Target for ArcGIS v3.2.

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Surface and Drillhole Mapping System
for ESRI’s ArcGIS™ Software
TUTORIAL

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Manual release date: 9/16/2010.
Written by, Nancy Whitehead. Please send comments or questions to
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Contents
Geosoft License Agreement 1

Finding More Help Information 4

Contacting Technical Support 4

Target for ArcGIS 5

Overview of Target for ArcGIS Capabilities 5

Integrated Database and Streamlined Menus and Toolbars 7

Tutorial 1: Getting Started 8

Before you begin… 8

Installing Target for ArcGIS 8

Displaying Target for ArcGIS Toolbars 9

Installing Geosoft’s License 10

Using the Geosoft License Manager 11

Import Geosoft Map 14

Seeker 15

To Locate and Download a Spatial Dataset 16

Tutorial 2: Using Gridding and Contouring Tools 17

Before you begin… 17

Opening Geosoft Database Window 17

Spreadsheet Window 18

Profile Window 18

Database Tools 18

Gridding using Minimum Curvature Gridding 20

Adding Data and Assigning a Projection 20

Gridding Data using the Minimum Curvature Method 23

 Contouring using Geosoft’s Contouring Tool 24

Plotting Contours 25

Tutorial 3: Target for ArcGIS Drillhole Tools 27

Before you begin… 27

Access the drillhole menus 27

Starting a New Project 28

Naming a Drillhole Project 29

Importing Data 30
Updated ODBC Import Tools 30

Current X and Y Channels 30

Importing Data Files 31

Importing Data 32

Importing Collar Data 32

Importing Survey Data 37

Importing Geochemical Assay Data 38

Importing Geological Data 40

Saving your Databases 41

Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests 41

Composite Databases 43

Tutorial 4: Geosoft Map Layer and Shape File Output 44

Geosoft Map Layer 44

Shape Files 44

Quick Map - Load to separate data frames 45

Quick Map - Load to a Single Layer 46

Loading Geosoft Map Layers and Shape Files at the same time 46

Frame/Layer Control for Stacked Sections 47

Tutorial 5: Plan Maps and Data Integration 48

 Before you begin… 48

Quick Display of the Plan Map 48

Data Integration 50

Displaying a Grid 51

Hiding groups on a Map 53

Tutorial 6: Section Maps and Data Interpretation 54

Selecting Holes 54

Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool 55

Verifying Selected Drillholes 56

Creating a Drillhole Section Map 57

Section Plots 57

Tutorial 7: Strip Logs 71

Creating a Strip Log Plot 71

Tutorial 8: Target 3D 77

Working with the Geosoft 3D Viewer 77

Selecting an Area of Interest 77

Create a 3D Voxel Grid 78

Sample a Voxel to GDB locations 79

Creating a Target 3D Map 80

Working in the 3D Viewer 87

Accessing the 3D Viewer 88

Geosoft 3D Viewer 88

3D Tools 89

3D Viewing Window 89

Status Bar 89

Appendix 1: Setting Target for ArcGIS Preferences 90

Appendix 2: Coordinate Systems 93

Appendix 3: Setting QA/QC Options 94

QA/QC – Collar data options 94

QA/QC - Dip-azimuth survey options 95

QA/QC – East-North survey options 95

QA/QC – From-To data options 96

QA/QC – Point data options 96

Appendix 4: Target for ArcGIS Toolbars 98

Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker Toolbar 98

Geosoft Database Toolbar 99

Target Surface Toolbar 100

Target Drillhole Toolbar 101

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Finding More Help Information

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may be useful to your work. The entire documentation for the system is available
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Contacting Technical Support

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Target for ArcGIS

Target for ArcGIS™ is a surface and drillhole mapping extension to ESRI‘s
ArcGIS™ software that simplifies the visualization and analysis of subsurface
drillhole and borehole geology data within your ESRI GIS environment. Built on the
same technology as Geosoft‘s industry-leading Oasis montaj® MAPS (Mapping and
Processing System) software, Target adds powerful spatial data processing
capabilities and 3D viewing to your GIS.
Using Target for ArcGIS, explorationists working in ArcGIS can better manage drill
projects, from initial planning to the evaluation stage. Key features include:
 Easy data sharing and user-friendly wizards enable you to import or export data
using industry-standard data formats, including ASCII, ODBC, LAS, acQuire,
ArcGIS, Microstation, Surpac, and Datamine™ files.
 Rapid processing and analysis of high volume surface and drillhole data
 Timely and accurate generation of drillhole plans and sections
 Simplified visualization and analysis of drillhole and borehole data using the
subsurface 3D viewer
 Efficient production of high quality maps for interpretation and target definition
 Effective exploration project generation and management

Overview of Target for ArcGIS Capabilities

The Target for ArcGIS application provides project and field
geologists/geophysicists with an easy-to-use and comprehensive data processing and
presentation solution for surface drillhole data. This software package enables
geoscientists to manage drill projects from the planning to the evaluation stage.
The Target for ArcGIS application is organized around an integrated database and
streamlined menus and toolbars that provide the following surface and drillhole
capabilities within ESRI‘s ArcView:
 Subsurface 3D Viewer: Functionality for viewing sub-surface data in three
dimensions within ArcGIS simplifies the visualization and analysis of subsurface
drillhole and borehole geology data within an ESRI environment.
 Data Import: User-friendly Import Wizards enable you to import both surface
and drillhole data from different data sources, including ASCII, ODBC and
Metech‘s acQuire. Import data from CAD and GIS packages such as
Microstation, DXF formats and MapInfo. Data validation on import ensures the
integrity of any sub-surface information you generate.
 Locate and download spatial data using Seeker: Geosoft‘s Seeker tool was
designed to retrieve spatial data stored on global and corporate spatial servers –
Geosoft DAP servers, USGS servers, from the many WMS and ArcIMS Image
servers currently available, as well as retrieve data from the Web and locally from
your desktop, using Geosoft's Desktop Cataloger.
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 Drillhole plans and sections: Easily create and recreate drillhole sections and
plans in minutes, using dialogs with sensible default settings. Routinely visualize
thousands of drillholes at a time.
 Powerful data processing: Target includes Geosoft‘s Oasis montaj™ powerful
processing engine for working with large volume spatial data. It provides
industry-standard technology for processing large volumes of exploration data for
target generation.
 Dynamic data linking: Analyze and interrogate your drillhole data in real time
via dynamically linked sections, plans and database views.
 3D drillhole visualization: Interactive tab dialogs make it easy to create and
customize 3D views of grids and profile data. View borehole traces and grid data
from different angles in 3 dimensions to spot the relationship between surface and
sub-surface features. Display multiple grids horizontal grids stacked vertically, in
3D space. Zoom, pan and rotate objects in the 3D environment, using an
interactive 3D dialog. Print and export 3D views to include them in your reports
 Voxels and other 3D enhancements: A "Voxel" is another word for a 3-
dimensional grid, and is created using Geosoft‘s 3D Kriging gridding method.. A
Voxels menu is provided on the Target Drillhole toolbar and provides the tools
for creating, displaying, processing, manipulating, and converting Voxels (3D
grids). Other 3D enhancements include, support for some of the common mine
planning formats including, Surpac DTM and Datamine Wireframe models and
the ability to use vertical (and horizontal) exaggeration in 3D views.
 3D Geology tools: Fence Diagrams enables you to create professional fence
diagrams quickly, based on selected drillholes. Fence diagrams are especially
useful when comparing down hole geology from a limited number of holes. Fense
diagrams are displayed in real world coordinates. 3D Geology Surfaces enables
you to create elevation grids to represent top or bottom surface of a lithology unit
based on a lithology channel in a Geosoft Drillhole database. You can create a
geology surface grid from any geologic attribute, such as rock type, alteration, or
mineralization. 3D Lithology Gridding enables you to create a 3D lithology model
based on drillhole data. A geology 3D model can be created from any geologic
attribute, such as rock type, alteration, or mineralization. Display only the rock
unit of interest.
 Surface mapping: Utilizing function rich gridding routines, grids and contour
maps can be created using point sample datasets (eg. streams, soils, rocks,
geophysical data) from a variety of raw data sources (ASCII, Excel, Access, and
acQuire). Easy-to-use design wizards simplify the creation of grids and contours.
 Surface and Drillhole data Integration: Combine drillhole data with all other
surface data and information to create detailed, integrated surface and subsurface
maps.
 Strip Log and Compositing: Create scaled graphical strip log display of selected
holes or the entire drillhole project with Target‘s strip log feature. Utilize up to 32
graphical fields to display down hole data. Using the Strip Log feature, geologists
can better manage and visualize their drill projects, from initial planning to the
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evaluation stage. Strip Logs can now be exported as ArcGIS Shapefiles or as

Geosoft Map Layers.
 Professional map production: The software provides a full featured dynamic
contouring algorithm with gradient feathering and extensive labeling control for
professional quality presentation results. Quickly create multiple and varied types
of maps, including gridded maps, surface maps, posted value maps, and sub-
location maps.

Integrated Database and Streamlined Menus and Toolbars

The Target for ArcGIS system is organized around an integrated database and
streamlined menus and toolbars that guide you through the following tasks:
 Geosoft setup including, default settings, licensing, database window display, and
the Seeker tool for locating and retrieving spatial data.
 Surficial gridding (minimum curvature and kriging) and contouring.
 Drillhole project definition and editing.
 Data import and export. Quickly import collar, survey, and hole assay data, in
both numeric and text formats, via Excel, ASCII and OBDC-compliant database
wizards.
 Optional manual data entry and editing of individual drillholes.
 Rock code table selection and editing.
 Hole selection. Select all holes, no holes, select by name, by list, use the
interactive drillhole selection tool, or use a saved configuration.
 Plan plotting. Use intelligent defaults for automatic plotting or customize settings.
 Section plotting (and stacked section plotting). Intelligent defaults can be used for
automatic plotting or you can set your own customized settings.
 Striplog plotting, including full data legend, outputted to shapefiles or Geosoft
map layers.
 Target 3D mapping including creating and displaying 3D Voxel (3D grid)
 Integration of other surface and subsurface data.
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Tutorial 1: Getting Started

In mineral exploration, the initial focus of any exploration program is to identify
potential targets for drilling. After potential targets are determined, the project moves
into a ―proving‖ phase led by a geologist experienced in obtaining and interpreting
drillhole data. A complete drilling program will acquire many types of data ranging
from hole location (i.e. collar details), surveys (i.e. 3-Dimensional orientation),
geologic rock types and descriptions, drill hole geochemical assays and borehole
geophysical logs.
To set the stage for a successful subsurface data acquisition program, the geologist
requires knowledge and experience plus effective tools that facilitate organization,
planning and most importantly, visualization and plotting of data in 3 dimensions. A
3-dimensional perspective is essential to evaluating geologic structure of mineralized
and host rocks as well as determining the continuity of host and mineralized rocks. In
this context, drill programs rely on surface plan maps and subsurface cross-section
maps to acquire the 3-D perspective required to prove potential targets.
The Target for ArcGIS system was developed to provide the geologist with:
 Minimum curvature and Krigrid (statistical) gridding routines as well as Geosoft‘s
comprehensive contouring tool
 Organizational tools (consisting of versatile, self-contained databases and rock
code management)
 Quality Control tools (including QA/QC tests on each of the five different data
types; Collar Data, Dip/Azimuth Survey, Easting-Northing Survey, From-To
Data, and Point Data).
 Planning tools (such as plan maps and section outlines)
 Visualization and plotting tools (including comprehensive plan plots and section
plots in any orientation)

Before you begin…

In this section, we will guide you through the key steps necessary to install and begin
working with the Target for ArcGIS system. The procedures in this section will
show you how to:
 Install the Target for ArcGIS system (page 8)
 Display the Target for ArcGIS toolbars (page 9)
 Install the Geosoft License (page 10)
 Open the Geosoft Database Window (page 14)
This tutorial uses sample data provided on the Target for ArcGIS CD ROM. Before
you begin, save the files to a working directory, such as D:\Tutorial.

Installing Target for ArcGIS

Target for ArcGIS is installed from the Extensions for ArcGIS DVD. Please note
that your installation procedure will vary slightly depending on the operating system
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you are using. If you are installing on Windows NT, you must install while logged in
as Administrator.
Once you have successfully installed this program you can begin working with
Geosoft‘s Target for ArcGIS software application.
I NSTALLING T ARGET FOR A RC GIS
1. Insert the Extensions for ArcGIS DVD into your DVD drive. The Install Wizard
Setup dialog is displayed and tells you that the system is preparing the
installation.
2. When ready, the program displays the Geosoft Extensions for ArcGIS – Install
Wizard Welcome screen. To continue, follow the directions on the screens that
appear.
3. When the "Installation is complete" message appears, click [Finish]. The
Extensions for ArcGIS software has been installed on your computer.
Note: To install the latest version of the Target for ArcGIS tutorial and data
files visit, www.geosoft.com/resources/tutorials/ and download Target for
ArcGIS Tutorial and Data. Save these files to a working directory, such
as D:\Tutorial.

