Target 7.2 Release Notes

Geosoft dynamic linking of data between maps and Geosoft databases has always been a valued capability.

Now we have taken this feature and made it better by adding shadow cursor support to all data views within a map. Use the shadow cursor to link multiple data views or a section view and a plan view in the same map.

Dynamic linking with the shadow cursor includes scatter plots and triplots, plan maps, section maps, and 3D Viewers. A toggle in the Advanced Parameters also allows the user to turn off this functionality. Shadow cursors now also work across different Geosoft Project Files (GPF).

Map / Grid Relative Paths

We have improved the handling of relative paths for rasters in maps to make opening maps more efficient. When opening a map where the grids have been moved from their original file locations, the path to the grids are now stored relatively so that they will be discovered automatically. When manual input of the file location is required, the map will find other rasters in the same location, so you will only be prompted to find the first grid when there are many grids displayed on the map.

Multiple Channel Gridding

We have added a Multiple Channel Gridding capability to provide an efficient way to create grids for many channels. This is available for Minimum Curvature or Bi-Directional Line Gridding algorithms and the same parameters are applied to all selected channels. This utility is very useful when making grids from multi-element geochemical data, or with multichannel array data such as EM.

Menu Updates

Math, Math Expression, and Load All Channels GXs have been added to the Scripting submenu, making it easier to access these items. Load All Channels is used to display new channels created within a script. The Math and Math Expression functions are an alternative to the Channel Math tool and are recorded in detail when scripting, making it easier to edit in the script file.

Map Group Names

We have improved map group names in the Map View/Group Manager. The character limit for group names has been extended to 1024 characters. This is useful when identifying groups in maps with longer descriptive names and distinguishing between groups with very similar names.

Array Channel Utilities

We have improved our ability to transfer channels to and from arrays using two new selection tools. "Array to Database Channels" can be used to quickly display selected elements from an array as individual channels. It is now very easy to create a new array from a selection of existing channels in a database using "Database Channels to Array".

Metadata Improvements

Metadata Lineage records how Geosoft document files are created. Database lineage has been streamlined to only record database creation tasks. Database processing tasks are not recorded in the metadata. A scriptable option has been added to better manage the creation of metadata updates when using scripts.

Improved Data Access

Seeker

Seeker simplifies the data search and retrieval process from DAP Servers and other online data sources. Seeker replaces our two 'Find Data' options with a workflow-driven design.

Seeker's design combines capabilities and concepts from DAP Find Data and Dapple interfaces to create a straightforward 3-step workflow.

Search criteria, including Structured Metadata Queries, are used to refine the result set and provide access to relevant metadata. The search results are easy to review, and selected datasets are simple to retrieve and use in your local mapping environment. The Seeker data access tool is available in all Geosoft applications and plugins.

ODBC Import with Filters

A new filtering capability has been added to our ODBC tools, both for accessing drill hole databases or surface data. Now you can access just the data that you need without the requirement for SQL query knowledge for both surface data GDBs and Target drill hole projects. This new capability will also allow you to connect to other drill hole databases such as DataShed and Century systems.

JPEG 2000 Support

We have added support for JPEG 2000 (JP2 and J2K file extensions). Display options are available through the grid & image tools, and conversion to the JPEG 2000 can be found under the Map Export formats. Similar to the GeoTIFF format, JPEG 2000 supports embedded coordinate system information. In addition, JPEG 2000 also supports transparency which is very useful when sharing images of grids that are not simple rectangular in shape.

ASEG-GDF2

The ASEG import has been updated to support the ASEG-GDF2 format. The ASEG document describing the format introduces an additional user readable self-defining text file. This file contains information regarding the data collection, such as geographic coordinate system and location, and the physical significance of each of the channels. This information is imported and can be viewed in the metadata under Abstract. Upon export the description information, if present, is saved into a text file.

