Recent TENGRAPH® Online Enhancements

This feature provides functionality to view selected TENGRAPH objects over aerial photography and use Google Earth’s advanced software features.

NOTE: You must have Google Earth installed on your computer for this feature to work. Google Earth software and user guide can be downloaded from the Internet.

http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v5/

Google Earth is a graphic intensive application that may not run your PC. This TENGRAPH feature may not work if your graphic card does not support clamped polygons. The Department’s help desk can not provide technical support in the installation or operation of Google Earth software. 

How to use the TENGRAPH to Google Earth link

1. Make an Enquiry to load a TENGRAPH map.
2. Select File and then Google Earth link… from the main menu bar.
3. Using your mouse highlight (select) a TENGRAPH object on the screen.
4. Press the Display button as shown below. Objects are selected for display in Google Earth individually.

Note: TENGRAPH names and creates a KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file that automatically opens Google Earth displaying the selected object.

5. Start to use the free software features provided by Google Earth.

Some of the features provided by Google Earth

• View objects selected from TENGRAPH over Google imagery.
• Change the properties (colour and opacity) of each KML file imported from TENGRAPH.
• Email a jpg file displaying the selected TENGRAPH objects. 
• Switch on or off Google Earth information layers. (including street view, version 5 onwards)
• Tilt, zoom and pan across the screen.
• Save the KML files and import them into Google Maps to create your own map that can be shared across the Internet.

For more information click here to open the TENGRAPH On-line User Manual.

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Help on how to use TENGRAPH has become easier to access with the implementation of context sensitive help.  Simply click on the Help button from within an open TENGRAPH dialogue and a page will open explaining the purpose and how to use the selected feature.

e.g.

1. Open the Enquiry by Release dialogue.

2. Select the Help button with the mouse.

The TENGRAPH On-line Help system will open providing information about the Enquire by Release feature. Links are provided to other related topics.

There are 67 TENGRAPH dialogues that have context sensitive help. With so many features provided by TENGRAPH even frequent users may find new tips and tools they are unaware of by browsing through the manual. 

Information in the TENGRAPH user manual has been up-dated to a web based system.  To access it through the TENGRAPH application select Help and then On-line help...  from the main menu bar. It can also be accessed at: http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/tgol_help/default.aspx

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TENGRAPH provides a new feature that automatically creates a map portraying all the tenements affected by a combined report number in a green pattern.

A combined reporting number is allocated to an approved mining project for expenditure purposes under the Mining Act.

How do I Enquiry by Combined Reporting Number?

1. Select Enquiry < Combined reporting number…

2. Enter a C number in the following format (number/year)

3. Press <Apply>

4. A list of active tenements is presented.

5. Select the <Data Load Options> if required.

6. Press <Apply>

A TENGRAPH map is extracted that covers the whole extent of the tenements listed. The tenements included in the combined report are represented with a green fill pattern. All other current tenements are portrayed with out a fill pattern (hollow)

Selecting a tenement from within the Enquiry by Combined Report dialog will highlight the boundaries on the map.

Users are then permitted to custom any tenement to their required colour and pattern.

Example of using Enquiry by Combined reporting number functionality

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How to access Tenement Register information directly from TENGRAPH®

1. Click on a mining tenement in TENGRAPH® to highlight it on the screen.
2. Select the “i…” information button.
3. Select the “Tenement Register” button from the Tenement Information dialog.

Mineral Titles On-line will open displaying tenement register details affecting the tenement selected in TENGRAPH®.

Please Note:
You must be a registered user of Mineral Titles On-line for this feature to work.

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Tengraph On-line has direct access to the Department’s new improved WAMEX system enabling users to view and print mining tenement exploration reports on-line.

Procedure to view exploration reports from TENGRAPH enquiry version 7.154 onwards

1. Make an Enquiry and load a TENGRAPH map.

2. From the Selections pull down menu click on “Access exploration reports (WAMEX Screen)”

Live and dead mining tenements that have open file reports are automatically coloured orange.