Displaying Target for ArcGIS Toolbars

Once you have installed the Geosoft Extensions for ArcGIS software and opened
ArcMap, you will need to display the Geosoft Target for ArcGIS toolbars; Geosoft
Extensions Setup and Seeker, Geosoft Database, Target Surface and Target Drillhole.
The toolbars can then be docked in suitable locations.
D ISPLAYING THE T ARGET FOR A RC GIS TOOLBARS :
1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the Customize menu, select Toolbars and then select ( ) the Geosoft
Extensions Setup and Seeker option ( ).
The Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker toolbar will be displayed.

3. Repeat Step 2 above to display the Geosoft Database, Target Surface and Target
Drillhole toolbars.
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4. The Geosoft Target for ArcGIS toolbars can then be docked in the ArcMap
menu area (top, bottom or sides) by dragging each toolbar and dropping them at
the desired location.
5. For more detailed information about the Target for ArcGIS toolbars, see
Appendix 4: Target for ArcGIS Toolbars (page 98).

Installing Geosoft’s License

To enable Target for ArcGIS you must install a valid Geosoft License Key using the
Geosoft License Manager. With Geosoft‘s electronic licensing model licenses are
now handled by the Geosoft license server. This system enables licenses to be moved
between machines online, via email or if necessary by disk. Geosoft‘s licensing
management system offers many tangible and real benefits, including:
 Regular upgrades and fixes. We release multiple upgrades a year (with interim
patches when possible). You can only access these with a valid license key.
 Transfer license from office to home computer without re-installing all software
 Add new products to your license instantly
 Easy to manage "1 user - 1 license" model
 Reduces costs by eliminating unauthorized use
 Rent modules for specific time periods
 Add extra extra services and products when required.
It may take some time to get used to the system and there are some restrictions that
apply:
 Licenses are keyed to individual PCs. Therefore; you must park your license to
switch computers
 Must park license before changing Operating System (for a new hard drive, for
example)
Note: If you have any problems with your license please contact your local
Geosoft Technical Support representative
www.geosoft.com/contact/index.asp.
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T O I NSTALL L ICENSE :
1. On the Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker toolbar, select Geosoft Setup, and
then select License|Setup license. The Geosoft License Manager will be
displayed.

2. In the "License Key" box, enter your 8-digit alphanumeric license key (provided
with your CD-ROM) and click the [Internet] button. Geosoft‘s license server will
retrieve your license from our Internet server and download it to your computer.
3. When the license has been successfully installed all of the software you are
licensed for will now be accessible to you.
Note: The Target for ArcGIS License can also be installed directly from the
Windows ―Start‖ menu (i.e. on the Start menu, select
Programs|Geosoft|Target for ArcGIS|License|Setup. The Geosoft License
Manager will be displayed. Enter your 8-digit ―License Key‖ and click the
[Internet] button. Your license will be retrieved from the Geosoft license
server and downloaded to your computer.

Using the Geosoft License Manager

The following Geosoft License Manager options enable you to manage your License:
 Install License – Installs your License, using your ‗license key‘, from the Geosoft
license server (page 11)
 Show computer ID – Displays your computer ID which is a unique alpha-
numeric string that identifies your computer and is used to link your Geosoft
License to your computer. The Computer ID is also used to transfer your License
to another computer (page 12)
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 View License – Displays your License information which you can view at any
time to see what applications or tools you are licensed for (page 12).
 Update License – Updates your License (i.e. access additional extensions or add-
on tools) by first contacting your local Geosoft representative and then simply
connecting to the Geosoft license server (page 12).
 Park License – Parks (moves) your License onto the Geosoft license server,
enabling it to be retrieved later (page 12).
 Transfer License – Transfers License from one computer to another (e.g. from
your desktop to a laptop or visa-versa), using the ―Computer ID‖ (page 13).
 Lock License – Locks License on the current computer (page 14).
 Unlock License – Unlocks License from the computer using the ‗License key‘
(page 14).
T O S HOW YOUR C OMPUTER ID:
1. On the Geosoft Setup menu, select License|Show Computer ID. The Geosoft
License Manager dialog will be displayed.

2. The alpha-numeric ID displayed in this window is your Computer ID.

3. Click the [OK] button to close the window.
T O V IEW YOUR L ICENSE :
1. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License|View License. Your License is
displayed in your default web browser.
2. The License includes your License Key, Computer ID, User Name, Company,
Support Expiry date, Software build date and other items as well as a list of your
licensed products.
3. Close the window when you have finished viewing your License.
T O U PDATE YOUR L ICENSE :
1. Contact your local Geosoft representative about adding additional extensions or
add-on tools.
2. Connect to the Internet.
3. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License|Update License. Your License is
updated with the new licensed products.
TO PARK ( MOVE ) E L ICENSE FROM YOUR COMPUTER TO THE G EOSOFT LICENSE SERVER :

1. Connect to the Internet.

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2. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License/Park License. The Geosoft License
Manager dialog will be displayed.

3. This is a warning message that tells you that parking a license places your license
on the Geosoft license server so that it may be installed on a different computer
for your own personal use. Your license is non-transferable, and use of the license
by anyone but you may be a violation of your license agreement.
4. It then asks you if you are sure you want to park your license? Click the [Yes]
button. Your license is uploaded to the Geosoft license server, to be downloaded
at a later time, and all licensed products will be removed.
5. Once the license is parked, it can be installed on another computer. For
information on installing your Geosoft License, see page 10.
Note: If you do not have access to the Internet, your License can be transferred in
a file using the Transfer License process.
T O T RANSFER YOUR L ICENSE :
1. Open ArcMap and display the Geosoft Extensions Setup and DAP toolbar on
your licensed computer.
2. On the Geosoft Setup menu, select License|Transfer License. The Geosoft License
Manager dialog is displayed.
3. In the "Target Computer ID" box, enter the computer ID of the target computer
(the computer you wish to transfer the license to) and click the [OK] button.
Note: Target for ArcGIS must be installed on the target computer to retrieve the
―Computer ID‖, which can be viewed from the Start menu by selecting
Programs|Geosoft|Target for ArcGIS|License|View computer ID.
4. The file OasisMontaj_Transfer.geosoft_license file will be created in your C:\
directory.
5. Move this file via media (diskette, CD, USB drive) or network to the target
computer.
6. Using Explorer locate the file (OasisMontaj_Transfer.geosoft_license) on the
target computer, right-click and from the popup menu, select Install License. Your
licensed products will be installed.
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Note: If you have access to the Internet, Parking your License (page 12) is the
quickest and easiest method of moving your License.
T O L OCK YOUR L ICENSE :
1. Connect to the Internet.
2. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License|Lock License. The Geosoft License
Manager dialog is displayed.
3. This is a warning message that asks, are you sure you want to LOCK the license
on this computer? You will no longer be able to move or manage the license until
it is unlocked using the license key.
4. Click the [Yes] button and the license will be locked on your computer until you
unlock it using the license key.
T O U NLOCK YOUR E L ICENSE :

1. Connect to the Internet.

2. On the Geosoft Setup menu select, License|UnLock License. The Geosoft License
Manager dialog is displayed.
3. In the "License Key" box, enter your 8-digit alphanumeric license key (provided
when you "Locked" your license) and click the [Internet] button.
4. Geosoft‘s license server will unlock your license and enable you to move and
manage it again.

Import Geosoft Map

The Import Geosoft Map icon ( ) found on the Geosoft Extensions Setup and
Seeker toolbar enables you to quickly and easily add any Geosoft map as a Layer
and/or Graphic in ArcMap.
T O I MPORT A G EOSOFT M AP :
1. On the Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker toolbar, click the Import Geosoft

Map icon ( ). The Import Geosoft Map dialog is displayed.

2. Use the [Browse] button to locate the Geosoft Input map file (*.map) to add.
3. Then, from the Fit current document to input map? dropdown list, select Yes or
No, for the map display option that best suits your data.
4. Click the [OK] button and your Geosoft Map is imported into your current
ArcMap MxD file.
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Seeker
The Geosoft Seeker tool was designed to retrieve spatial data stored on global and
corporate spatial servers – Geosoft DAP servers, USGS servers, from the many WMS
and ArcIMS Image servers currently available, as well as retrieve data from the Web
and locally from your desktop, using Geosoft's Desktop Cataloger. For more
information about Desktop Cataloger, visit
http://www.geosoft.com/pinfo/free/desktop-cataloger.asp
Seeker replaces our two 'Find Data' options with a workflow-driven design. Seeker's
design combines capabilities and concepts from DAP Find Data and Dapple
interfaces to create a straightforward 3-step workflow. Search criteria, including
Structured Metadata Queries, are used to refine the result set and provide access to
relevant metadata. The search results are easy to review, and selected datasets are
simple to retrieve and use in your local mapping environment.
From the Seek Data menu, select Seeker to deploy the new Seeker tool, designed to
simplify your data search and retrieval process with 3 easy steps:
1 – Search – using easy to advanced search tools, locate the data you are seeking
2 –View Results – view metadata, quick thumbnail views or full preview map
3 – Download Cart Selections – download directly into open map or project
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To Locate and Download a Spatial Dataset

The Seeker tool enables you to find, view and download a dataset in 3-easy steps. To
begin open a map, with a set coordinate system, in ArcMap project. The Seeker will
search for and display data that is within the open map‘s extents.
T O L OCATE AND D OWNLOAD A S PATIAL D ATASET :
1. On the Seek Data menu, select Seeker. The Search step on the Seeker tool will be
displayed. If the area of interest (AOI) displayed in the Interactive Map window is
not the same as your open map, click the Update Area of Interest from Open Map
( ) button from the Navigational tools bar. To narrow the search to a specific
region or data type, you can specify a text string in the <type text search criteria>
text box, and press <Enter>.
Note: You can also select the Advanced tab and use the Structured Metadata
Query tools to refine your search parameters. For more information, click
the button on the Seeker tool.
2. The Results step is opened, displaying your default DAP server search results.
You can view other data source results by clicking the data source on the Server
Manager Menu. The data results are also available in three views (Tree, List and
Thumbnail). When viewing the results in tree or list view, if you hover your
cursor over the data icons (e.g. , , ) a popup thumbnail image with a View
Metadata link will be displayed. Using the check box, select ( ) the dataset file
name and click the Preview Map tab. The selected datasets will be displayed in
the preview map window. When you are satisfied with your data selections, click
the Cart step.
3. The Cart step enables you to select a dataset for download, and to display a
selected dataset in the globe data explorer, Dapple. To specify download options,
click the Options tab. This tab enables you to specify download options for all the
datasets and for individual datasets. When you are satisfied with the download
settings, click [Retrieve] and the selected datasets will be downloaded directly to
you open map. Click the Close button to close the Seeker tool.
For more information click the button on the Seeker tool.
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Tutorial 2: Using Gridding and Contouring Tools

The Target for ArcGIS system includes two gridding options, Minimum Curvature
Gridding and Kriging and a contour option that provides the ability to create Contour
layers from gridded data. The procedures in this section will show you how to:
 Open a Geosoft database (GDB) Window (page 17)
 Add data and assign a projection (page 20)
 Grid data using Minimum Curvature method (page 23)
 Plot contours (page 25)

Before you begin…

This tutorial uses sample data provided on the Target for ArcGIS DVD. Before you
begin this tutorial, copy the tutorial data file (surface_geochemistry.csv) to a working
directory, such as D:\Tutorial.

Opening Geosoft Database Window

The Geosoft Database Window is a special window within ArcMap that is used to
create and view Geosoft‘s unique three-dimensional database structure. The Geosoft
Database Window is specifically designed to enable users to access drillhole data
using the organized and self-contained spreadsheet tab windows, as shown below.
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These windows offer a direct interface to your data and enable you to perform a
variety of tasks, including:
 Display a view of the data in numerical or profile format
 Display database statistics
 Apply mathematical expressions to data
 Process and display resulting data
 Analyze data using built-in Geosoft eXecutable functionality

Spreadsheet Window
The data visible in the ―Spreadsheet window‖ represents only some of the column
(channel). This differs from a conventional spreadsheet program, in that what you
see on the screen is the data. The Spreadsheet window only displays those parts of
the data that you choose to display.
In general, you may have as many lines and channel in your database as you require
(i.e. there is no limit). You are also free to display the columns in any order or remove
them from the window whenever you like.

