BlastIQ™ Insights - Drilling Length Dashboard

To access the Drilling Length Dashboard for multiple blasts.

1. On Site Map, select two or more blasts by clicking on them on the map.
2. Right-click on one of the selected blasts.
3. Choose Drilling Length from the menu.

To pan around the Drilling Length Dashboard:

1. 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
2. Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the Drilling Length Dashboard map, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.

To rotate and tilt the Drilling Length Dashboard:

1. Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map, press and hold the right mouse button, and move the cursor as required or
2. Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the map press, hold Ctrl on the keyboard, press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor as required.

Detailed information on each section:

1. 1. Blast Name Selector

      

      • Select a blast from the drop-down list.
      • The user can type in to search for the desired blast.
   2. Total Number of Holes

      

      • Displays the total number of holes in a blast.
   3. Colour Legend

      

      • Displays a colour gradient.
      • In the case of over and under-drilled holes, the greater the length of the difference, the darker the shade colour will be.
   4. Back To Site Map

      

      • Click the "Back to Site Map" button.
      • User will be redirected to the Site Map page.
   5. Comparison Options

      

      • Navigate to the comparison options.
      • Click the drop-down and select one of the comparison options.
        • Drill Actual Length
          • Provides a view of the latest known drilled hole length.  Drill Actual Hole Length vs Design Length or Drill Adjusted Design Length, if present. 
        • First Measured Length
          • Provides a view of the first measure length.  First Measured Length vs Design Length or Drill Adjusted Design Length, if present. 
          • Read more about BlastIQ™ First Length.
        • Measured Length
          • Provides a view of the latest known measured hole length.  Measured Length vs Design Length or Drill Adjusted Design Length, if present.
        • Length After Backfill
          • Provides a view of the achieved hole length across the blast after the backfill process is completed.  Measured Length or Backfill deck horizon where present vs Design Length or Drill Adjusted Design Length, if present.
      • The dashboard will be updated based on the selected comparison option.
   6. View
      • Map View

        

        • Navigate to the view selector.
        • Select "Map View".
        • On the map, the blast plan view displays an area per hole coloured according to the hole compliance; in the case of over and under drilled holes, the greater the length difference, the darker shade the colour will be (see the colour legend).  To learn more, click here.
        • Mouse over the holes to get more information.
      • 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.
   7. Summary and Plots
      • Summary 

        

        • Click on the "Summary" icon located in the right-hand corner.
        • Navigate to the summary section.
        • Blast summary displays detailed metrics and values.
        • The summary will vary based on the selected comparison option.
      • Histogram and Box Plot
        • Histogram

          

          • Displays the count of holes for each deviation range in the Y axis and absolute deviation units in the X axis.
          • Click and drag horizontally to zoom in, double click to reset zoom.
          • When multiple tolerances are used, a stacked histogram will be shown which will indicate how many of a given deviation range are within tolerance.
        • Box Plot

          

          • Displays the drilling length deviation distribution of the blast.  Click here to learn more about this type of chart.
          • Click and drag horizontally to zoom in, double-click to reset zoom.
          • When multiple tolerance is used, the box plot will remain, but no single tolerance will be displayed via tolerance lines or colour gradients.
   8. 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.
        • Details
          • By default, the "Details" will be visible, presenting users with design, drilled, and measured data.
        • 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).
        • 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.
        • 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.
        • 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.
   9. Measurements

      

      • Click the measurements icon located in the lower left-hand corner.
      • Click anywhere on the map to draw points.

      • Lines should automatically connect the points.

      • The aggregated distance of the drawn lines will be visible.
   10. 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.

   11. 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.