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MRIS version 1.0:
A prototype Mineral Resource Information System
- It provides information on geology, mining, production, chemical analysis of ore and rock sample, and environmental data (air, water and land).
- User friendly, information available on point click or through pull down menu.
- Commercial GIS software independent, however, it can be linked to ARC GIS 8.1 if available.
- Produces report, various types of line graphs, bar graphs, etc. (still under customization, Figure 8)
- Database updating possible with password option (Figure 9).
- Context help file contains complete geological information in report form, which can be updated in MS WORD with additional information (Figure 10).
- Software uses mostly Microsoft resources (Access and Word)
- MRIS is developed using Visual Basic 6.0
- System used: P-III and Windows NT
- A software package named as "MRIS version 1.0" is developed with all components including database.
- The software can be installed in any Windows NT machine and the full capabilities of the software can be utilized.
- System requirement: 133 MB of disk space with 87 MB space for samples, thus total software installation requires 220 MB for full functionality.
Figure 4. Different types of menu option in MRIS v 1.0
Figure 5. Different options for displaying mining locations and satellite data
Figure 6. Point data information at selected mine
Figure 7. Environmental data and information update menu option
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