Profile Window
The data profile view is your "graphical window" to the Geosoft database. You can
display profiles of one or more variables in your database simply by selecting the
channel, right clicking and from the popup menu select Show Profile.
The profile appears directly below its corresponding database in a profile window.
You can have up to five "panes" with 32 variables in each window.
Profile windows are linked dynamically to their corresponding database. When you
select a value or range of values in either the database or profile window respectively,
they are also highlighted in the other window. Right click inside the profile window
to view the Profile menu.

Database Tools
The following database short-cut tools are available to assist in navigating through the
Geosoft database.
Show/Hide Geosoft Database Window
Use this button to Show/Hide the Geosoft Database Window.

Open Geosoft database

Use this button to open a previously defined Geosoft database.

Commit Geosoft database changes

Use this command to commit changes in the current Geosoft
database.

Discard Geosoft database changes

Use this command to discard changes in the current Geosoft
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database.

Go to First line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to show the data and profiles for the first
(starting) line/group in your Geosoft database.

Go to Last line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to show the data and profiles for the last (final)
line/group in your Geosoft database.

Go to Previous line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to show the data and profiles for the previous
line/group in your database.

Go to Next line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to show the data and profiles for the next
(following) line/group in your database.

Create new line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to create a new line/group in your Geosoft
database. The Create Line dialog is displayed that enables you to
specify the line/group parameters.

Delete current line/group in Geosoft database

Use this command to delete the current selected line/group in
your Geosoft database.

As well as these short-cut tools, there are also a number of database tools available on
the Geosoft Data menu, for more information see page 99.
For more information on these or any Target for ArcGIS options, click the [Help]
button on the dialog of interest, or select Help|Help Topics from any of the Geosoft
toolbars.
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Gridding using Minimum Curvature Gridding

To perform minimum curvature gridding, you must supply X, Y and Data fields,
Output grid name and Grid cell size (optional). In addition, you also have a variety of
options, including the ability to:
 Specify data limits and clipping
 Grid the original data or log of the data (using cut-offs or a data range)
 Specify desampling values (for low-pass filtering) and blanking distance (for
removing values beyond a certain distance)
 Specify the tolerance to which the minimum curvature surface must match the
data points. The default is 1.0% of the Z range of the data. Also specify the
percentage of points that must meet the tolerance for the iterations for the
current processing step to stop
 Specify the maximum number of iterations to allow
 Adjust the tension to produce a true minimum curvature grid or to increase the
tension to reduce overshooting problems in unconstrained, sparse areas
The Minimum curvature gridding algorithm generates a grid file (*.grd) and grid
report file (rangrid.log).

Adding Data and Assigning a Projection

Target for ArcGIS enables you to grid shape files, event layers and table files.
However, in order for the resulting grid to have a projection, you must grid either a
shape file or an Event layer that already has a projection assigned to it. The grid will
adopt the projection of the source data. ArcMap will not let you assign a projection to
a table, so any grid created from an XY data table, i.e. not an Event theme or shape
file, will not have a projection assigned to it.
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T O A DD D ATA AND A SSIGN A P ROJECTION :

1. Open ArcMap. On the File menu, select Add Data|Add XY Data. The Add XY
Data dialog is displayed.

2. Using the Browse button ( ) locate the (surface_geochemistry.csv) file.

3. Using the dropdown lists, Specify the fields for the X and Y coordinates as shown
above. Click the [Edit…] button, lower right of the dialog box, and the Spatial
Reference Properties dialog is displayed.
4. Click the [Select] button, the Browse for Coordinate System dialog is displayed.
Then select the following, Projected Coordinate Systems|UTM|Wgs 1984|
Northern Hemisphere|WGS 1984 UTM Zone 20N.prj and click the [Add] button
to return to the Spatial Reference Properties dialog.
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5. Click the [OK] button to apply the projection to the XY data and return to the Add
XY Data dialog. Click the [OK] button to add the XY Event data
(surface_geochemistry.csv Events) to the layer.
Note: The added XY Event data (surface_geochemistry.csv Events) only exists
in the current map document. To save the layer as a separate file, you must
export as a shape file.
6. In the Table of Contents (TOC) window, select (highlight) the layer
(surface_geochemistry.csv Events), right click and from the popup menu, select
Data|Export Data. The Export Data dialog is displayed.

7. Specify the export parameters to save the layer as a shape file (feature class) in
your working directory and click the [OK] button.
8. The ArcMap dialog is displayed.

9. This dialog asks if you would like to add the exported data to the map as a layer.
Click [Yes] and the file Export_surface_geochemistry.shp will be saved in your
working directory and displayed as a layer on your current map.
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Gridding Data using the Minimum Curvature Method

The Minimum Curvature gridding method fits a minimum curvature surface to the
data points. A minimum curvature surface is the smoothest possible surface that will
fit the given data values.
T O G RID USING THE MINIMUM CURVATURE METHOD :

1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Geosoft Minimum Curvature Gridding

Tool button ( ). The Select Table or Feature Class dialog is displayed.

2. In the Available tables in current document box, select

(surface_geochemistry.csv Events) and click the [OK] button.
3. The Minimum Curvature Gridding of attribute using feature positions in layer
dialog is displayed.

4. Using the Attribute to grid dropdown lists, select (Au). In the Name of new grid
file box, specify (Au_surface). The Grid cell size can be left to the intelligent
default value. Click the [Help] button for more information on Grid cell size or
any other Minimum Curvature Gridding parameter.
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5. To access the advanced parameters, click the [Advanced>] button or to accept the
intelligent defaults, click the [OK] button. The data will be gridded, saved in your
working directory and displayed in the data frame.

Contouring using Geosoft’s Contouring Tool

To create a contour layer, you must supply the input grid file, specify contouring
option and up to 8 contouring levels. In addition, you also have a variety of options,
including the ability to:
 Make a layer for display in the ArcMap window
 Make a shape file with Z attributes (*.SHP) for use in ArcMap
 Contour options including; smoothing, suppression, suppression density
(mm), annotations, labelling, etc
 Line styles including; line colour and weight, line styles (solid, dashed etc.)
and line labels
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Plotting Contours
Contours refer to the lines drawn at specified intervals or multiples of intervals on
your map based on a gridded dataset. After you create a grid, you may want to
contour your data and display these contours on your map. In Target for ArcGIS,
contouring is specially designed to handle the very large dynamic data ranges that
characterize spatial data sets.
T O C REATE A C ONTOUR P LOT

1. Select the Create Contours from grid on disk button ( ) on the Target Surface
toolbar. The Create a contour plot of a grid dialog will be displayed.

2. Using the [Browse] button, locate the Input grid file (Au_surface.grd).
3. Using the Output Type dropdown list, select (shape file) and then suing the
Contouring option dropdown list, select (multiples of levels). Then you can
specify the Interval level(s) starting with the smallest level at the top (Note that,
you can also leave the levels to the intelligent defaults).
4. Click the [Options] button and set the parameters as required and click the [OK]
button to return to the Create a contour plot of a grid dialog.
5. Click the [Line Styles] button and set the line style parameters as required,
clicking the [Next>] button as required. Then click the [Finish] button to return to
the Create a contour plot of a grid dialog.
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6. Click the [Next>] button and the Contour: Create a shape file as output dialog is
displayed.

7. Save the shape file as (Au_contour.shp). The contour shape file will be created,
saved in your working directory and displayed in the data frame.
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Tutorial 3: Target for ArcGIS Drillhole Tools

In this section, we will guide you through the key steps necessary to start a new
drillhole project and import and verify geological and geochemical data. The
procedures in this chapter will show you how to:
 Access the drillhole menus (page 27)
 Start a new project (page 28)
 Import data (page 30)
 Apply quality control and quality assurance tests to data (page 41)

Before you begin…

This tutorial uses sample data provided on the Target for ArcGIS CD ROM. Before
you begin, save the files (Collar.csv, Assay.csv, Survey.csv, Geology.csv) to a
working directory, such as D:\Tutorial.

Access the drillhole menus

The Target for ArcGIS drillhole menu options and plotting tools can be found on the
Target Drillhole toolbar. For more information on the Target toolbars and the menu
and plotting tools available, see page 98.
Note: The drillhole system uses a special window within ArcMap to create and
view Geosoft‘s unique three-dimensional databases. The Geosoft Database
Window is specifically designed to enable users to access their drillhole
data using organized and self-contained spreadsheet tab windows.
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T O O PEN THE GDB W INDOW :

1. Select the Show Geosoft Database Window button ( ). The Geosoft Database
Window will be displayed on the left, as a tabbed window.

2. As we have not imported drillhole data into the project the window displays the
―No Geosoft Databases Loaded‖ message.

Starting a New Project

The Target for ArcGIS drillhole system has been developed using Geosoft‘s unique
three-dimensional database structure. These databases are linked by a common
project name that provides easier data management.
When you start a new drillhole project the "Collar" database is created and displayed
in the GDB Window. Each individual ‗data type‘ will have its own databases. The
common project name links the databases. For example, separate databases for collar,
survey, assay, and geology are created and linked by project.
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In a project named "Prospect" the following databases could be created:

 Prospect_Collar.gdb (collar information)
 Prospect_Survey.gdb (hole dip-azimuth survey information)
 Prospect_Geology.gdb (geology information – The ―Geology‖ label is user specified)
 Prospect_Assays.gdb (assay information - the "Assay" label is user-specified)
Note: When the Target for ArcGIS system is used, it scans the open project for
all the databases currently loaded in the project to see which data is
available. If you close one of the project databases, it will not be visible to
the system and will not be used when processing your data. While working
with a Target for ArcGIS project, if you wish to ―hide‖ one of the
databases, minimize it instead of closing it in order that Target for
ArcGIS can continue to access it.

Naming a Drillhole Project

The drillhole project name will be added, as a prefix, to all of your project databases
(collar, survey, assay, geology, and other types of related information).
T O N AME A D RILLHOLE P ROJECT :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Target Project|New project. The Drillhole
- New Project dialog is displayed.

2. Specify a New project name as (Prospect). The current default project directory is
displayed in the Project Directory box. If this is incorrect, click the [Directory]
button to specify the correct working project directory (i.e. D:\Tutorial\).
3. You can specify the Maximum holes as (1000) and you can leave the Maximum
data fields per dataset to the default value of (100). We recommend that you
specify a number that is representative of the final estimated project size. This
strategy ensures that you have enough space available in your project while not
consuming excessive storage space.
4. Click the [OK] button. The collar database with the project name that you
specified is created and displayed in the Geosoft Database Window.
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Importing Data
The Drill Hole Import Wizard guides you through the import process, and
automatically displays your data in a Spreadsheet window. The spreadsheet window
is similar to Excel in appearance with specialized Earth Science capabilities,
including built-in data manipulation tools.
The purpose of this tutorial is to help you become aware of the key components and
capabilities of the Target for ArcGIS import process to prepare you for plotting your
results in plan and section maps. In this exercise, you will be importing collar, survey,
geochemical assay, and geology data.
U PDATED ODBC I MPORT T OOLS
A new filtering capability has been added to our ODBC tools, for both accessing
surface and drillhole databases. Now you can access just the data that you need
without the requirement for SQL query knowledge, both for our regular Geosoft
GDBs, and for our Drillhole projects. This new capability will also enable you to
connect to other drillhole databases such as DataShed and Century systems.

Current X and Y Channels

The Target for ArcGIS system has implemented ―current" X and Y (and Z)
channels. This feature enables users to select the channels that they would like to use
as the current X and Y (and Z) channels (for example, East, North, and Relative
Level).
Markers have been added to the channel header to indicate which channels are
currently defined to be the "current" X, Y (and Z) channels. The markers are little
rectangles on the right side of the header cell, and contain "x", "y" (or "z") in reversed
display (like the triangle protection symbol on the left). The "z" will be used in
Target for ArcGIS databases, where DH_EAST = "x", DH_NORTH = "y" and
DH_RL = "z".
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Importing Data Files

During drilling, the geologist acquires and integrates data from different sources and
formats, including:
 Drillhole locations - Collar information containing (at a minimum) Hole ID,
Easting, Northing and Relative Level (Elevation). Note, that in the data example
below, the Azimuth, Dip, and Depth are also included in the collar file.

 Surveys – (Optional) Hole deviation information in either Hole ID, Depth,

Azimuth, Dip format or Hole ID, Depth, Easting, Northing, Elevation format.
Note that, a survey file is only required if a hole has actually been surveyed and
the dip and azimuth change at depth.

 From to Data – From-To data is data acquired over specified depth intervals
down the hole; for example, at a 1 m interval with a measurement starting at 0 m
and extending to 139 m. In this tutorial, we will import two types of From-To
data: a geochemical assay dataset and a geological rock codes dataset.
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 Point Data – Point data is data acquired in discrete measurements made at a

specific depth, for instance 85.6 m. In this example, a Geophysical property log
(borehole geophysics) in Single Point data format.

