ABSTRACT
Since many years, the Deutsche Steinkohle AG uses planning software applications at their mining sites. But the increasing complexity in planning flows now calls for an improved exchange of results between the particular units involved in the process. So the other planning departments require information concerning support and minimum cross-section of a gateway. The planning engineer in the division “coal extraction” generates these results by use of the new Geometrical-Planning System “Support” (GTP-S). The paper describes the structure of GTP-S, its main functions and the linkage to the other planning systems used at coal mines. The application of the GTP-S will enable the mines to analyse the influence of a mine layout plan on the gateways and on the requested support more precisely. This is also an important necessity for planning high production longwalls.