3. Accept the TENGRAPH / WAMEX Disclaimer

4. Highlight an orange mining tenement and click on the “i…” button.

The new WAMEX system will open listing the exploration reports affecting the tenement highlighted in TENGRAPH. (as shown below)

The Mineral Title On-line Tenement Summary Report can be conveniently viewed, saved or printed directly from the TENGRAPH On-line System. (V7.148 onwards).

To access the Mining Tenement Summary Report:

1. Highlight a tenement on the screen with your mouse
2. Select the “i…” button.
3. Select the Tenement Report button from the Tenement Information dialog presented.

The summary report includes Rent, Expenditure, Combined Reporting and other key details affecting the tenement selected. In the past On-line users had to log on to Mineral Titles On-line to access this type of information. The report can be printed or saved as a PDF to the user’s PC.

Please note that the Description button has been removed from the tenement "i…" button dialog. The tenement description is obtained by selecting the Tenement Report button.

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Abandoned mine sites surveyed by the Geological Survey Division of WA are shown in the TENGRAPH® On-line system (Version 7.147 onwards).

Abandoned mine sites are dangerous and DMP does not encourage or recommend that you venture on or near them.

The information has been made available to increase public awareness of the location of the known abandoned mine sites and their potential dangers. The data do not contain a comprehensive list of abandoned mine sites and are not intended to provide a complete assessment of risks.

Abandoned mine site information is accessed in TENGRAPH® by selecting the MINEDEX thematic screen from the Selections drop down menu.

Surveyed abandoned mine sites located on the map are displayed without a label and are represented with an orange triangle.

Further information is available through the "i" button which has further links to MINEDEX On-line.

Surveyed abandoned mine sites affecting a mining tenement are summarised on the Quick Appraisal Report under the "Services Affected" heading.

If this information is not required consider deselecting "Abandoned Mine Sites" in the "Data Load Option" dialog before loading a new TENGRAPH® enquiry.

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A new version of the TENGRAPH® Online system has been released with a very handy tool. Selecting a position on the TENGRAPH® display will open up Google Maps based on the same position displaying aerial photography.

How to open Google maps directly from TENGRAPH®

1. Load a TENGRAPH® electronic map as usual from one of the Enquiry options.
2. Zoom in to an area of interest.
3. Select Coordinates… from under the Window menu heading.
4. Within the Coordinates dialog make sure “Nearest point details” or “At mouse position” radio button is active.
5. Select a point of interest on the TENGRAPH display with the mouse and then select the Google Map button.
6. Within a few seconds (depending on the speed of your Internet connection) a Google Map window will open centred on the same Latitude and Longitude coordinates selected in TENGRAPH®.
7. The point selected in TENGRAPH® is represented in Google Maps with an ““ icon
8. You can now use the functionality provided by Google Maps.
9. Selecting another position within the TENGRAPH® display and pressing the Google Maps button will open a new Google Maps window based on the new position.

Note: Google Maps is initially displayed at a scale of approximately 1:10,000.

Fig 1 - The TENGRAPH® Coordinates dialog showing the new Google Maps button.

Fig 2 - A position selected in TENGRAPH® is displayed with the same coordinates in Google Maps.

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Geothermal Title Applications

New layers have been added that facilitate the display of Geothermal Titles in TENGRAPH®. There are currently (as of September 2008) 81 Geothermal Discrete Area Releases and 38 Geothermal Exploration Permit Applications shown in TENGRAPH®.

To view their boundaries open the Enquiry by Petroleum/Geothermal dialog. Select the Apply button to list all the current titles. Scroll through the list and highlight a Geothermal Discrete Area Release or an Exploration Permit Application. Selecting the “Apply” button will load the selected title in the middle of the screen. Selecting the Petroleum /Geothermal thematic screen will display Geothermal title boundaries with a fill pattern.

Fig 3 - The Enquiry by Petroleum/Geothermal titles...dialog box

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In collaboration with the Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA), the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) is now displaying, in its TENGRAPH® database, all existing digitally captured heritage surveys that have previously been lodged with DIA. This will be a boost to Industry and the Indigenous Community as it will raise awareness of Aboriginal heritage and, in parallel, assist mining applicants of where surveys have been carried out previously and provide a guide to Industry before applying for titles. As new surveys are lodged this database will act as a valuable tool for Industry and the Indigenous Communities/ Agencies in raising awareness and protecting Aboriginal culture. For more, refer to the document above right.