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3D Subsurface Improvements

Voxel Colour Bar Button

We have added an option to display a Colour Legend Bar for voxels to the layout of a 3D view.

GOCAD Voxet orientation support

Orientation of GOCAD Voxet files can be specified in several ways. The GOCAD Voxet conversion to Geosoft Voxel has been expanded in this release to fully support the orientation parameters. This ensures that voxets are correctly oriented and located in the Geosoft 3D Viewer.

Sample a Voxel to GDB locations

The new Sample a Voxel capability allows you to query the values in a Geosoft voxel using a Geosoft databases with X, Y, Z coordinates. All voxels, including lithology voxels, can be sampled. This capability is useful in data verification to compare original database values to interpolated voxel values, or can be used to add a new channel containing voxel values to a database that contains a different data type (e.g. Geochemical voxel values to Lithology table).

Log and Log/Linear options for 3D Gridding

We have added new options to the 3D Gridding tool. You can now use Log and Log/Linear interpolation when creating voxels. Using the logarithm of the original values can be a very effective way to reduce distortion in highly skewed data, such as geochemical assays.

Master Voxel

The Master Voxel utility allows you to create a uniform voxel of any size, orientation, and coordinate system. A Master Voxel can define the dimensions of the resulting voxel when resampling and completing voxel math operations.

Master Grid

The Master Grid utility lets you create a uniform grid of any size and coordinate system for Grid and Voxel Math operations. A Master Grid may also be used in GMSYS-3D for creating the Index Grid that defines the model.

Drillhole Features

Length Weighted Mean Calculation

Length Weighted Mean calculations have been added to the statistics tools. By highlighting a selected section of your drillhole database, you can now calculate Length and Length Weighted Mean values. This makes it easy to quickly find out the length of several irregularly spaced samples as well as the length weighted mean assay value.

Significant Intersections Report

Significant Intersections Reporting is a new option added to the Drillhole Database Composite tool (under the DH-Data menu).

This tool enables geologists to quickly identify drill core intervals that have significant assays based on minimum cut-off length and grade. This is useful for highlighting successful drilling results visually within sections, maps or 3D views, and is exportable as a tabular report.

Real world coordinates in Fence Diagrams

In Fence Diagrams, we now support true geospatial positioning. The status bar reports the correct 3D location of the cursor position when moving within the fence section, and the dynamic linking from Fence Diagrams now works consistently with other map views.

Target Geochemistry Extension

New Duplicate Sample Identification Method

Duplicate sample identification has been simplified and improved. The Duplicate indicator column now contains the original sample number of the parent sample. This enables you to have multiple duplicates that reference a single parent sample.

Log options for Box plots

Box plot graphs have been improved with the addition of a new option for plotting a logarithmic scale.

