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SURVOU - convert survey points and strings to perimeter file format

 

Process Name

Menu Path

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SURVOU

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Introduction

SURVOU is a data format conversion process.

How to use

It requires as input a point file containing the coordinates of each unique point in the survey database and a string segment file containing the links between those points to form strings. These files are output by the following processes:-

SURTAC

Reduction of survey tacheometry measurements.

SURVIG

Interactive graphic survey editor.

 

SURVOU creates an output perimeter file of the type used in mine planning, and surface modeling processes. Points that are stored in the input point file but are not linked within a string will be output to a points file. This allows a file of unconnected points to be supplied as input to the surface digital terrain modeling process SURTRI. Processes that would use the output from SURVOU:-

Surface terrain modeling.

SURTRI

Generates a triangulated wireframe digital terrain model from perimeter, string, and/or point data files, subject to optional string constraints.

Open pit mine-planning.

LAYOUT

Blast-hole layout within a blast.

  


Files, Fields and Parameters

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

POINTIN

Input point file. This will contain fields PID, X, Y, Z, PSYMBOL, PSYMSZE, P and PERIOD (numeric, explicit).

Input

Yes

Undefined

SEGIN

Input string segment file. This will contain PID1, PID2, PVALUE, PTYPE, PCODE, P.

Input

Yes

Undefined

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

PERIMOU

Output

Yes

String

Output perimeter file. This will contain the fields XP, YP, ZP, PTN, PVALUE, PTYPE, PCODE, P, PSYMBOL, and PSYMSZE. Additional fields found in the input files will be added to the output perimeter file.

POINTOU

Output

Yes

Undefined

Output point file. This will contain fields PID, XP, YP, ZP, PSYMBOL, PSYMSZE, P and PERIOD (numeric, explicit).


Notes

No additional notes.


Example

!SURVOU &POINTIN(PTIN1), &SEGIN(SEGIN1), &PERIMOU (PEROU1), &POINTOU(PTOU1)


Error and Warning Messages

Message

Description

Solution

*** Error - one or more of the required files have not been specified. &POINTIN , &STRINGIN, &PERIMOU must be specified by the user.

One or more of the required file names have not been supplied by the user, when running the process.Fatal; the process will be exited.

Re-enter the process and supply all compulsory file names.

 

 

 

*** Error - reading input point file XXXXXXXX.

An error has occurred when reading the input point file.  Fatal; the process will be exited.

Check the integrity of this file by listing the data definition and data in the editor (AED).

 

 

 

*** Error - reading input string segment file XXXXXXXX.

An error has occurred when reading the input string segment file.  Fatal; the process will be exited.

Check the integrity of this file by listing the data definition and data in the editor (AED).

 

 

 

*** Error - missing field FFFFFFFF in input point file XXXXXXXX.

The input point file XXXXXXXX is missing an essential field, named FFFFFFFF. Fatal; the process is exited.

 

 

 

 

*** Error - missing field FFFFFFFF in input string file XXXXXXXX.

The input string segment file XXXXXXXX is missing an essential field, named FFFFFFFF. Fatal; the process is exited.

 

 

 

 

*** Error - writing output perimeter file XXXXXXXX.

This error may occur as a result of a full hard disk. Fatal; the process is exited.

 

 

 

 

*** Error - writing output point file XXXXXXXX.

This error may occur as a result of a full hard disk. Fatal; the process is exited.