Components of a WAMmap package
There are three components of a WAMmap package.
Maps
For every tenement, a suite of 10 standard maps is produced.
5 geochem maps: Each map will consist of historical geochem locations that have been thematically categorised (from minimum to maximum values). Five elements will be mapped in this manner. They are Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO), Lithium (Li), Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni) and Lead (Pb). Additional elements can be produced upon request.
3 satellite maps: Sentinel 2 satellite imagery that has been processed to highlight geological and environmental discriminations.
1 geology map: GSWA 100k surface geology dataset is used as the standard, but other geology datasets can be substituted upon request and if available .
1 aeromag map: the statewide WA_20m_Mag_Merge_v1_2018 is used as the standard, but other geophysical datasets can be substituted upon request and if available.
Source Data & Reports
All WAMEX datasets and reports that have been downloaded from the initial search will also be provided. The initial search is comprehensive and complete; all historical data associated with a tenement will be downloaded from the WAMEX database. There is often an extensive library of various files and formats contained in a historical search.
QGIS Project
The third component is the actual QGIS project containing all the datasets that were used in the production of the 10 maps. This includes Sentinel and aeromag imagery. Point data converted from the source .csv files is saved as shapefiles and symbolised for mapping. This is a significant component as QGIS is open source and freely available. With a representative sample of historical data carefully compiled into one project, further exploration and analysis of the assembled datasets can be instantly conducted. No preparation is necessary. If you are familiar using MapInfo or ArcGIS, then using QGIS is relatively straightforward.