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The PDFs are automatically generated and a link to them is sent to your registered email address. You then have the option of saving them to your PC or printing them to your local printer. To ensure that you have provided DMP with a current email address please up-date your contact details. To view PDF files you will require Adobe Reader available for download here. NOTE: The quality of TENGRAPH® PDF prints may differ to the image drawn on your monitor.

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This feature allows TENGRAPH® users to quickly create a polygon(s) based on graticules. This useful tool may be used in the preparation of exploration licence applications and partial surrenders. The functionality is accessed in TENGRAPH® by selecting Enhanced Plot from the main Process menu. Refer to the document on the right for instructions on how to create a graticular polygon in TENGRAPH®.

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Have you ever used Google Earth? If you have Google Earth installed on your PC you can now view TENGRAPH® mining tenement information. A successful outcome of the departments Spatial Data Infrastructure Project (SDIP) has made TENGRAPH® data more accessible. Tenement data can be downloaded in KML/KMZ, a format used by Google Earth from DMP’s 'Data and Software Centre'. There are other data sets available from this site that can be used in Google Earth and other Geographic Information Systems.

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Step 1 - Open the Department’s Data and Software Centre Internet page.

Step 2 - From the Data and Software Centre expand the Mineral information heading and select the 'Download' link for 'Current Tenements (Live and Pending)'.

Step 3 - Select the 'Google Earth KML/KMZ file' link to download tenements for use in Google Earth. You will then be asked to agree to the terms and conditions of use before you can proceed.

Step 4 - Run or Save the 'tenements_kml.exe' file to your PC.

Step 5 - Run the WinZip Self Extraction Program by pressing the Unzip button. Note the name of the folder that the unzipped file is saved to. (You can use the Browse function to save the “tenements.kmz” file to a folder of your choice.)

Step 6 - Navigate to the unzipped 'tenements.kmz' file on your PC and open it by double clicking on it.

Step 7 - Google Earth will open and fly you to Western Australia where you can view tenement boundaries over aerial photography or satellite imagery. Depending on the speed of your Internet connection it may take several minutes before you can start using Google Earth.

Google Earth has many useful functions to try out. Once you have mastered them you will be able to:

• Search for tenements.
• Switch tenements labels on or off.
• Display tenement holder and other tenement information.
• Edit the tenement properties to tailor the colour fill and transparency.
• Select colours for individual tenements.
• Create and save your own polygons over areas of interest.

The Google Earth mining tenement file available for down load is up-dated every night. For up-to-date tenement information please use the TENGRAPH® system or contact the regional mining registrar’s office. It is possible to run TENGRAPH® on-line and Google Earth systems simultaneously, though this works best if you have fast internet access and two monitors attached to your PC.

Visit the following site for more information on using Google Earth: http://www.earth.google.com/

To access the Department’s Data and Software centre select this link: http://mapserver.doir.wa.gov.au/datacentre/

Click here for useful tips for viewing mining tenement boundaries using Google Earth.

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1. Use the sliding button on the lower left hand corner to change the colour transparency affecting mining tenements.

2. Tenement details can be viewed by moving the mouse cursor over the label marker displayed on the map and then clicking the left mouse button when the mouse curser changes shape from a hand to an arrow.

3. To improve system performance switch off the display of Live or Pending tenements by un-ticking the appropriate check box.

4. To select individual tenements expand the tenement file within the Places panel

5. Select the tenement id within the Places panel to view tenement details (attributes)

6. Double click on the tenement id within the Places panel and Google Earth will locate the tenement in the centre of the screen.

7. To enquire on a specific mining tenement open the Find tool by clicking on the Edit pull down menu.

8. Type in the Tenement ID using the normal format (Remember to enter a space between the Tenement type and the Tenement mineral field number).

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