Analysis of a Mining Process Performance in a Longwall Face - Visualization Proposals

Analysis of multi-sourced data sets for process improvement purposes requires the selection of relevant techniques enabling data visualisation. There are two main approaches in this scope. The first is based on a raw data and requires from the user determination of properties or patterns while the second one is based on computation of aggregate properties and presentation of the derived data. In the paper we propose to visualize aggregated data in relation to spatial dimension for gaining additional knowledge about process performance. We present an example of performance analysis of machinery used in specific kind of industrial process, namely longwall mining. Our proposals extend range of visualisations that can be used in mining process analysis as well as can be applied in longwall monitoring dashboards and for reporting purposes.