MOSS, the Miner Operated Survey System, is an underground surveying software which supports a wide range of Leica robotic total stations, including the latest. MOSS integrates mine design specifications and drawings when completing mark-ups, providing real-time information to miners, engineers and geologists, reducing overbreak to under 10 per cent, as well as providing very accurate line and grade markups for every round.
Using the MOSS software installed on a tablet the miner is able ensure an accurate face mark-up, which is now performed by a single operator who can perform all the survey work previously done by multiple surveyors. This major advantage can greatly decrease the time required to cycle a round. The surveyor is alleviated from performing layouts and month-end pickup tasks leaving more time to focus on quality assurance of the control points being used for production drilling and blasting.