VizMAP develops interactive "Flash Map" of Advanced Mining Projects
in Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
March 16th, 2006
Queensland’s State Government Department of Natural Resources Mines
and Water (NRMW) required an interactive graphical software tool to
effectively display the current Advanced Mining Projects in
Queensland.
The
interactive application, developed by VizMAP in Macromedia Flash,
details all of the major current coal, base metal, gold and “other”
mineral projects, including apatite, cobalt, corundum, diatomite and
nine others.
The completed VizMAP product, “Queensland’s Advanced Mining
Projects” displays the locations and details of 77 occurrences of
the advanced metal, mineral and coal mining projects in Queensland.
This
application represents the fourth “Flash Map” that VizMAP has
produced for NRMW in the past twelve months. It is anticipated that
all four Flash Maps (Commodities, Coal, Petroleum and now Advanced
Mining Projects) will soon be available on a single CD-ROM. This
will be available to the general public and distributed widely at
conferences both locally and overseas by NRMW.
As weight
and portability are key issues for travelling attendees at such
conferences, the development and production of a 'light weight'
interactive and information-rich CD-ROM to replace booklets was seen
as a key factor for delegates to retain information post-conference.
The Advanced Mining Projects application has been created as a user
friendly tool to allow users to quickly determine where in
Queensland the advanced mining projects are located. As well as
being able to pan and zoom on a map of Queensland, the user can
search on a name to quickly locate commodities and projects
geographically. Once located, a simple click on the identified
commodity connects the user directly to the project proponent's
website.
The design
of the Flash database allows that updates can be made by NRMW to the
database without having to resort to the reprogramming of the
interface by VizMAP. The “data” is read as the application opens and
this read data can be changed as often as NRMW require.
Theoretically, the developed interface will last many years as the
projects database (a simple text file) is updated by NRMW.
Since the
initial beta release of the first Flash Map for NRMW back in March
2005, CD-ROM’s containing one, two, three or four of VizMAP’s Flash
Maps have been revised and reprinted several times and presented to
numerous country ambassadors, business leaders and visiting trade
delegations, not to mention several thousand being distributed at
various conferences around the globe.
The latest
iteration of the multi-award winning product will soon be available
at Queensland Government Trade and Investment Offices, Austrade and
Invest Australia offices nationally and throughout the world.
The new
CD-ROM release will include updated databases, animation, and a
greatly reduced application size, effectively enabling a “webbable”
resource.
To this
end, VizMAP has made each of the four Flash Maps freely available on
the VizMAP website.
The
“Commodities” Flash Map can be accessed at
http://www.vizmap.com.au/nrm/QldCom_v5.4.swf.
The “Coal”
Flash Map can be viewed interactively at
http://www.vizmap.com.au/nrm/QldCoal_v5.4.swf.
The
“Petroleum” Flash Map can be accessed at
http://www.vizmap.com.au/nrm/QldPetroleum_v5.4.swf.
Finally,
the new “Advanced Mining Projects” Flash Map can be accessed at
http://www.vizmap.com.au/nrm/QldAdvMin_v6.0.swf.
To learn
more about the technical details of VizMAP’s Flash Maps, e-mail
Graeme Brooke at
VizMAP. To learn more about the NRMW perspective on
Queensland’s commodities, coal, petroleum resources and the advanced
mining projects, email Ross Randall at
ross.randall@nrm.qld.gov.au.
About VizMAP: Drawing on over 25
years experience in Surveying, GIS, Remote Sensing and
Photogrammetry, VizMAP operates a custom digital cartographic bureau
service, specialising in the creation of stunning interactive,
real-time, 3D geospatial databases and tailored digital mapping
services.
For further information, contact Graeme
Brooke on 0419 659 866 or by e-mail at
VizMAP.
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