Immersive 3-Dimensional User Interface for Grout Monitoring Systems-Paper

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The paper describes an immersive three-dimensional user interface (3DUI) for Level 3 grout monitoring systems and compares it with legacy interfaces.<br /><br />Traditional systems use forms and drop-down lists to select boreholes and grout stages, while separate CAD applications provide project visualization. Operators must mentally connect these tools to the site’s spatial layout. Similar item names and long lists can lead to selecting the wrong hole or stage, causing data errors, rework, and potential safety concerns. Two-dimensional drawings also make it difficult to understand relationships among underground features and multiple borehole alignments, and are generally disconnected from live operations.<br /><br />The proposed 3DUI combines project visualization and operational monitoring in one application. It builds a spatially accurate virtual model containing terrain, structures, geology, boreholes, stages, equipment, sensors, and other project features. Operators can navigate the scene, click or hover over objects to view details or initiate operations, and use a search tool to locate specific features. Information can be organized in toggleable layers, while live operational data is displayed in real time and associated with the location where it is generated.<br /><br />In the paper’s comparison, selecting a stage in a legacy system requires several sequential choices; in the 3DUI, operators can navigate to and select the stage directly, or find it through search. The 3D environment also displays multiple borehole alignments and their operational status together, helping personnel interpret spatial relationships and project progress.<br /><br />The authors conclude that integrating visualization with real-time operations improves operators’ situational awareness, reduces selection and data errors, and supports better project quality and safety. They present immersive 3D interfaces as the next step in the evolution of grout monitoring systems.

Keywords

3D user interface

grout monitoring

immersive visualization

legacy interfaces

real-time operations

situational awareness

borehole selection

spatial model

project monitoring

data error reduction