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Underground survey solution

The Maptek I-Site™ 8200 underground laser scanning system continues to provide significant time savings over conventional underground survey methods.

Surveying is essentially measuring points. A laser scanner is an efficient instrument for quickly and accurately collecting point data. The value lies in the interpretation and use of that data.

Maptek delivers a user-friendly solution with I-Site, which couples a world-class scanning instrument with best practice software.

I-Site Studio

Advanced modelling tools

  • Register targets via multi-point registration
  • Create survey database of support bolt position
  • Create grids over solids or surfaces for export
  • Extract geological boundaries via smart line
  • Extract geotechnical information for analysis in stereonets
  • Fragment and join intersecting models
  • Colour objects based on distance to other objects for calculating distance from floor to backs
  • 13 filtering options

I-Site Void

Register, filter and model drives and stopes

  • Create loop wraps (closed polygons)
  • Model multiple closed polygons (loops)
  • Create closed solids of drives and stopes
  • Calculate solid volumes
  • 4 filtering options


Create a survey database of all support bolts in a drive

I-Site Solution 

Survey the drive with the I-Site 8200 laser scanner; all bolts are captured in the point cloud data. With the Survey Point Creation tool in I-Site Studio create a survey database of all support bolts. 

A 3D visual representation of the bolts is automatically created. Data can be exported to other databases.

Without I-Site

Each bolt must be surveyed individually. Survey points must then be manually exported to a database.

Survey location data must be entered manually for each bolt before creating a model to view the location of all bolts.


Survey a stope and model the results

I-Site Solution 

The I-Site 8200 laser scanner is mounted onto a boom and placed into the stope. The scanning aperture of 125 x 360 degrees allows the entire stope to be surveyed.

Scans are automatically levelled in the correct orientation ready for modelling in I-Site Studio.

Without I-Site

Scan data is imported into processing software without automatic levelling.

A manual process is required to level data to the correct orientation.



Create a solid surface of a tunnel to calculate volume

I-Site Solution 

Data from the I-Site 8200™ laser scanner is imported seamlessly into I-Site Studio™ software. The tunnel is digitised with one click at the start and end of the tunnel using Create Loop Wraps.

Objects such as pipes, vent bags and vehicles are automatically removed from the closed loop. Right mouse click to easily edit or change the surface

I-Site Solution 

Data from the I-Site 8200™ laser scanner is imported seamlessly into I-Site Studio™ software. The tunnel is digitised with one click at the start and end of the tunnel using Create Loop Wraps.

Objects such as pipes, vent bags and vehicles are automatically removed from the closed loop. Right mouse click to easily edit or change the surface




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