Enhancements and bug fixes in this release

Target drillhole features

9489	Fixed - v6.3, v7.1.1 ABORT <sGetHoleLocation3dDH> and <sPostData3dDH> - running dh3d.gx
14810	Fixed - v7.0.1, v7.1, v7.1.1 SP1 (Target, Oasis, OM Viewer) ABORT <VOXSURF::pLoadVBO> Trying to add Voxel to 3D map, also trying to create isourface, and GoCAD to 3D
15714	Fixed - Add Lineage to Target section grids
16330	Fixed - 17076v7.1 (OM/Target) ErrorMsg - Error Signature AppName: esrilictester.exe and "This utility requires a licensed installation of the ArcGIS Desktop products or the ArcGIS Desktop Engine."
16346	Fixed - acQuire import to GDB; comments field has characters in acQuire which are getting cutt-off when importing into a GDB.
17115	Fixed - v7.1.1: PROJECTIONS for SECTION MAPS: BUG: "Boundary is invalid in required projection" when plotting pseudo section : FIX2: Section grids with projection "unknown" and units in non-meters should be handled correctly by code
17186	Fixed - v7.1.1 (Target) LAS import, error “Error importing file 08RP0001_30068159MP_Revised_cropped.las at line 117. The number of data fields [24] does not match the number of fields defined in the corresponding Definition section [42].”
17528	Fixed - Abort in Length Weighted Mean calculation
17529	Added - Help topic for Significant Intersections
17616	Fixed - Bug: Acquire API. Convert negatives from assays extracted from BEST channels.
17617	Fixed - Bug: Acquire API. Assays extracted from BEST channels come without “Assay” class
17694	Fixed - v7.1.1 Target: On Windows 7 get error that pops up about GeoRefresh.exe stopped responding
17707	Fixed - v7.1.1: BUG: Section map's "georeferenced" plan view does not correctly import 3D DXF's - introduces "double-rotation"
17835	Fixed - Target, OM - Significant Intersections: DHCOMPOSITEDB.GX - 2nd dialog won’t go back when clicking [<Back] if there is no channel listed in the selection. Should go back regardless.
17852	Fixed - v7.1.1 Target - BUG. 3D map with surface in NAD 83, add NAD 27 drillholes with downhole data to 3D map, assay data gets plotted offset from drillhole trace in the incorrect location.
18028	Fixed - v7.1.1: Drillhole - interpolated X,Y,Z coords are not calculated correctly when using "straight segments" as the resurveying method
18163	Fixed - DH FR: Allow band widths >100m when creating 3D DH maps