The Target for ArcGIS system automatically detects the type of data that is being
imported, which can be any of the above.
There are two ways to define drillholes and add data to your project in Target for
ArcGIS:
 Import data already stored in CSV/text or XLS/database data format. A common
example is a geochemical assay file, which is commonly delivered to you on disk
or via email by an assay laboratory in Excel XLS format. Depending on project
needs, you may also initially have geological data, collar data or survey data in
text or data files.
 Manually enter data. If you are performing a grassroots exploration project, you
may only have one or two holes to work with initially. In this case, you may just
want to add some basic collar location or projected survey information to your
project.
In this part of the tutorial, we will work through the import process of collar, survey,
assays and geology data from CSV files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Target for ArcGIS handles each of these situations.

Importing Data
The Target for ArcGIS system enables the import of data stored in CSV/text or
XLS/database data format.
In this section, we will work through the import process of collar, survey, assays and
geology data from CSV format files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Target for ArcGIS handles each of these situations.

Importing Collar Data

When entering data in Target for ArcGIS, you must start with collar data. The
system creates a unique collar database that you can use to view all drillholes in the
project at a glance. You can also plot an initial plan map showing all holes for review
purposes. A collar file must exist before survey or assay data can be imported, and
before plans and sections can be created.
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T O I MPORT C OLLAR D ATA:

1. On the Data menu, select Import, and then select Text file. The Drill Hole – ASCII
Import dialog is displayed.

2. Using the Browse button ( ), select the Collar.csv file from your working
directory and click the [Wizard] button. The Drill Hole Import Wizard dialog is
displayed.

3. The system has determined that the Data Input format is ASCII Data and has
intuitively predicted that the Types of Data to import is Hole Collar Data.
Tip: The Target for ArcGIS Drill Hole Import Wizard enables you to easily
import data from any ASCII spreadsheet or data file. The Import Wizard
supports both Delimited and Fixed Field ASCII files. The Import Wizard also
imports Microsoft Excel Comma Seperated Value (CSV), Comma
Delimited, White Space Delimited and Tab Delimited data files. The
window at the bottom of the dialog box shows the file that is being imported.
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For more information about the Drill Hole Import Wizard settings click the
[Help] button on the individual Wizard dialog boxes.
4. Use the horizontal scroll bar to see all of the fields in the file or simply click the
[Next>] button. The system displays the second dialog in the Drill Hole Import
Wizard.

5. In this case, the system has determined that the File Type containing the data is
Delimited (i.e. separated by commas).
6. In the four fields in the middle of the dialog box specify which line in the file
contains the data headings (i.e. channel names), data units (―m‖ or ―ft‖ etc.),
which line to begin importing data and the number of lines to display in the
preview window.
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7. Click the [Next>] button. The system displays the third dialog box in the Drill
Hole Import Wizard.

8. Specify the Column delimiters as Microsoft Excel CSV for the type of character
used to separate the column text. In this case, the system displays the data in
columns by drawing lines in the preview window indicating the way in which it is
preparing to import your data.
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9. Click the [Next>] button to continue. The system displays the fourth and final
dialog box in the Drill Hole Import Wizard.

10. The Import Wizard has scanned your data and determined the type of data with
which you are working (i.e. Channel Type). It is always good practice to review
your data to ensure that the wizard has selected the correct columns. The
Parameters area in the dialog box shows the name and type of data of the column
highlighted in the preview window.
Note: The Data Type of Database Fields that contain alphanumeric data (for
example, sample numbers, rock codes etc.) must be classified as String.
11. Click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data (Collar.csv) and displays
it in the spreadsheet window. (Note: Ensure the Show Geosoft Database Window
button ( ) is selected, to display the imported data).
12. At this point, we recommend that you examine the database carefully. Start by
confirming that all columns of data in the original CSV file are present in the
database.
Note: If you have problems with your data file, the system will attempt to open
an ASCII file (dhimp_collar.log) and display a list of warnings or errors.
If you have not yet configured a text editor in your system, you may be
prompted for one. In this case, search your system for your text editor (i.e.
Notepad), which can be located in the Windows directory.
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Importing Survey Data

Various types of surveys (acid, gyroscope, magnetic orientation, etc.) can be used to
record hole depth (depth measured from the drillhole collar). For Target for ArcGIS,
you can use survey data in one of two forms:

Hole Depth Azimuth Dip

Hole Depth Easting Northing Elevation

Before importing data, you must make sure that you have all fields as shown in one of
these configurations (i.e. these fields are required on import).
By convention:
 Depth is the distance measured into the hole from the collar, increasing from zero.
 Azimuth is in degrees, increasing positively in a clockwise sense from North (i.e.
N is 0 degrees, E is 90 degrees).
 Depth, Easting, Northing and Elevation are in the same units as default units set in
Data|Set Projection dialog. To change the units, click the [Modify] button.
T O I MPORT S URVEY D ATA:
1. On the Data menu, select Import|Text file. The Drill Hole – Ascii Import Wizard
dialog is displayed.
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2. Using the Browse button ( ), select the Survey.csv file from your working
directory and click the [Wizard] button. The system scans the file and displays
the first of four dialog boxes from the Drill Hole Import Wizard. Note that the
system has determined that the Data Input Format is ASCII Data. The Types of
Data to import should default to Dip-Azimuth Survey.

3. Continue clicking the [Next>] button and work your way through the remaining
three dialog boxes. Watch the sequence of screens and note the differences from
the Collar Import procedure.
4. In the final dialog box click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data
(Survey.csv) and displays it in the spreadsheet window.

Importing Geochemical Assay Data

Geochemical assay data are typically acquired by obtaining core or rotary drill
samples over specific depth ranges (From-To ranges) and sending samples to an assay
laboratory. Numerical results are typically returned from the laboratory in electronic
format and can be imported quickly into the system. Before import, you must make
sure that your data files contain the following information – HOLE ID, FROM, TO
and a series of ASSAY results.
Note that, the Length Weighted Mean calculations have been added to the Statistics
tools. By highlighting a selected section of your drillhole database (To-From
database), you can view the calculated Length and Length Weighted Mean values on
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the Stats Report dialog. This makes it easy to quickly find out the length of several
irregularly spaced samples as well as the length weighted mean assay value.
T O I MPORT G EOCHEMICAL D ATA:
1. On the Data menu, select Import|Text file. The Drill Hole – Ascii Import Wizard
dialog is displayed.

2. Using the Browse button ( ), select the Assay.csv file from your working
directory and click the [Open] button. The system returns you to the Drill Hole –
ASCII Import Wizard dialog box and displays the file name you wish to import.
3. Click the [OK] button. The system scans the file and displays the first of five
dialog boxes from the Drill Hole Import Wizard. Note that the system has
determined that the Data Input Format is ASCII Data. The Types of Data to
import should default to From-To Data.

4. Continue clicking the [Next>] button while watching the sequence of dialog
boxes and the differences from the previous import procedures.
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Note: When importing Assay data all elements are assigned the Class ‗Assay‘
(Channel Type). Standards and Duplicates are also identified, enabling
Chimera Geochemistry users to extract the information using the normal
Chimera tools.
5. Before the import is complete, the system displays a fifth dialog box. The purpose
of this dialog box is to enable you to specify a unique name or description for
your data. The name chosen will be appended to the corresponding holes in the
database for easier access and recognition of your data.

6. Specify a Data Name for this data and click the [Finish] button. The system
imports the data (Assay.csv) and displays it in the spreadsheet window.

Importing Geological Data

The system provides a versatile environment for adding a wide variety of geological
parameters ranging from rock codes, extended text descriptions, alteration types,
contact data such as fractures or faults, and other core log information that is
important in your drilling project.
In general, this type of information consists of text but you can also add numerical
values, for instance, if you want to retain numeric codes for statistical purposes or you
want to run your own advanced classification strategies in Target for ArcGIS.
T O I MPORT G EOLOGICAL D ATA:
1. Repeat the steps in the procedure above, using the Geology.csv file.
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2. You are now ready to begin working with your data. If this was a real project,
more results can always be added later just as easily with the Import Wizard.

Saving your Databases

It is always a good habit to save changes you make to your databases, including new
databases.
T O S AVE YOUR D ATABASES :
1. Select the database you want to save, by selecting the Database Tab (as shown
below).

2. On the Geosoft Database toolbar, select Geosoft Data|Commit Geosoft database

changes. Note that, you can also select the short-cut button ( ). The Save
Changes dialog is displayed.

3. Click the [Yes] button and the database will be saved to your working directory.
4. Repeat this process until all databases have been saved. Note that you can use the
―Arrow‖ buttons on the database tab to select the next database.

Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests

The Target for ArcGIS system provides the tools to enable you to perform Quality
Control and Quality Assurance tests on each of the five different data types (Collar
Data, Dip/Azimuth Survey, Easting-Northing Survey, From-To Data, and Point
Data).
The Drill hole - QAQC tools dialog asks you to select the type of data to perform the
QA/QC tests on. For each data type there are different sets of options you can
enable/disable using the [Options] button.
The individual QA/QC tests are run automatically during data import. Each test
produces its own log file; e.g. Collars (Collars.log), From-To (FromToData.Log), All
data (QAQC.log). If no problems are found you receive a message such as: "No
problems were detected with the Dip-Azimuth Survey data."
For more detailed information on the options available for each data type see,
Appendix 3: Setting QA/QC Options page 94.
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T O R UN THE QA/QC TEST :

1. On the Data menu, select QA/QC. The Drill Hole - QAQC tools dialog is
displayed.

2. From the Data Type to QAQC dropdown list, select the data type you want to
perform the QA/QC test on. The using the Hole selection dropdown list, select the
holes to perform the tests on. To see the list of options that the select data type
will use for testing, click the [Options] button. In this case, the QA/QC – Collar
data options dialog is displayed.

3. Once you have modified your test options, click the [<Back] button to return to
the Drill hole - QAQC tools dialog.
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4. Click the [OK] button to run the test. If no errors are found the Drill hole QA/QC
dialog will be displayed telling you that no errors were detected.

5. Click the [OK] button to close the Drill hole QA/QC dialog.
Note: If you run this test on a data type that you do not have in your current
project, for example in this case ―Easting-Northing survey‖ you will be
prompted with the Drill hole QA/QC dialog telling you ―No East-North
survey data exists in this Target for ArcGIS project‖ and, if you run this
test on a data type that has some errors the data log file will be displayed in
your project, displaying the problem samples.

Composite Databases
The Composite Database option enables you to create a composite database from an
input From-To assay database. Using this option you can select the Interval selection
as (Significant Intersections), identifying drill core intervals that have significant
assays based on minimum cut-off length and grade. This is useful for highlighting
successful drilling results visually within sections, maps or 3D views, and is
exportable as a tabular report.
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Tutorial 4: Geosoft Map Layer and Shape File

Output
The Target for ArcGIS plotting tools provides two types of output, ready-to-print
maps (Geosoft Map Layer) and Shape files. The ready-to-print maps contain pre-
defined annotations, legends, as well as pre-attributed plotting objects. The Shape file
output includes database (DBF) files populated with attribute information related to
the plotted feature.

Geosoft Map Layer

The ―Geosoft Map Layer‖ enables the user to pre-define colours, patterns, line-types,
etc. using the tabbed dialogs. However, the ―Geosoft Map Layer‖ is limited in that
there is no ―GIS‖ type interface using the ―Identify‖ cursor, and the normal GIS
attribute and labeling tools are not available for modifying the created plot.
Modifications are not allowed; if changes are required the user must create a new
plot.

Shape Files
The Shape file output enables the user to create Shape files (SHP) for Plan, Section
and Strip Log plots. Shape files are created for a variety of the plotted features,
including the following:

Hole Traces Bar Plots Profiles (down the holes)

Collars Posted Text Structural ticks
Bottoms Posted Values Section topography
Crossing Points Numeric Bands Section gridded data profiles
Depths Text Bands
Pierce Points Rock Code Bands
Each of these SHP files includes database (DBF) files populated with attribute
information related to the plotted feature. Some of the features noted above create
more than one SHP file; for instance topography is output both as a series of point
features along the section line, which can be interrogated to determine the local
elevation, and as a single line feature, which can be more easily attributed to user
tastes for plotting.
Shape files can be loaded automatically into the current data frame, or manually input
by the user using the regular import tools in ArcMap. When imported to the same
data frame as corresponding Geosoft Map Layer plan, section or strip log, the shape
files overlay the map precisely and provide an instant ―GIS‖ style interrogation of the
Geosoft Map Layer features. [Note: This is not true for sections with vertical
exaggerations not equal to 1 – the transformations required to display these Geosoft
Map Layers also prevents the correct implementation of data linking.]
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The Target for ArcGIS plotting tools provides two types of output, ready-to-print
maps and Shape files. Users can select to plot a Geosoft Map Layer, Shape File, or
both at the same time (at least one must be selected). Users are also provided with the
option of loading Plan maps and Section plots to a single data frame or to separate
data frames.

