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EasyMineXR Collaborative Mapping Software

Our EasyMineXR mixed-reality software addresses a major challenge geologists face when exploring potential areas of mineralization. By blending physical and digital worlds, EasyMineXR enables visualization of subsurface conditions and transformation of mine site interpretation and characterization.

It will help you to:

  • Safely capture detailed geological and geotechnical data with pattern-drawing tools.
  • Import previous mappings, reference data, models, and wireframes as backgrounds to  enhance interpretation.
  • Render data in 3D for rapid integration into databases and geological modeling software.
  • Hold live online meetings, as in Teams or Zoom, with participants able to:
    • Stand safely “beside” rock faces with colleagues
    • Discuss geological features, with imported background data providing context
    • Map and see trace interpretations drawn by others
    • Measure plane orientations
    • Provide remote in-field training, data reviews, and reconciliation audits

See this Northern Miner article about our software: Visualising the Future for Mineral Exploration and Mining.

EasyMineXR-MR
EasyMineXR-MR

Mixed reality app running on Microsoft HoloLens 2

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EasyMineXR-VR
EasyMineXR-VR

Virtual reality app running on VR headsets, using imported, high-resolution photogrammetry

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EasyMineXR Desktop
EasyMineXR Desktop

Desktop app running on Windows 10

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About EasyMineXR

Microsoft HoloLens, the first mixed reality headset, was released in 2016. After experiencing this brand-new technology, Prof. Doug Stead and Emre Onsel from Simon Fraser University and Wayne Barnett from SRK saw potential for using it as an outcrop mapping tool. Given this joint vision, they decided to collaborate on developing the mixed reality application EasyMineXR.

Development of this product began in 2018 as a joint Mitacs Accelerate project and proceeded in 2019 with a second phase. In 2020, Emre Onsel joined SRK and development continued in house with the addition of virtual reality and desktop versions of the software.

Wayne Barnett 

Principal Structural Geologist

Wayne has over 20 years of international consulting experience. Over the last six years, he has striven to develop improved tools for electronic geological pattern mapping.
 

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Emre Onsel

Mining Engineer

Emre has been developing mining and geotechnical software for 15 years, with a focus during the last three on mixed and virtual reality applications for mining and geology.
 

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Developed in partnership with Prof. Doug Stead of Simon Fraser University and Mitacs.