Target core system features

DAP Client
9515	Added - Extend the map group name limit
9827	Fixed - voxclip.gx: first box should be input voxel model, second box should be output voxel model (All other Geosoft menus go in the order Input file/Output file).
10246	Fixed - Saving a project with many open maps: after the save, the map that was previously active now changes to another map that wasn't
11746	Fixed - Grid multiple channels at once using the same gridding parameters.
12004	Added - support for full JPEG 2000 functionality
13488	Fixed - v7.0 (K9) ABORT <InitProgThread_GUI> - Just opening Oasis and opening ArcGIS.
13861	Fixed - v7.0 - Project status bar still displays the last projection of the last grid or map open, even if none are open. Misleading if you open a GDB in a different projection
13988	Fixed - turn off automatic creation of XML files - some users just don't need them and find them taking up too much space
14069	Fixed - v7.0, v7.1 ABORT <GENSURF::pLoadVBO>
14340	Fixed - v7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1 (Oasis montaj, Target for ArcGIS, Target, Free Viewer): ABORT <CDOC_Cell::sWriteData>
14509	Fixed - v7.0. v7.0.1, v7.1 Abort <sLoadSPF_ARCVIEW> - importarc.gx
14682	Fixed - v7,1 Geotiffs created in Oasis montaj are not displaying correctly in MapInfo
14843	Fixed - : Oasis montaj 7.0.1 - SHP file Exports have no projection info when a Base group is the active selection; but do have projection when a Data group is selected.
14903	Added - Add the ldallch.gx to the scripting menu.
14904	Added - Add the MATH.GX and MATHFILE.GX to the Scripting submenu.
14971	Fixed - Import embedded projected information in .jp2 files
14978	Fixed - v7.0.0 (K9), v7.0.1, v7.1 ABORT <Free_MP> - TINDB massive data set
15048	Fixed - v7.0.1 - The auto save message pops up in the middle of an edit and interrupts your editing and you lose any unsaved work.
16118	Fixed - 7.1 MXD Support: When in Oasis montaj none of the data frames in our MXDs are activated when saving maps as MXDs and opening existing MXDs.
16163	Fixed - 7.1 3D Viewer: Sometimes 2D Map Tools (namely contours) either fail to render in 3D Viewer or produces "error" advising to use RESZMAP GX.
16181	Fixed - 7.1 V: Pooled license users unable to upgrade unless they check for updates while Oasis montaj is running OR uninstall and install new.
16354	Fixed - v7.0.1 ? - Entering and existing map editor mode drastically increases the size of a map without even editing anything.
16415	Fixed - v7.1 - When creating an "index" map using long/lat limits and then copy/pasting (NOT georeferenced) into a UTM based map, the index limits are used as the default limits to draw the coordinates for the base map.
16456	Fixed - v7.1 (VU) ABORT <CGeoProjectom::sLoadomN> - Made a new project in a directory. Only unusual thing about the directory is that it has been "junctioned"
16472	Fixed - v7.1 NEWCHAN.GX - The GX help has the wrong Script Parameter for Channel Size. It should be NEWCHAN.SIZE but it says NEWCHAN.WIDTH
16720	Fixed - v7.1 - When exporting a mask polyline group to an ArcView shapefiles you get the entire polyline group. The mask does not have any effect on the export.
16765	Fixed - v7.1 - when duplicating a map symbols/grids are on the duplicate map, but invisible.
16773	Fixed - v7.1 - Change error message --- ManageLibrary failed because Unexpected end of file has occurred. The following elements are not closed: parameters, basegroup, basegroups, maptemplate. Line 1, position 6039."
16821	Fixed - Oasis montaj 7.1.1 MXD Support/ArcEngine: Unable to drag and drop groups (at least LYRs and grids) from VGM Tool into our MXD window; error advising object does not exist in "...geotmp.map\VIEWS" storage.
16823	Fixed - v7.1 SP1 ABORT <Out of OPENGL Objects. at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo> - aborts when attempting to exist the program after importing a Minsight file into a 2D Section map.
16842	Fixed - v7.0.1\ 7.1: : PROJECTIONS: Exporting KKJ method to MapInfo Tiff - projection not recognised and not correctly registered, versus Geotiff projection correctly registered, seems related to contents written to table file
16866	Fixed - Oasis montaj 7.1.1 vaprfsct.gx: Displaying an array channel as a section and profile & section causes all channels to the left to be coloured as well.
16929	Fixed - v7.1 (GXDeveloper Toolkit) ABORT - abort on installation "KERNEL32 : Unknown exception."
16939	Fixed - Oasis montaj 7.1.1: Coordinate System not included when importing USGS-produced ER Mapper grids
16999	Fixed - v7.1 SP1 - Math expression builder is outputting dummy values in channels that should contain valid data.
17026	Fixed - v7.1 Oasis montaj: Add Grid CDI function to the 3D Menu
