GEOVIA Surpac vs. OSIsoft PI System, from AVEVA

I have only used it for exploration projects but understand that with additional modules (such as pit design and production rates) it can be used for production schedules too. The software acts as a central interface for all of the drilling data from the borehole trace with customisable graphics or traces alongside (e.g.: geology, mag sus, assay results, struc info, etc) to the exporting of sections for field interp or planning; and resource block modeling.

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If you have many different DCSs or PLCs in your manufacturing plant, OSIsoft PI System does the job quite well to integrate all different types of sources and data. We have Yokogawa, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Azbil DCS and PLC. Connecting them is not a problem.

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• Sections
• Tracing borehole logs with graphically presented data
• Linking/mapping of data sets

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• Ability to integrate with many 3rd-party systems, 70 sources as per their marketing claims
• Great for big data management

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• Interface is good, but could always be improved
• Occasionally a little buggy when mapping DBs
• Extensive additional module list; can customise experience and therefore cost but some would expect certain features as standard

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• Missing some features and has some bugs

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Good local support. The only issue is that there are not many system integrators that are well versed with OSIsoft. The implementation is also very costly.

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Lower cost and more user-friendly. My understanding is that the functionality is somewhat more limited but for our use in exploration it does the job and does it very well.

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• Saved consultancy fees in interp and modelling.
• Field-based interp made easier with fast and accurate section drawing.
• Central interface for all data.

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• Real-time data
• We don't require constant updates during crisis from a technician who usually will update to BCP team via WhatsApp.

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