Quick Map - Load to separate data frames

For Plan Maps, the following frame names are created, depending on the trace type
selected under the ―Hole Traces‖ tab.
PlanC – Collars only
PlanT – Full hole traces
PlanRLZP – Pierce point plots at level ―RL‖, e.g. Plan-20ZP is a pierce plot at a
relative level -20.
PlanRLZC – Collars in a horizontal slice centred at level ―RL‖; e.g. Plan-20C.
PlanRLZT – Hole traces in a horizontal slice centred at level ―RL‖; e.g. Plan-20T.
Levels are rounded to the nearest integer value.
The same names are used to create the layers, with the optional addition of the Layer
Name Tag, so a collars plot with the ―T1‖ tag would produce the following frame and
layer:

The following example shows the difference between selecting ―Load to current data
frame‖ and ―Load to separate data frames‖. A series of 4 pierce-point plots are
produced, at elevations from -30 to 0. The layer tag ―T1‖ is used.

Loading to separate frames: Loading to an existing frame:

(Note that, the frame has been

manually named ―Pierce Plots‖)

Section plots are handled in an analogous manner. Section frames and layers are
named based on the section reference location, at the section centre. The first letter is
always ―S‖, for Section. North-South sections are named using the local easting (e.g.
S12000E, while East-West sections are named using the local northing (e.g. S9200N).
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Angled sections use either the local northing or easting, depending on which is more
perpendicular to the section azimuth. Locations are rounded to the nearest integer
value. Layers can be created in the current frame, or in individual frames as
demonstrated above for plan maps. Section layers can also include Name Tags.
Note that care must be taken not to load a section to an existing plan data frame, or
vice-versa, because the coordinates are incompatible.

Quick Map - Load to a Single Layer

When Geosoft Map Layers are loaded to a single layer the ―subsidiary‖ views within
the map are re-projected into the ―master‖ view. For example, if a section is created
with a top plan, profiles and legend, the top plan portion, the individual data profiles
and the legend are all re-projected and merged into the section view. This means that
the coordinates one gets when placing the cursor over the plan portion are actually
still the section coordinates, and data linking is not possible between the plan plot and
data, just between the section and the data. The same can be said for the plan map
plots. All subsidiary views (e.g. top section, legend) are merged into the plan view.

Loading Geosoft Map Layers and Shape Files at the same time
When you create multiple sections or plans, and shape files at the same time, and
when you check the Shape Files box to ―Load to current data frame‖, the shape files
are automatically loaded to the correct data frame:

The ―Shape file‖ lines, symbols and patterns plot on top of the ―Geosoft Map Layer‖
layers.
Because of the nature of the frames created for Geosoft Map Layers, if you choose to
Auto-load the shape files without also creating the Geosoft Map Layers, the ―one
frame per section‖ rule is not followed, and all the shape files will be placed into the
same, current data frame.
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In other words, if you want to get Shape files from multiple sections to go into
individual data frames, you must also have the ―Geosoft Map Layer‖ box selected.

Frame/Layer Control for Stacked Sections

There is no Shape file output for the Stacked Section Plot.
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Tutorial 5: Plan Maps and Data Integration

Plan maps provide surface views of drillhole collars, co-ordinates, positioning grids,
drillhole traces and other information, such as the title block and a list of the holes. In
the Target for ArcGIS system, plan maps represent an important organizational and
navigational tool that enables you to quickly display drillhole collars and evaluate
drilling progress, display drillhole traces to help establish subsurface drilling
coverage, and construct drillhole sections.
This chapter will show you how to:
 Quick display of the plan map (page 48)
 Data integration (page 50)

Before you begin…

This tutorial uses sample data provided on the Target for ArcGIS CD ROM. Before
you begin, save the files to a working directory, such as D:\Tutorial.

Quick Display of the Plan Map

In this exercise, we will quickly construct a plan map showing all drillhole coverage
in the project so far.
T O C REATE P LAN M AP :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select the Generate Target Plan Plot button

( ). The Target Plan Generation initial parameters dialog is displayed.

2. Select the initial plotting extents for the plan map (Use default/previous
parameters) and click the [OK] button to continue.
Note: If you select Define extents using rectangle tool, you will notice that the

cursor changes as you move over the data frame window ( ), using this
tool, select the area of interest.
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3. The Output tab of the Plan Map Parameters dialog is displayed.

4. In the Frame/Layer Name Tag box, specify (Prospect). Select the Geosoft Map
Layer check box. Note that at least one data output (Geosoft Map Layer or Shape
File Output) must be checked. Then, select the Load to current data frame radio
button.
5. The Plan Map Parameters dialog includes intelligent defaults that enable quick
plan map creation. You can accept the remaining defaults, and click the [OK]
button. The PlanC_Prospect map is displayed in your Table of Contents and your
Data frame. For more information on the Plan Map Parameters click the [Help]
button on the individual tab dialogs.
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Note: For organizational purposes you may want to specify the Layer Name Tag
the same as the "Project" name. The following naming conventions are
used for plan maps. In the following examples, the second example is the
map name with the optional tag "_tag".
Collar Maps: "PlanC.map" or "PlanC_tag.map"
Pierce Point Maps: "P1000ZP.map" or "P1000ZP_tag.map". The reference
elevation appears in the map name.
Full Trace Maps: "PlanT.map" or "PlanT_tag.map".
If the map already exists (but is not displayed), you are asked whether to
overwrite it.

6. To zoom in on your Data Frame, on the ArcMap View menu, select Zoom Data
and then select Fixed Zoom In (or the appropriate menu item to view your data).

Data Integration
The ability to quickly and easily integrate multi-disciplinary data into your plan (and
section) maps is one of the advanced visualization capabilities of the Target for
ArcGIS system. For example, you may have a magnetic grid supplied by a
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Geophysicist, or a topography grid that you want to place on your plan view for
comparison with your drillholes.

Displaying a Grid
In this exercise, you will be working with the previously created grid
(Au_surface.grd) and a topography grid file (topo.grd) and a magnetic grid file
(mag.grd).
T O D ISPLAY A G RID :
1. In the Table of Contents window select (check) the Au surface grid previously
created in this tutorial (Au_surface.grd). The Au_surface grid will be displayed
in the Data frame.
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2. To add another grid file, using the Add Data button ( ) locate and select the
magnetic grid (mag.grd) and click the [OK] button. The magnetic is added to the
Table of Contents and displayed in the Data frame. To change the default grey
colour scale, click on the colour ramp and from the dropdown list, select an
appropriate colour range. Your map should look similar to below (don‘t forget to
check the Invert option):
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3. To add another grid file, using the Add Data button ( ) locate and select the
topography grid (topo.grd) and click the [OK] button. The topography grid is
added to the Table of Contents and displayed in the Data frame. To change the
default grey colour scale, click on the colour ramp and from the dropdown list,
select an appropriate colour range. Your map should look similar to below:

Note: To zoom in and out on your data frame on the View menu, select Zoom
data and then select the zoom option necessary to view your data.

Hiding groups on a Map

Sometimes, when you have many groups on a map you may not want to display all of
them on your working or final map. The procedure below shows you how to hide a
group (in this case a grid file) displayed in your map.
T O H IDE G ROUPS ON A M AP :
1. In the Table of Contents window clear the topography grid (topo.grd) and the
magnetic grid (mag.grd) check boxes. The topography and magnetic grids are
removed from the Data frame.
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Tutorial 6: Section Maps and Data Interpretation

Section maps provide cross sectional views of drillhole traces, co-ordinates, reference
grids, assay values and geological units. In the Target for ArcGIS system, section
maps represent an important tool that enables you to display drillhole traces to help
establish subsurface drilling coverage and visualize the geology and related
geochemistry beneath the surface.
In this chapter, we will guide you through the following procedures:
 Select drillholes for viewing (page 54)
 Create drillhole section map (page 57)

Selecting Holes
A key requirement for the geologists and geochemists that are evaluating and
presenting drillhole data is the ability to select various combinations of drillholes for
optimal visualization and plotting. The Target for ArcGIS system provides a
comprehensive set of options for performing this task. The basic methods of hole
selections are listed below.
 Selecting (or Deselecting) All Holes: Enables quick development of master plan
maps or resetting of drillholes prior to making new selections.
 Selecting Holes by Name (or Name Mask): Enables batch selection of multiple
holes with systematic drillhole identifiers. Requires standard drillhole naming
scheme for identifying related holes. For information on Name Mask parameters,
click the [Help] button on the Select holes by name dialog.
 Selecting Holes by List: Enables custom selection of single or multiple holes via
a list of all the holes in the database. Requires pre-existing knowledge of holes.
 Selecting Holes by Collar Table Data: Enables users to select holes based on
values in a channel in the collar table.
 Selecting Holes using Shape File: Enables users to select holes based on an area
described in a polygon shape file.
 Selecting Holes by Selection Tool (Area): Enables rapid visual selection of
single or multiple holes by using a polygon defining tool to select holes along
regular or irregular sections, on a plan map. Useful for quick evaluation of project
data.
In addition, the system also enables you to select data by code and ranges (using mask
channels) and save and load your selections.
 Select Data by Code: Enables you to create or update a mask channel based
on values matched from any channel.
 Select Data by Range: Enables you to set the mask channel depending on
whether values in a specified channel are within a specified range.
 Reset Mask Channel: Enables you to initialize or re-initialize the mask
channel value, or to create a new mask channel.
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 Save and/or Load Selections: Enables you to save the current hole selections,
or load previous hole selections from a selection file (*.sel).

Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool

In this exercise, you will be selecting holes by area using the Hole Selection Tool.
The Hole Selection Tool enables interactive selection of single or multiple holes
using a dialog that displays a plan view of the drillhole survey area. This tool
enables you to view ―all holes‖, ―selected holes‖ and holes including ―full traces‖
or ―labels‖.
T O S ELECT H OLES USING THE H OLE S ELECTION T OOL :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Selection|Selection Tool. The Hole
Selection Tool dialog is displayed.

2. Using this tool you can select ―All holes‖, ―Selected holes‖ and holes that include
―Full Traces‖ or ―Hole Labels‖.
3. The drill hole plan view area can be modified using the Zoom In button ( ), the
Zoom Out button ( ) and the Zoom Data Extents button ( ).
4. Using the Selection Tools you can select the [Select All] or [Select None] buttons,
or depending on the Selection Mode you can Select/Deselect single holes ( ),
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Select/Deselect using rectangle tool ( ) or Select/Deselect using polygon tool

( ).
5. For this tutorial we will select the 19 drillholes in the centre of the survey area
along 124000N (AXE001, AXE003, AXE005, AXE007, AXE009, SKC238,
SKC239, SKC247, SKC251, SKC254, SKC268, SKR016, SKR017, SKR018,
SKR019, SKR020, SKR021, SKR022, SKR023).
6. To do this, first deselect all holes by clicking the [Select None] button. Then set
the Selection Mode to (Select) and using the Select/Deselect using rectangle tool
select the drillholes as shown in the image below.

7. When finished click the [OK] button and 19 drillholes in the centre of the survey
area will be selected for plotting.

Verifying Selected Drillholes

There are a variety of methods available in the Target for ArcGIS system to
determine the holes selected. In this exercise, we will use the Select Holes from
List.
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T O V ERIFY SELECTED D RILLHOLES :

1. On the Selection menu, select From list. The Select Holes from List tool is
displayed.

2. Using this tool you can scroll down through the list of drill holes in the Selected
and Not Selected lists to verify that the correct holes have been selected.
3. Using the arrow button select or deselect additional drillholes as needed.
4. Click [OK] to exit the dialog.

Creating a Drillhole Section Map

In the Target for ArcGIS system, section maps represent an important tool that
enables you to display drillhole traces to help establish subsurface drilling coverage
and visualize the geology and related geochemistry beneath the surface.

Section Plots
Target for ArcGIS section plot options are provided in easy-to-use tab menus,
enabling quick access to all the settings from a single dialog. The dialog include
sensible defaults; enabling easy creation of drillhole sections.
In this exercise, we will construct a East-West section displaying the nineteen
selected drillhole traces. The drillhole section map will include the following:
 Local topography profile plotted across section
 Geology data displayed along traces using Rock patterns
 Assay data displayed along traces in a bar chart format
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 Plan map window containing collar locations and magnetic data grid
 Profile window containing Au assay data profile
T O C REATE A S ECTION P LOT :

1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, click the Generate Target Section plot icon (
). The Target Section|Stacked Section Generation initial parameters dialog is
displayed.

