blasts of interest from the following options:
- Select "Satellite" to set a satellite image as your map background.
- Select "Light" to give your map a white background.
- Select "Dark" to give your map a dark background.
- The user can choose to change the map background to allow better visualisation of the blasts of interest from the following options:
- Hole Names