Create Decision Plot

Use the Create Decision Plot option (Geosoft.uxo.gxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.UXO.UxaCreateDecisionMap;Run)*) from the AGC Expert User > Utilities menu to create a decision plot. This GX runs in interactive and batch mode.

Decision plots are an integration of all the maps/plots created by UX-Analyze tools, such as polarization and anomaly maps. They consist of eight sections in two rows and four columns. Each section is an output for a target either with an image created for the target with other tool or channel data of the target from target database.

The inputs are the target database, group, mask, ID and rank channels. The tool has the option to get data from several user defined input channels in the target database to place them in one of the sections. All target database channels can be included. If an array channel is selected, an index that indicates the element in the array must be specified.
The output of the GX is a PNG file.

Create Decision Plot dialog options

Target Database

Name

  • Select a target database from which all images have been created and channel data will be output.

  • Enter a target database name.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.TARGETGDB

Group

Select the target group.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.TARGETGROUP

Mask channel

Select the target mask channel.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.TARGETMASK

Rank channel

Select the rank channel.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.TARGETRANK

Section Definition

Select a section to set

  • Select section number from 1 to 8.
  • Select Image or Data to define its content, or None to clear.

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_TYPE

Image

When selected, the GX will look in a folder to find images associated with the targets in the target database. Then, it will the image to fill the section on decision plot.

ID channel

Select the ID channel, which is used to find the image associated with a target.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_IDCHANNEL

Image folder

The entry is visible when Image is selected:

  • Enter a folder that contains the images generated by UX-Analyze tools.
  • This should be an existing folder.

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_FOLDER

Prefix

The entry is visible when Image is selected:

  • Enter the file prefix, that is used to filter out the files in the image folder

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_PREFIX

Suffix

The entry is visible when Image is selected:

  • Enter the file suffix, that is used to filter out the files in the image folder

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_SUFFIX

Image format

The entry is visible when Image is selected:

  • Select the image format from the list of PNG, JPEG, Bitmap, TIFF, and PCX. The default is PNG.

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_FORMAT

Data

When selected, the section will be filled with the values from various selected channels in the target database.

Database channel

The entry is visible when Data is selected:

  • Select a channel from the target database and click the [Add] button to add it to the section grid
  • If an array channel is selected, the user should entre a number for the index of the array channel. The range on index number is displayed in the square bracket.
  • The index of the array channel can be changed in the grid. Select the cell and type an integer for the new index.
  • Any channel added to the grid can be removed. Select the entire row and press [Delete] key.

Script Parameters: UXANALYZE.SECTION_<section number from 1 to 8>_DATA_CHANNELS
Channel names are separated by '|' (pipe). If a channel name refers an array channel it is followed by ', ' (comma) and an index.

None

When selected, the section on decision plot will be blank.

Decision Plot

ID channel

Select the target ID channel.

Script Parameter: UXANALYZE.TARGETID

Prefix

Prefix is combined with the target IDs to create the decision plot name: Prefix_target ID.png.

Plot name

This field shows the complete plot name.
The folder to save the decision plots is UXANALYZE_wrk\decision_maps. The output image will be saved into a sub-folder to keep the output more organized. The sub-folder name is [PREFIX]_image, where [PREFIX] if the plot prefix.

Image res. (dpi)

Specify the image resolution (dpi).

Batch

When selected, the GX will loop through all the non-masked targets in the target database and generates the output plot for each one.

Interactive

When selected, the user should pick a target to create the output plot.

ID

  • Select the target ID to create the output plot.
  • If a target ID is selected from the list. The button (Up/Down) beside the list can be clicked to create the output plot and navigate to the next or previous target ID.

[Run]

Generates and saves the decision plot(s) for the selected or all the targets in the target database, depending on whether Batch or Interactive is selected.

[Close]

Saves all parameters entered in the dialog and exits.

Application Notes

The decision plot(s) are created and saved in the output folder. The output plot will also be displayed if Batch is selected.

*The GX tool will search in the "gx" folder. The GX.Net tools, however, are embedded in the Geosoft.uxo.gxnet.dll located in the bin folder. If running this GX interactively, bypassing the menu, first change the folder to point to the bin folder, then supply the GX.Net tool in the specified format.