2. Select the initial plotting extents for the section plot (Use default/previous
parameters) and click the [OK] button to continue.
Note: If you select Define E-W (N-S or Angled) section on active data frame, you
will notice that the Number of Selections box is enabled. Specify the
number of section plots to create (each section will be plotted to a separate
map). You will also notice that your cursor changes as you move over the

Data frame (E-W { }, N-S or Angled ), using this tool,

select the area of interest.
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3. The Output tab of the Section Parameters dialog is displayed. Select the file
output, Geosoft Map Layer, Shape File Output or both (but at least one must be
checked). For this tutorial check both (Geosoft Map Layer and Shape File
Output).

4. For organizational purposes you may want to specify the Layer Name Tag and the
Filename Tag the same as the "Project" name (i.e. Prospect).
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5. To specify the section location parameters, select the Section Location tab.

6. Select Section Azimuth as (E-W) and click the [Default] button to set the
Location and Orientation parameters.
Note: If you select multiple sections each section will be displayed in individual
maps. To plot multiple sections on a single map, see the Stacked Sections
option.
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7. To plot a topography profile across the section, select the Topography tab and
select the Plot topography check box to enable the topography parameters.

8. Click the [Browse] button and the Select File Type dialog will be displayed.

9. Select the file type as (Gridded topography (GRD, DEM)) and click the [OK]
button to continue. The Select topography grid dialog is displayed. Select the grid
file to use to calculate the topographic profile across the section as (topo.grd).
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10. Click in the Line style box. The Line Attributes tool will be displayed.

11. Use this tool to define the line attributes of the topographic profile. Click the
[OK] button to accept the line attributes and return to the Section Parameters
dialog.
12. To plot geology and assay data along the hole traces in the section, select the Data
tab.
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Note: The Plot Check boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown lists.
This is a convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots,
without clearing or re-selecting the data from the Data lists.

13. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
project you want to plot (As [Assay] and Rock [Geology]).
Note: The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier
for the project database in which the channel is found.
14. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting type the data previously
selected. (Bar plot and Rock patterns).
Note: Plot Types displayed are based on the data type of the selected Data.
―Numeric‖ channel selections include; Bar plot, Grid: Kriging, Grid:
Min curvature, Grid: TIN-based, Numeric bands, Post values, Profile
and Structural Ticks. ―String or text‖ channel selections include;
Comments, Post text, Rock patterns, and Text bands.
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15. Click the [Define] button beside the Bar plot Plot Type to define the bar plot
parameters. The Bar Plot Parameters dialog is displayed.
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16. Using this dialog, you can define the plotting parameters for the As Assay bar
plot. Select the Pattern fill box, and click in the box to the right. The Pattern
Attributes tool will be displayed.

17. Use this tool to specify the fill attributes of the bar plot. Click the [Refresh]
button to view your selections in the Pattern window. We will leave the rest of
the parameters to the default values. Click [OK] twice to return to the Section
Parameters dialog.
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18. Click the [Define] button beside the Rock patterns Plot Type to define the rock
code parameters. The Pattern Bands – Rock Codes dialog is displayed.

19. In the Plot Parameter box, select Left side (the Bar plot is being plotted on the
right side) and in the Rock Code File box, use the [Browse] button to locate the
(Lithology.csv) file from your project directory. Then, leaving the remaining
parameters to the default values, click the [OK] button to return to the Section
Parameters dialog.
20. To specify the plan map window parameters, select the Plan View tab.
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21. To enable the plotting of a Plan view window on the Section Map, select the Plot
plan view check box and specify the Trace Style as (Collars). To plot a grid in the
plan view, check the Plot grid or image in plan view box and then using the
[Browse] button locate the file (mag.grd), clicking the [Open] button to return to
the Section Parameters dialog. We will accept the default Colour zones file
(colour.tbl).
22. To specify the profile window parameters, select the Profiles tab.
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23. To enable the plotting of a profile window, select the Plot grid data profiles box.
Using the [Browse] button, locate and select the grid file to use (Au_surface.grd)
to calculate the profile across the section. Selecting the Line Type box displays
the Line Attributes dialog and clicking the [Define] button displays the Profile
Options dialog.

24. Use this dialog to specify the profile parameters and click the [OK] button to
return to the Section Parameters dialog.
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25. To specify the page layout of the section plot, select the Page Layout tab.

26. To specify the section map layout, click the [Map Layout] button. The Section
Map Layout dialog is displayed.

27. This dialog enables you to specify the layout of your section map. To accept the
layout and return to the Page Layout tab, click the [OK] button.
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28. Click the [OK] button on the Section Parameters dialog. The section map
(S12401N_Prospect) is displayed in your Table of Contents and your data frame.

Note: There are many additional section-plotting options that enable you to
include other parameters. As you become more familiar with the system,
we recommend that you experiment with the other options to create a
custom map of your own.
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Tutorial 7: Strip Logs

Target for ArcGIS strip log options are provided in easy-to-use tab menus, enabling
quick access to all the settings from a single dialog. The dialog includes sensible
defaults; enabling easy creation of strip logs. Using the strip log tab dialog you can
display up to 16 data/graph type selections in each plot.

Creating a Strip Log Plot

In this exercise, we will construct a strip log of drillhole SKC247. The strip log will
include the following data:
 Weathering (Geology) - Post text
 Weathering (Geology) - Rock patterns
 Rock (Geology) - Post text
 Rock (Geology) - Rock patterns
 Sample (Assay) Post text
 Au (Assay) Numeric bands
 Au (Assay) Post values
 Altered (Geology) Post text
T O C REATE A S TRIP L OG :
1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select the Generate Target Striplog Plot icon.
The Output tab on the Strip Log Parameters dialog is displayed.
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2. Specify the Frame/Layer Name Tag as (Prospect) and the remaining parameters
as shown above.
3. Select the Page Layout tab to specify the Holes to plot.

4. In the Holes to plot box, select the Specified hole(s) radio button and from the
hole/mask dropdown list select (SKC247). To Plot Legend check the box and
type your legend text in the appropriate boxes.
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5. To specify the hole trace parameters, select the Hole Trace tab.

6. Specify the Depth Ticks – tick interval as 10.

7. To plot the geology and assay data along the hole traces in the strip log, select the
Data tab.
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Note: The Plot boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown list. This is a
convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots, without clearing
or re-selecting the data from the Data lists.

8. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
Target for ArcGIS project you want to plot (see dialog above).
Note: The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier
for the project database in which the channel is found.
9. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting type for the data.
Note: Plot Types displayed are based on the type of selected data.
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10. To specify the legend parameters, select the Legend tab.

11. To enable the plotting of a legend, select the Plot Legend check box.
12. To enable the plotting of data information, select the Plot data info check box and
then select the data information you wish to plot in the legend. In the Size box
change the Right legend width (cm) to (7).
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13. Click the [OK] button on the Strip Log Parameters dialog. The strip log map
(SKC247Prospect_Prospect) is displayed in your Table of Contents and your
data frame.
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Tutorial 8: Target 3D
The Geosoft 3D Viewer tool was developed for the Target for ArcGIS system to
enable you to display drillhole, surface and other data types in an interactive three-
dimensional environment. Drillholes are displayed in their ―true‖ three-dimensional
location and can have up to two different data types plotted along their trace.
Grids created in ―sectional‖ views (e.g., from Target or Interactiv IP applications)
can be displayed directly into the 3D view, in their correct orientation, using
Geosoft‘s ―on-the-fly‖ technology. Other grids and images (including bitmaps and
jpegs) can be opened and easily located in any specified orthogonal plane.
3D ―Voxel grids‖ can also be displayed in a 3D drillhole map and modified using the
Target 3D tool. 3D Voxels can be created using the Voxels|Grid Voxel (GRIDVOX
GX) menu item, on the Target Drillhole toolbar.
Using the Geosoft 3D Viewer you can interactively control the transparency of the
individual planes, enabling the data to be displayed with a cumulative (light-table)
effect. Data such as MapInfo tables and 2D DXF files can be imported directly into
the 3D environment and drawn on any surface displayed in the current 3D view.
The Geosoft 3D Viewer 3D Tools window enables you to toggle on/off individual
groups in the 3D view, enabling changes to the displayed data, without having to
recreate your 3D maps.
All data in the Target for ArcGIS environment is dynamically linked; from the
database through cross-section and map through to the 3D environment.

Working with the Geosoft 3D Viewer

You can begin creating a 3D view once all the appropriate project information has
been imported into your drillhole database. The data files provided for the previous
tutorials will be used in this tutorial.
This tutorial begins with project data (collar, survey, assay, and geology) already
imported into the Target for ArcGIS system and the ―Plan‖ map created, opened and
displayed.

Selecting an Area of Interest

To begin, we need to select the area that we would like to concentrate on from the
Hole Selection Tool. This will enable us to display only the area of the project that is
of interest to us.
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T O S ELECT T ARGET 3D D RILL AREA :

1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Selection|Selection Tool. The Hole

Selection Tool dialog is displayed.

2. Use the Hole Selection Tool to define a polygon around the holes in the centre
bottom portion of the drill area to select for plotting, as shown above. If additional
holes need to be added or removed there are a number of methods for doing so
using this tool, for more information click the [Help] button.
3. Click [OK] button and the holes within the defined boundary are selected for
plotting.

Create a 3D Voxel Grid

Users now have the ability to create a 3D Voxel grid, using the 3D Kriging gridding
method, and display the Voxel grid in a 3D Target section map.
In addition to creating and displaying 3D Voxel Models, additional tools are available
enabling users to report and modify information about Geosoft Voxel Models,
including statistical and coordinate system information. Users can also import
Geosoft (GDB and XYZ) files, GOCAD and UBC (3D Model and MSH) files and
Datamine (Point, Wireframe and Block Models) and export Geosoft Voxel files
(.Geosoft_Voxel) to Geosoft (GDB and XYZ), GOCAD and UBC files.
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T O C REATE A T ARGET 3D V OXEL G RID :

1. Select the holes you would like included in your Target 3D Voxel grid using one
of the DH-Plot|Select holes menu items (as we have done in the previous
―Selecting an Area of Interest― step).
2. Then, in the Geosoft Database Window, select (highlight) the project database
containing the data you want to make into a Target 3D Voxel. For example, select
Prospect_Assays.gdb.
3. From the Target Drillhole toolbar, on the Voxel menu, select 3D Gridding from
Current Geosoft Database. The 3D Gridding dialog is displayed.

4. Using the Data to grid dropdown list, select (Au). The Output voxel file box will
then be populated with a default voxel name. We will accept this default along
with the default Cell size.
5. To access advanced gridding parameters, such as the Log and Log/Linear
interpolation options, click the [More] button. Note that, using the logarithm of
the original values can be a very effective way to reduce distortion in highly
skewed data, such as geochemical assays.
6. However, for our tutorial data you can leave these parameters to the intelligent
default values and click the [OK] button to create your voxel grid file
Prospect_Assay_Au.geosoft_voxel.
7. The Target 3D Voxel can now be displayed in the Geosoft 3D Viewer and plotted
to a 3D Map.

Sample a Voxel to GDB locations

The new Sample a Voxel capability (Voxels|Sample a Voxel) enables you to query the
values in a Geosoft voxel using a Geosoft databases with X, Y, Z coordinates. All
voxels, including lithology voxels, can be sampled. This capability is useful in data
verification to compare original database values to interpolated voxel values, or can
be used to add a new channel containing voxel values to a database that contains a
different data type (e.g. Geochemical voxel values to Lithology table).
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Creating a Target 3D Map

Target 3D provides a new perspective to traditional drillhole data. You can now view
borehole traces and gridded data from different angles—in 3 dimensions, making it
easier to spot the relationship between surface and sub-surface features.
T O C REATE A T ARGET 3D M AP :

1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, click the Generate 3D Drillhole Plot ( ) icon.
The 3D Map Parameters - Page Layout tab is displayed.

2. The following page layout parameters can be controlled from this tab; the
Background Colour of the 3D view, the Axis Colour and Font used for annotating
the 3D view, selecting to Plot Legend (right side of map), including company
Logo (image file) and specifying the map Titles.
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3. For the purpose of this tutorial, we‘ll just accept the ―intelligent‖ default values
and selected the Hole Traces tab.

4. This tab dialog includes the following drillhole trace parameters; the Colour of
the Hole Trace, the Hole Labels including location, annotations, text size, colour
and font, and Depth Ticks (annotations etc.) along the hole trace. We will change
the Tick interval (m) to (50) and accepting the remaining default values.
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5. Select the Data tab.

