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Blasting Application For GPS

Blasting Application for GPS

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BLASTING APPLICATIONS

FOR GPS
Ken Eltschlager
OSM, Appalachian Region
@ Advanced Integration of
Geospatial Technologies in Mining
and Reclamation Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
December 7-9, 2004

PreBlast Survey and


Blast Locations
Required by rules
Establish spatial
relationships
Establish distances
Establish allowable
charge weights
Liability protection

Complaint House 2,
1500
Complaint House,
550

Blast
Location

Compliance House,
450

Magazines and
Seismograph Locations
Seismograph locations are important
for liability protection and site
characterization
ATF requires schematics and aerial
photograph documentation for:
Security
Emergency

response

How Locations
Survey (costly)
Aerial Photography
(costly)
Compass and range
finder (line of sight)
Topographic Grid
map (eyeball)
GPS

Accuracy of Blasting Data


Two components
Northing and Easting
Latitude and Longitude
Distance and Azimuth
Grid map?

Industry standard - Measurements to two


significant digits
< 100 to the nearest foot
100 1,000 ...to the nearest 10 feet
1000 10,000 to the nearest 100 feet

GPS Accuracy
GPS receivers use triangulation to calculate
location
Receiver must be locked on to at least three
satellites to calculate a 2D position (latitude
and longitude)
Four or more satellites, can determine a 3D
position (latitude, longitude and altitude),
40 feet accuracy on average

GPS Accuracy
WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation
System) capability can improve
accuracy to less than ten feet on
average.
Differential correction provides
accuracy to within 3 feet, under ideal
conditions less than 1- foot

GPS SELECTION
Low end

Mid range

High end

40 feet

10 feet

3 feet

$100

$450

$4,000

Track and Point Comparison


Garmin vs Trimble

Trimble

Garmin

THE GPS UNITS BUTTONS


ZOOM
IN/OUT Button

CLICK STICK: Can


be pressed in, moved
up/down, or
left/right.

PAGE Button:
Used to cycle
through pages.

POWER Button

Satellite Page
Once enough satellites have
been located, you can begin
using the GPS unit.
The unit will display your
current location coordinates at
the bottom of the screen
(dd mm.mmm or dd mm ss.s)
Can be changed to UTM

WAAS Enabled
Acquired satellites darken
Satellites # 33+
D indicates differential
correction
Best with a clear view of
sky (like most mines)

Map Page
The black arrowhead
represents you
And the direction
you are facing.
The top of the GPS
unit represents
North.

Waypoints
Symbols
Names (Shot121103)
Coordinates
Elevation
500 waypoint limit

Tracks
Track is a cookie
crumb trail
Distance or time
based
10,000 points

OTHER FEATURES

COMPAS
S

ALTIMETER

TRIP
INFO

OTHER
FUNCTIONS

Software
Download GPS to desktop
Map

Source
ArcView
Ozi Explorer
TopoFusion

Save data monthly


Save data by site
Query for locations and distances

GPS in Blasting
Location and distance documentation
Spatial relationships established
WAAS enabled system - $400
PreBlast survey locations
Permanent documentation of blast
sites and seismograph locations for
liability protection
ATF documentation of magazines
** Area calculations for bonding**

QUESTIONS?

Global Positioning System

Your location is:


37o 23.323 N
122o 02.162 W

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