MICROMINE has joined an elite group of mining software and machinery providers to offer technology solutions integrated with the International Rock Excavation Data Exchange Standard (IREDES).
The global mining software provider headquartered in Western Australia, is among nine companies globally to integrate its products with IREDES, which was developed by industry, for industry, to streamline data exchange between machinery and office IT systems.
MICROMINE has integrated its latest fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram, and its latest 3D mine design and exploration solution, Micromine, with IREDES.
MICROMINE Chief Technology Officer Ivan Zelina explained that MICROMINE prioritised the IREDES integration to provide customers with easier, more streamlined mine digitalisation processes.
“By utilising IREDES we have removed the e-language barriers that often exist between machinery products and office-based software systems,” Mr Zelina said.
“IREDES provides a standardised information exchange interface, which allows different machinery databases, simulation tools and other enterprise level software to exchange data and information.
“This avoids the need to develop and install individual and expensive software workarounds and development projects and also streamlines and enhances data sharing and reporting.
“In our Micromine product, for example, a ring design can be easily converted to an IREDES file format so that it can be accessed using other software and systems.
“In an industry where digitalisation is growing exponentially, the integration of IREDES into MICROMINE’s software solutions reduces the time and cost of interface development during installation and maintenance of systems and products.
“Instead, customers can concentrate their resources on the intelligent use of information to enhance their business processes and outcomes.”
IREDES uses the eXtensible Markup Language (XML), which is a widely used format by commercial standard software and database systems. IREDES builds on this language though XML schemas – the building blocks of the XML file – which describe hierarchy and data exchange parameters. The information is then transferred using XML data sets, which can be readily accessed by users and transferred between programs.
About MICROMINE:
MICROMINE is a leading provider of intuitive software solutions for the exploration and mining sector. MICROMINE’s integrated suite of solutions covers the entire mining process, from exploration through to mine production.
MICROMINE understands the software and consultancy needs of operations around the world. Located in the world’s major mineral producing capitals, our teams are close to clients’ operations. This means MICROMINE can provide local support in the client’s own language and time zone.