6. The Data and Plot types are selected from dropdown lists, just as you would
select data for your Plans or Sections. For this exercise, we selected Au [Assay]
to be plotted, on the Left side of the drill hole trace, as (Numeric bands) and
Rock [Geology] to be plotted on the Right side as (Post Text).
Note: In Target 3D only two sets of data can be plotted down hole along the trace
(Left side and Right side). When these data appear in the 3D Viewer, the
point-of-view will always remain the same, no matter how the image is
rotated, panned or zoomed; i.e. the Au numeric band will always appear
down the left-hand side of the trace in this 3D view.
7. In the Plotting Orientation section, select to plot your data as (Perpendicular to
trace).
8. Plan oriented Gridded data can be created from this tab. In this case, we will grid
the (Au) data using a (Minimum curvature) technique (Kriging and a TIN based
technique are also available).
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9. To define the Gridded data parameters, click the [Define] button. The Minimum
Curvature Gridding dialog is displayed.

10. The Data channel (column) to be gridded is displayed as Au (Assay). You can
add a File name tag to the grid; this is useful when distinguishing between grids
created using different gridding parameters, we will leave it blank along with the
Cell size, which we will leave to the ―intelligent‖ default.
11. For this tutorial we will use the default Colour zone file (note that, this is the same
Colour zone file used for the Numeric bands).
12. In the Location section of the tab, specify the Relative Level as (225) and we will
leave the Averaging Interval to the default value of (1) This means that data
within one metre of this elevation will be used to create the grid, the values being
averaged for this thickness.
13. We also specified in the Multiple Grids section that we wanted (3) grids in total,
incrementing at (50) metres downwards (i.e. 225RL, 275RL and 325RL).
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14. To specify that the log of the data be used to create the gridded image (which
should be done with all log distributed Assay data) we selected the [Advanced
gridding options…] button. The Minimum Curvature – Advance Options dialog
box is displayed.

15. Using the Log option dropdown list, select (log) and in the Log minimum box,
specify (0.01). Note that, the minimum value for the Au channel (column) is 0.01.
16. Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog.
17. The final parameter on the gridding parameters dialog is Transparency. Using the
slider you can control the level of transparency of the gridded data in the 3D view.
For this exercise, we set the slider to approximately half way or 50%.
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18. Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog and then select the
Topography tab.

19. Check the Plot topography box to enable the topography parameters. Then, using
the [Browse] buttons, locate (in your working directory) the Topography grid file
(topo.grd) and the Overlay grid on topography file (mag.grd). Note that, in this
case we are using the topography grid to display the surface relief and colouring
the surface using a magnetic grid image.
20. Check the Grid Clipping box, and specify 10 metres (ground units) for the Border
size.
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21. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of this plane to approximately
50% and select the Voxel tab.

22. Check the Plot voxel file box to enable the voxel parameters and using the
[Browse] button, locate (in your working directory) the Voxel grid file
Prospect_Assay_Au.geosoft_voxel.
23. Then, using the [Browse] button, locate (in the ‗…\Oasis montaj\tbl‘ directory)
the Colour zone file colour.tbl.
24. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of the Voxel to approximately
50%.
25. The final tab Load/Save is used to save the map and data parameters to file for
either sharing with other users or so these particular map settings can be used at a
later date. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will not save.
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26. Click the [OK] button and the Target 3D map will be created and display in your
Geosoft 3D Viewer.

27. To adjust data for better viewing use the 3D Tool (left-side of 3D Viewer window)
and make any changes as are required.

Working in the 3D Viewer

The Geosoft 3D Viewer was developed for the Target for ArcGIS system, enabling
users to display drillhole, surface and other data in an interactive three-dimensional
environment. Data is displayed in its ―true‖ three-dimensional location and can be
manipulated (rotated, zoomed, transparency set, etc.) to provide an optimum viewing
perspective for your data.
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Accessing the 3D Viewer

1. In the ArcMap layout view, select a Target 3D layer to enable the Activate 3D
viewer for selected Geosoft 3D graphic or layer shortcut icon ( ). Then, select
the enabled icon ( ) and the 3D layer will be displayed in the Geosoft 3D
Viewer.

Geosoft 3D Viewer
The 3D Viewer has been redesigned to streamline your workflow and enhanced
usability. The 3D Viewer provides all of your 3D-mapping tools, functions and
settings in one integrated 3D environment. When you display a 3D view, it will be
displayed in the 3D Viewer.
The 3D Viewer consists of an interactive dialog, with five main Menus (Add to 3D,
Utilities, Settings, Export and Help), a 3D Viewing window, a 3D Tools window and
the bottom Status Bar. For more information on each of the menu options, click the
Help button on the dialog of interest.
The Geosoft 3D Viewer provides an interactive 3D view of your data and is used
along with the 3D Tools and menu items to interactively control the appearance of
your 3D view. When you are satisfied with the appearance of your 3D view in the 3D
Viewer, simply close the viewer window (click the top-right corner) and the 3D
view will be displayed on your current map layer.
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Once a 3D view has been added to a map layer the 3D view can be modified by
opening the 3D view using the Activate 3D Viewer for selected Geosoft 3D graphic
or layer ( ) button and the 3D view will be opened for edit. When you are satisfied
with your changes, closing the Geosoft 3D Viewer saves your changes and displays
the updated view on the current map layer.

3D Tools
The parameters available in the 3D Tools window are dependent on the type of 3D
group currently selected. Each group enables you modify different aspects of the 3D
view within the 3D Viewer.
A new Voxel Colour Bar button has been added to the 3D Tools enabling you to
display a Colour Legend Bar for voxels to the layout of a 3D view.
For more information on the individual 3D Tools options, see the ―What can I do with
the 3D Viewer Tools?‖ section in the About the 3D Viewer Help topic (click the Help
button on the Geosoft 3D Viewer).

3D Viewing Window
The following interactive viewing buttons are provided on the toolbar directly above
the 3D Viewing Window.

For more information on the individual 3D Viewing options, see the ―What can I do
in the 3D Viewing Window?‖ section in the About the 3D Viewer Help topic (click
the Help button on the Geosoft 3D Viewer).

Status Bar
The Status Bar across the bottom of the 3D Viewer, displays helpful navigation hints,
along with the current 3D view's coordinate system, the shadow cursor location, the
view's inclination, declination and look-at point (center of rotation).
90 Appendix 1: Setting Target for ArcGIS Preferences

Appendix 1: Setting Target for ArcGIS Preferences

Drillhole preferences are global variables and remain set for a given installation of
Target for ArcGIS. This means they remain the same for different data sets and
Target for ArcGIS projects.
T O S ET D RILLHOLE P REFERENCES :
1. On the Target Project menu, click Preferences. The Drill Hole Preferences dialog
is displayed.

2. You can use this dialog to set the specified global variables as shown in the chart
below:

Rock codes list file Two rock codes data files (asgo.csv and rockcode.csv) are provided, and
(*.csv) can be found in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\csv directory.
You can specify one of these files or your own standard rock codes list
file (in CSV format). If you generate your own CSV files these should be
stored in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\user\csv directory.

Structure codes list One structure codes data file (structcodes.csv) is provided, and can be
file (*.csv) found in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\data directory. You can
specify one of these files or your own structure codes list file (in CSV
format). If you generate your own CSV files these should be stored in the
C:\Program Files\Geosoft\ArcGIS\user\csv directory.
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Resurveying method Resurveying is the mathematical process whereby a series of

measurements of dip and azimuth taken at depths down a borehole are
converted into (X, Y, Z) coordinates.
Two methods are currently available:
Radius of Curvature method is the original resurveying method used in
previous versions of Target for ArcGIS. It synthesizes the trace as a
collection of circular segments, each starting and ending at a single (dip,
azimuth, depth) location.
Polynomial Fit method models the traces as the polynomial of a given
order which best fits the set of (dip, azimuth, depth) values. The higher
the order specified, the better the fit, with a trade-off in the overall
smoothness of the hole trace.

Order for polynomial This parameter is used for the Polynomial Fit resurveying method,
fit described above. The order of the polynomial is reduced to no greater
than the number of (dip, azimuth, depth) values, and a maximum of 20.
The larger this number, the more accurately the dip and azimuth are
matched at each surveyed hole depth. The smaller the number, the
smoother the final hole trace.

Hole discretization The resurveying process calculates the hole location at a spacing
interval determined by this interval. This interval also determines the accuracy of
intersection and cut-off points, such as when a hole leaves or enters the
current view "slice", and also averaging functions used when plotting
graphs of data down the holes.

Hole survey dip Target for ArcGIS has always used the convention that dip is negative
angle sign downward, so that vertically downward is –90.0.
(downward) Normally, though, vertically down is +90 degrees, and selecting the
"positive" setting will cause Target for ArcGIS to interpret all dip values
in a Target for ArcGIS database in this manner. This simplifies the
import of data from other packages or formats where dips are positive
downward. This convention is applied at plotting time, so if all your holes
go ―up‖ instead of ―down‖ change this convention to correct things.

Right/left for posted Use the dropdown list to select the method for posting data on a map.
data Two methods are currently available:
Hole reference, the side on which data is plotted is decided with
reference to the direction of the hole. If you turn the map so that the
collar is "up" and the hole runs down, then left and right are as viewed at
that time.
Map reference, Target for ArcGIS looks at the orientation of the hole on
the current map, and adjusts the plotting side accordingly. This is done
with reference to the collar orientation, so cases where a hole plots nearly
horizontally in a map can give somewhat unpredictable results.

N-S Sections face…. Use the dropdown list to select the direction N-S sections face. By
default, N-S sections are defined with an azimuth of 0 degrees, facing
west; so that South is to the left and North is to the right, and the northing
value increases from left to right.
Traditionally, N-S sections have been defined with an azimuth of 180
degrees, facing east; so that North is to the left, South is to the right, and
the northing value decreases from left to right.

Auto-convert If Yes, all values in channels set to be ASSAY type are scanned on
import, and those values less than zero are replaced by positive values
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negatives on Import? one-half the size (e.g. values are multiplied by –0.5).

Use mask channel If a default mask channel is specified (see note below), then you may use
for plotting/export? enable the usage of the mask channel to select and deselect individual
data points when plotting data, or exporting data to a file.
Note: As of v5.1.3, the initial values in the mask channel are set to 1,
so all points are automatically selected upon import of data. Previous
to v5.1.3, these values were initialized to dummy "*", so they must be
re-set manually to 1 in order for your data to be selected once you
enable the use of the mask channel. Failure to set any values to 1 may
result in errors such as the inability to determine the range of selected
data (since no data is selected).

Default mask If a mask channel is specified, and if the use of a mask channel is enabled
channel (above), then only those data values where the corresponding mask value
is not a dummy "*" will be used for plotting, or when exporting data.
(NOTE: that "0", although logically a "NO", is treated as a non-dummy,
so the data remains selected. Only the dummy "*" can be used to mask
out data. Values can be set to dummy by selecting them in the database,
then pressing the space bar.)
When plotting, those points or intervals which are "masked out" will not
appear, nor will depth ticks appear for these values.
If no mask channel is specified, no masking occurs, even if the "use mask
channel" value is set to "yes".
The default mask channel has its "Class" set to "MASK", and so is
recognized inside Chimera as a valid mask channel. Only the "Mask"
channel or those channels with "MASK" class are listed in the drop-down
box.

Azimuth magnetic Many down-hole surveys are conducted with a Kodak-Eastman survey
declination device, which records the azimuth in relation to a magnetic compass
correction bearing. In this case the azimuth values recorded in the collar table and
dip-azimuth survey databases do not give the "true" azimuth measured
relative to north. This value will be added to the collar table and survey
database azimuth values before the resurveying of holes for plotting in
plans, sections etc.
For instance, if magnetic north is 10 degrees west of true north, and the
stored azimuth values are given relative to this value, put the value "-10"
as the correction. An azimuth of 10° will then be corrected to 0° (true
north) before the hole is re-surveyed. In effect, holes are rotated around
the collar position by the correction angle.

