Design and implementation of a dedicated prototype GIS for coal fire investigations in North China

Prakash, A. and Vekerdy, Zoltán (2004) Design and implementation of a dedicated prototype GIS for coal fire investigations in North China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL GEOLOGY, 59 (1-2). pp. 107-119. ISSN 0166-5162

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Abstract

This paper presents the design architecture and functioning of CoalMan, a tailor made Geographic Information System (GIS) for managing surface and underground fires in coal mining areas. CoalMan is specially designed for and installed in the Rujigou coal field in north-west China. It uses ILWIS as the supporting GIS package. It functions through its database and management tools, processing and analysis tools and featured display tools. The processing and analysis tools are uniquely designed to detect, map, and monitor coal mine fires in time. These tools also help to generate maps showing fire depth, fire risk and priority for fire fighting. The display tools help to generate cross-sectional views along any selected profile line in the study area. CoalMan has a bilingual interface and has a potential to be adapted to other coal mining areas facing similar problems.

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