17065	Fixed - v7.1.1 (YW) Oasis montaj, Target, , plug-in ABORT <sSavePlanesMVIEW> - I packed a 3D map (created from Target tutorial data), attempted to "send map to", ABORT!. Opened up 3D model in caused Abort
17076	Fixed - v7.1.1 (UNKNOWN) ABORT <wWinMain> - no info
17098	Fixed - v7.1.1 (setdatav.gx) - not changing current view when a given view is selected
17099	Fixed - v7.1.1: : Channel statistics for database not functioning correctly when create new channel and modify channel contents
17107	Fixed - Oasis montaj 7.1.1 - - MXDs open in Oasis montaj don't maintain proper page orientation set in ArcGIS
17119	Fixed - v7.1.1: : SETIMGPRJ GX: not cooperating with scripting.
17133	Fixed - v7.1.1 ABORT <Exception occured- Requested registry access is not allowed> - Geosoft.GeoRefresh.GeoRefresh.Main(String[] argc)
17147	Fixed - v7.1 \ v7.1.1: : Ellipsoid.csv has incorrect major axis parameter for several ellipsoids.
17151	Fixed - v7.1.1 usage/ - Re-grid a grid change the KX value.
17184	Fixed - v7.1.1 - export to MapInfo Tif appears to georeference differently at different DPI.
17201	Fixed - v7.1.1 PROFILE.GX - both “log” and “log-linear-log” give the same result
17341	Fixed - v7.1.1 /enhancement Apply a Warp using MULTIPOINT option -
17388	Fixed - v7.1.1 Metadata - If you compare the metadata list items for a GDB created in v7.1 to v7.1.1 you'll notice a fair number are missing.
17395	Added - Add "Unit of measure" to the Geosoft ISO 19139 Metadata schema used in Oasis montaj
17405	Fixed - v7.1.1 - Long math expressoin works the first time you enter it, but gets cut off if you try to edit it.
17408	Fixed - v7.1.1: : PROJECTIONS: South Pole Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection does not work...error msg "Unable to define X,Y region for the projection. The projection parameters may be invalid"
17413	Fixed - 7.2 - Broken help links in the Channel, Grid, and Voxel Math Expression Builder tools
17424	Fixed - lat long co-ordinates DO NOT include minutes if they are 00’
17427	Fixed - v7.1.1 (DXFNEW2.GX) - DXF produced in Maxwell are not importing into Oasis montaj v7.1.1. They import correctly into AutoCAD 2009 and Oasis montaj v7.0.
17429	Fixed - v7.1.1 (IMPMAXPLATE. GX) - Error message when attempting to import *.PTE file into the 3D Viewer: "Invalid plunge angle for plate 1 The magnitude of the plunge angle cannot exceed the magnitude of the dip angle".
17517	Fixed - v7.1.1 - Tracking between channel and profile not working on large database.
17553	Fixed - v7.1.1 - ucegenerateid gx - output channel deleted for unselected lines
17609	Fixed - v7.1.1 ERROR running script - RunChannel failed because Failure in the "MathExpressionBuilder" GX.NET Form (Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: '' Key being added: '').
17680	Fixed - GEOCOM: cursor tracking bogs down 3D viewer severely, rendering Oasis montaj unusable for several minutes
17749	Fixed - SetExtents3d_USERMETA: Invalid Invalid range in X: underlying in metadata when a document has no range in X or Y
17760	Fixed - JPEG 2000 - At certain zoom ranges edges of jp2 get 'fuzzy'
17893	Fixed - v7.1.1 (Desktop Cataloger) -An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly.
17904	Fixed - v7.1.1 ABORT - <AbortNowThreadSYS> trying to install software using CD.
17942	Fixed - With the setting on False, XML file was created when I made a new map, but not when I made a new database.
18008	Fixed - v7.1.1 - cannot display surface file (*.ts) that is in state plane in a 3D model with UTM projection
18143	Fixed - v7.1.1 (USACE) ErrorMsg - "Year 2010 not found in C:\Program Files\Geosoft\om\etc\igrf.dat."
18159	Fixed - v7.1.1 - convert UBC to Voxel - error "Error importing mesh file at line 4: Error parsing N*DX token - X-Direction cell sizes"
13781	Fixed - DAP Client v7.0.1: Clients unable to automatically locate DAP Servers through ISA Server without specifying ISA address
14022	Fixed - Find Data w/ Dapple v7.0: Setting a Region as AOI (such as a rectangle like Chile) in Dapple as you can in the old Dap client interface. Resolved through Seeker.
16850	Fixed - Find Data w/ Dapple v7.1.1-MapInfo: "tif.xml is not in a recognized format and no metadata will be loaded" error when extracting ECW in MapInfo
16865	Fixed - DAP Clients v7.1.1-Oasis montaj/MI: Abort/Error downloading a dataset that is prefixed with "!"
17625	Fixed - Unable to extract Web and Image server datasets into existing projected grids and maps.
Dapple
17189	Fixed - Dapple: Include metadata stylesheets in saved Dapple Views
Desktop Cataloger
16369	Fixed - DAP Clients v7.1: Lose colours when opening ERS files from a Desktop Catalog in ArcGIS
17659	Fixed - Desktop Cataloger slowing down machine and need a lot of memory.
17611	Fixed - Desktop Cataloger file type description for GRD is incorrect.

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