A Cost Effective Method for Determining the Position of Mine Haul Road Defects from the Road Edge

Authors

  • Frank Sokolic GI Solutions
  • Mark Rawlins Energy Combustion Services
  • Kevin Jan Duffy Durban University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v4i1.1067

Keywords:

rangefinder, GPS, position measurement, road maintenance

Abstract


This paper describes a simple method for estimating haul road defect positions from alongside roads. It is a method that is cheap and easy to implement, needing only a minimal amount of field equipment and training. Observers are required to estimate the bearing and distance to a defect, and to record their location using a GPS receiver. All further processing is automated and can be done entirely within a spatially-enabled database management system such as Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL.

Author Biographies

Frank Sokolic, GI Solutions

A consultant with GI Solutions in Durban and works with both ECS and the CSR. He has an M.Sc. from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.

Mark Rawlins, Energy Combustion Services

CEO of Energy Combustion Services (ECS) in Durban. He has a Doctor of Technology degree from the Durban University of Technology.

Kevin Jan Duffy, Durban University of Technology

Director of the Centre for Systems Research (CSR) at the Durban University of Technology in Durban, South Africa He has a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, USA.

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Published

2009-12-17

How to Cite

Sokolic, F., Rawlins, M., & Duffy, K. J. (2009). A Cost Effective Method for Determining the Position of Mine Haul Road Defects from the Road Edge. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 4(1), pp. 38–41. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v4i1.1067

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Application Notes