New Reader/Writer: Open Mining

The mining & oil/gas industries are adopting open source software, similar to QGIS

for oil/gas the standards are =

HDF5 https://www.hdfgroup.org/solutions/hdf5/

RESQML for reservoir characteristics & earth models e.g https://www.energistics.org/resqml-standards/

for mining/mineral exploration =

OMF e.g. seequent https://www.seequent.com/the-open-mining-format/

GEOH5 e.g. https://geoh5py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/content/geoh5_format/index.html & https://mirageoscience.com/mining-industry-software/geoscience-analyst/

should FME create reader/writer support for these, it would help greatly with 3D visualisation collaborations

Datamine, gOcad and Leapfrog formats should be considered to import 3D objects and automate some queries and manipulations of these objects....

In 2022, to have a work around to be able to import Datamine, gOcad and Leapfrog 3D objects within FME to be able to automate queries and manipulations on these objects would be useful to many FME users to complete the link between 2D GIS and 3D spatial objects.

https://www.seequent.com/the-open-mining-format/

The Global Mining Standards & Guidelines Group (GMSG) is spearheading a solution to this challenge – by developing the open mining format (OMF). The GMSG focuses on facilitating collaborative solutions across the mining industry, with working groups focused on topics like autonomous mining and underground battery electric vehicles. Their Data Exchange for Mine Software working group is focused on developing the OMF – an open standard created to help mining companies move data seamlessly through their software programs.

To learn more about OMF, you can access the OMF Python library.