Gold standard licensing

Shandong Gold has standardised on online licensing for Maptek software to enable access to secure design and modelling tools for its large workforce.

Key Points

• Standardisation on applications and online licensing is a key benefit for modern mining operations
• Maptek Account licensing embraces the work from anywhere model for ultimate accessibility
• Maptek Account offers improved reporting and tracking for technical support cases

Shandong Gold in China has increased its Maptek Vulcan software usage and transitioned from dongle and internal network access to Maptek Account licensing.

By October 2020, 561 users were logging into the unified application environment to run Vulcan.

Maptek Account streamlines software access, with borrowing and fail-safe modes for working offline. Simplified deployment and management extends to release updates.

Shandong Gold can view and manage software usage within their user base, with improved transparency around reporting and tracking support cases.

Mining businesses benefit from standardising providers and interfaces across their operations and regions.

As the impact of COVID-19 began to be felt, the advantages of online licensing for a large geographically dispersed business like Shandong Gold became apparent.

More than 500 Shandong Gold staff from 30 operations completed online introductory Vulcan training delivered by Maptek reseller Pioneering Inc. during 2020.

Vulcan is available in multiple languages, including Chinese, facilitating uptake of the design and modelling tools.

Feedback from the training, implementation and usage helps guide ongoing software development.

For example, one of the outcomes of the customer-developer relationship has been refinement of CAD tools to facilitate a more automated, integrated design approach.