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T. Floden, B. Wallin, H. Lans, G. Sundin, and D. T. Rickard
K:KART; a minicomputer program for two- and three dimensional representations of topographic and isopach maps (in A special issue devoted to mineral deposits in Fennoscandia)
Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists (August 1979), 74(5):1250-1254

Abstract:
K:KART is essentially a cartographic program designed to provide two- or three- dimensional representations of surfaces. Its peculiar advantage is that it is developed for use with a minicomputer system, permitting closer user-machine interaction.K:KART computes a surface which passes through a set of coordinates in three- dimensional space. In the ore geological application these coordinates are provided as in-data borehole information. The results are presented in the form of computer-drawn paleotopographic or isopach maps or figures.Data-processing and representation by K:KART are of particular interest for stratiform deposits, where the ore is paleohydrologically localized, and in mine planning, where three-dimensional information on ore thicknesses and structural factors may be of importance. The program may also be modified to handle ore reserve calculations.

Index Terms/Descriptors:
cartography; computer programs; computers; data processing; economic geology; economic geology maps; graphic methods; isopach maps; K:KART; maps; metal ores; methods; minicomputers; ore deposits; stratiform deposits; three-dimensional models; topographic maps; two-dimensional models

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