Author:
Ken Moule
Exa-Min Resource Industry Consultants Pty Ltd

Abstract:
This paper investigates models for management of extended Geosciences data sets, based on experience collating historic and current data sets to build a three dimensional model of the Gympie Eldorado Mine. Rather than migrate all data to restrictive GIS data structures, the consultants integrated a range of specialist and "off-the-shelf" applications, into a unified data management model. The GeoBasemap MapLinker product is being deployed to provide active, two-way links between the MapInfo GIS and third party applications. This model accommodates extended data types such as images, word processor documents and spreadsheets, as well as managing interaction with sensitive data via database forms, rather than allowing uncontrolled edit of attributes through traditional GIS interfaces. Exa-Min's experience in managing the complex Gympie data set has led to further refinement of the MapLinker product, that is now being deployed in the wider GIS community.

Published by :

Australian Institute of Geoscientists
AIG Journal - Applied geoscientific research and practice in Australia
Paper 2000-05 April 2000

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Technorati : AIG Journal, GIS, Mapinfo, database, gympie