1Sub Saharah Scales

ESKOM

CAMERA COAL STOCKPILE VOLUME MONITORING SYSTEM:

EXAMPLE OF 3D VOLUME MEASUREMENT

AUGUST 2008

&Barry T. FRYER DUDLEY I-Cube(MBA {IT}; MSc {Image Analysis};BSc {Brewing}; BSc Hons {Waste Technology})Phungo IT Solutions (PTY)Ltd.

“..any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clark

Proposal No: GEN2911

2Sub Saharah Scales

Multiple Camera Stations

3Sub Saharah Scales

Common Points in different images

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Common Points

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Common Points

The same point is found in both images

6Sub Saharah Scales

Coal Area

7Sub Saharah Scales

DTM

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Camera

Location

9Sub Saharah Scales

DTM

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Image Overlay onto DTM

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Contours

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Images Rotated

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Contours

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Stockpile Area

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DTM Volume

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DTM Volume