Deploying Hexagon’s Surpac on Cloud Infrastructure: A Paradigm Shift in Mine Planning and Geospatial Collaboration
The future looked bright for Smithson Mining, and they knew that Surpac on the cloud would continue to play a critical role in their success. As they looked to expand their operations and tackle new challenges, they were confident that their digital transformation was just the beginning. surpac on the cloud
By leveraging the cloud, Surpac extends its core capabilities with enhanced performance and connectivity. GEOVIA Support | Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA Support | Dassault Systèmes The Smithson Mining
The Smithson Mining Company was now able to focus on what mattered most – extracting valuable resources from the earth efficiently and safely. With Surpac on the cloud, they had achieved a new level of operational efficiency, and their team was empowered to make better decisions, faster. If a device is lost, the user simply revokes access remotely
In a cloud environment, no data ever leaves the server. If a device is lost, the user simply revokes access remotely. The data remains safe, encrypted, and backed up in a tier-one data center, far from the physical risks of a mine site.
| Challenge | Impact | Solution | |-----------|--------|----------| | | Poor user experience during interactive design | Use GPU-accelerated streaming (Teradici, Parsec, NICE DCV) with <50 ms RTT | | Data egress costs | High bills moving block models out of cloud | Keep all raw data and Surpac output in same cloud region; use object lifecycle policies | | License server connectivity | Surpac fails if FLEXlm unreachable | Deploy cloud-based license server (AWS License Manager) or use Hexagon cloud tokens | | IOPS for large .dtm files | Slow triangulation load times | Use high-IOPS SSD (AWS io2, Azure Premium SSD v2) | | Script automation | Surpac’s Tcl scripting may fail in headless mode | Test with -nogui flag; use containerized Xvfb virtual display |