Angled section axis When creating grids for E-W or N-S sections, the section‘s "X" axis
origin aligns with the Easting and Northing, respectively. For an angled section,
however, there is no absolute reference to go by. The view origin is
important to know if you wish to import gridded data (for instance) into
the view, since the grid‘s X-axis origin will plot on the section view‘s X-
axis origin. To correctly center the grid, it may be necessary to alter the
grid‘s X-axis origin location to correspond to the section‘s X-axis origin.
The angled section view‘s "X" axis origin is set to one of the following
choices, Center (default0 and Left edge (start of section).
3. Click the [OK] button to accept the Drillhole Preferences.
Note: For more information on Drillhole Preferences, click the [Help] button.
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Appendix 2: Coordinate Systems

A map coordinate system defines how geographic coordinates on the earth (longitude
and latitude in some datum) are located on a flat mat sheet. When dealing with map
coordinate systems, it is important to be aware that the geographic map location
(X,Y) of any information is either in an implied or a know map coordinate system. If
you do nothing to define map coordinate systems in your data, Target for ArcGIS
will assume that all locations (X,Y) are in the same map coordinate system, which is
unknown.
However, you must define map coordinate systems if you want to:
 Annotate maps with longitude, latitude locations.
 Convert the location of information (data or grids) from one map coordinate
system to another.
 Display information on a map that is in a different map coordinate system.
 Defined a warped coordinate system to fit data to a desired map coordinate
system.
If you do not need to do any of these things, you do not have to deal with map
projections.
In Target for ArcGIS, working with map coordinate systems requires that the map
coordinate system information be attached to coordinate information of a database,
grid, or map. Once you have attached a map coordinate system to a set of
coordinates, Target for ArcGIS will deal with any re-projections that may be
required to properly display data together on maps.
Target for ArcGIS features "smart projections" which enables the system to project
data "on the fly" as it is displayed. This ability enables maps to have several views;
each containing a different set of projection coordinates. In addition, dynamic links
between maps and data are maintained, even if different coordinate systems are used.
Map coordinate systems can be defined for any pair of channels in a database, for a
grid coordinate system, and for a data view in a map. In most cases, all that is
required is to define the map coordinate system of the "X" and "Y" channels of an
original database. This map coordinate system` will then be passed on to grids when
data is gridded, and map views will inherit this coordinate system when they are
created. Map coordinate systems of data channels, grids and views can also be
viewed and modified at any time, although the modification of map coordinate
systems does require specific and accurate knowledge of the coordinate system
information.
To understand more about coordinate systems, we recommend that you read Tutorial
11: Coordinate Systems in the Oasis montaj Quick Start Tutorials, found on the
Geosoft web site: www.geosoft.com/resources/tutorials/
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Appendix 3: Setting QA/QC Options

The Target for ArcGIS system provides the tools to enable you to perform Quality
Control and Quality Assurance tests on each of the five different data types (Collar
Data, Dip/Azimuth Survey, Easting-Northing Survey, From-To Data, and Point
Data).
The Drill hole- QAQC tools dialog asks you to select the type of data to perform the
QA/QC tests on. For each type there are a different set of options you can
enable/disable using the [Options] button. All are enabled by default except the hole
curvature test. This parameter requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it
is set it to 0 or left blank the test doesn't run. The system saves the settings to the
geosoft.ini file in your ―C:\arcgis\arcexe83\Geosoft\user\ini‖ directory.
The individual QAQC tests are run automatically during data import. Each test
produces its own log file; e.g. Collars (Collars.log), From-To (FromToData.Log), All
data (QAQC.log). If no problems are found you receive a message such as: "No
problems were detected with the Dip-Azimuth Survey data."
The following sections detail the QA/QC options available for each data type.

QA/QC – Collar data options

The following table lists the options for the ―Collar‖ data type.
Option Description
Dummy East, North Values of East, North or RL that are dummy values are flagged.
or RL

Duplicated Duplicated collar locations are flagged. Though multiple holes can be drilled from the
Locations same collar, this may indicate a data entry error.

Reversed A simple test is performed on each collar location: The area covered by all the collars if
Easting/Northing each hole location (one at a time) is specified with Easting and Northings reversed is
compared to the original area. This test succeeds because reversing the two values
generally produces a location far away from the rest of the collars, and the total area
covered by all the holes changes markedly. This test can break down if more than a
single collar’s Eastings and Northings are reversed.

Dip out of range –90 Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
to 90 are set to 90 or –90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.

Azimuth out of Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
range -360 to 360 azimuth values are set to 0.

Dip sign If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
discrepancy would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.

Top of hole depth While the collar may be located at a distance down the hole from the original “Top”
less than 0 value, it cannot be located before the start of the hole itself.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

Hole depth less The hole depth should be greater than or equal to 0. Hole depths in the range 0 to 1.0
than 0 are reset to 1.0 on import so that the start of the hole will plot on maps.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

Hole depth less The total depth of the hole must exceed the location of the start of the hole.
than top of hole
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QA/QC - Dip-azimuth survey options

The following table lists the options for the ―Dip-azimuth survey‖ data type.
Note: All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option Description
Dummy Depth Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.

Depth less than Values of depth less than the defined hole top depth are flagged.
hole top
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

Depth greater than Values of depth greater than the defined hole bottom depth are flagged. The hole bottom
hole bottom depth is automatically reset to the maximum hole depth defined in the survey.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

Duplicated Depths Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
single depth.

Out-of-sequence Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Out-
Depths of-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, depths are
sorted before the hole is re-surveyed.

Dummy Dip or Flags dip or azimuth values which are undefined. The last dip and azimuth for a hole
Azimuth may be left undefined (dummy).

Dip out of range –90 Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
to 90 are set to 90 or –90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.

Azimuth out of Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
range -360 to 360 azimuth values are set to 0.

Dip sign If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
discrepancy would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.

Max curvature - One indication of erroneous depth, dip or azimuth values is the “creation” of a hole that
degrees per meter bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
(or feet) the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.

QA/QC – East-North survey options

The following table lists the options for the ―East-North survey‖ data type.
Note: All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option Description
Dummy East, North Values of East, North or RL that are dummy values are flagged.
or RL

Duplicated Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
Locations single depth.
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Reversed A simple test is performed on each surveyed location: The horizontal (East-North)
Easting/Northing distance between successive hole locations is measured, then compared with the
distance if the East and North values in the second location are reversed. This test
succeeds because reversing the two values generally produces a location far away from
the rest of the points, but has the opposite effect if the values were reversed to begin
with. This test can break down if more than a single location’s Eastings and Northings
are reversed.

Broken trend in RL Generally a descending hole continues to descend and an ascending hole continues to
ascend. This test flags locations where the change in successive RL changes sign. This
can occur legitimately when a hole passes through the horizontal, but normally occurs
due to an error in the RL value.

Max curvature - One indication of erroneous east, north or RL h values is the “creation” of a hole that
degrees per meter bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
(or feet) the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.

QA/QC – From-To data options

The following table lists the options for the ―From-To data‖ data type.
Option Description
Dummy From or To Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.

From greater than Intervals are flagged if the “From” value is greater than the “To” value. Intervals cannot
To have negative thickness.

From equals To Intervals are flagged if the “From” value is equal the “To” value. Some “Point” data sets
are represented as From-To data sets with the From and To values equal, so this test is
not always desired.

From or To less No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole. In practice, intervals are
than hole top truncated to the top of the surveyed hole depth.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

From or To greater No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, intervals are
than hole bottom truncated to the surveyed hole depth.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.

Duplicated From-To Only a single data definition can exist for any given From-To interval, so duplicates will
intervals be ignored when plotting.

Out-of-sequence Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Out-
Depths of-sequence intervals may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, intervals are
sorted before plotting.

Overlapping Intervals are flagged if they overlap with the previous interval. The “From” of the second
intervals interval must be greater than or equal the “To” of the previous interval.

Missing intervals Intervals where the “From” value is greater than the previous interval’s “To” value are
flagged. In practice, this situation is often valid. Its presence in data that is supposed to
be “complete” in depth may indicate an error in one of the “From” or “To” values.

Duplicated sample In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
numbers unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).

QA/QC – Point data options

The following table lists the options for the ―Point data‖ data type.
Option Description
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Dummy Depth Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.

Depth less than No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole In practice, no data points
hole top less than the surveyed hole top depth are plotted.

Depth greater than No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, no data points
hole bottom greater than the surveyed hole depth are plotted.

Duplicated Depths Only a single data definition can exist for any given depth, so duplicates will be ignored
when plotting.

Out-of-sequence Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Out-
Depths of-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, data are
sorted by depth before plotting.

Duplicated sample In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
numbers unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).
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Appendix 4: Target for ArcGIS Toolbars

Once you have opened ArcMap and customised your workspace by displaying the
four floating Geosoft Target for ArcGIS toolbars, Geosoft Extensions Setup and
Seeker, Geosoft Database, Target Surface and Target Drillhole they can be docked in
suitable locations.
Note that the toolbars can now be accessed from the Customize|Toolbars menu.

Geosoft Extensions Setup and Seeker Toolbar

Includes: Short-cut Icon Help (see below)

Seek Data
Geosoft Setup
 Internet Settings  Seeker
Import Geosoft Map as layer(s)
 Settings
 Advanced Settings
 License …
- Show computer ID
- View License
- Setup License
- Update License
- Park License
- Transfer License
- Lock License
- Unlock License
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Geosoft Database Toolbar

Includes:
Geosoft Data Short-cut Icons Help
(see below)
 Open Geosoft database
 Close database
 Close all databases Show/Hide Geosoft Database Window
 Commit Geosoft database changes
 Save database as
 Discard Geosoft database changes Open Geosoft database
 Geosoft database properties
 Save working view
 Get Saved view Commit Geosoft database changes
 Edit metadata
 Edit audit log
 Utilities … Discard Geosoft database changes
- Search
- Search/replace
- Channel Math Goto first line/group in Geosoft Database
- Edit a file
 Maintenance …
- Details Goto last Line/Group in Geosoft Database
- Verify
- Defragment
- Grow Goto Previous Line/Group in Geosoft Database
- Repair
 Coordinates …
- Change X/Y coordinates Goto Next Line/Group in Geosoft Database
- Set projection
- New projected
- Long,Lat - > Local X,Y Create new Line/Group in Geosoft Database
- Local X,Y - > Long,Lat
 Gridding …
- Minimum Curvature Delete current Line/Group in Geosoft Database
- Kriging
- Grid Voxel
- Voxel Math
- Grid Properties
- Copy/convert grids
- Re-grid a grid
- Grid Math
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Target Surface Toolbar

Includes:
Target Surface Short-cut Icons Help
(see below)
 Grid Properties
 Copy/convert grids
 Re-grid a grid
 Import data Minimum curvature gridding from table in current document
- acQuire point data
- Geosoft Database
Kriging gridding from table in current document

Plot Variogram from file

Create contours from grid on disk

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Target Drillhole Toolbar

Includes:
Target Project Data Selection
 New Project  Import …  Select All holes
 Open Project - Text file  Deselect All holes
 Close Project - XLS/Database  By name or name mask
 Save Database - ODBC Database  From List
 Refresh Project
- acQuire drillhole data  By collar table data
- ArcGIS Geodatabase  Using Shape file
 Subset Project
- LAS file  Selection tool
 Preferences
 Export …  Select data by code
- CSV file
 Select data by range
- Access database
 Reset mask channel
- LAS file
 Load selections
- SHP file  Save selections
- Surpac Geo Database
 Coordinate System
 QA/QC
 Composite Database
 Convert Oriented Core Angles
 New drillhole
 Edit drillhole
 Delete drillhole
 Remove unregistered holes
 Sort holes
 Edit rock codes
 Edit structure codes
 Refresh Extents
 Refresh XYZ
 Utilties …
- Search
- Search/replace
- Channel Math
- Edit a file
 Maintenance …
- Details
- Verify
- Defragment
- Grow
- Repair
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Voxels Short-cut Icons

 3D Gridding from current GDB
 Voxel Properties
 Voxel metadata Generate Target Plan Plot
 Voxel Math
 Create Lithology Voxel
 Voxel Topography Clip Generate Target Section Plot
 Voxel Conversions
- Geosoft Database to Geosoft
- GOCAD to Geosoft Generate Target Stacked Section Plot
- UBC to Geosoft
- XYZ to Geosoft Trace Target section into current data frame
- Datamine to Geosoft
- Voxel to Geosoft database
- Geosoft to GOCAD Generate Target Fence Diagram Plot
- Geosoft to UBC
- Geosoft to XYZ
Generate Target Striplog Plot

Generate 3D Drillhole Plot

Create an empty 3D view

Activate 3D Viewer for selected Geosoft 3D graphic or layer

Shadow Cursor Tool

Shadow Cursor Tool with data linking

Show/Hide Geosoft Database Window

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Help
Includes:
 Help Topics
 Email Regional Tech Support Office
 Target for ArcGIS Tutorial
 Geosoft User forums
 Geosoft Website
 Geosoft Newsline
 Check for updates
 About Target for ArcGIS

Help Topics
Provides access to the Target for ArcGIS online help system. There are several functions included in
the Target for ArcGIS help system that may be useful to your work. The entire documentation for the
system is available through the online help system. This electronic library of information enables us to
constantly update the information and provide you with the most up-to-date information available.
The best way to find information in this system is to use the Search tab to perform a full-text search of
all help topics.