Cat ®

Terrain
for Draglines
Terrain for Draglines Features

More value for your mine.

• Provides full 3D bucket and machine positioning
capability based on Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS).
• Includes comprehensive, customizable
production reporting.
• Monitors up to 35 parameters on each dig cycle
to monitor dragline productivity and health.
• Enhances safe operating practices by showing
dragline operator equipment working in near
vicinity via on-board display.
• Reduces rework and mishandle through
accurate tub placement and terrain updates
from nearby dozers.

Cat® MineStar™ System is the industry’s broadest suite

of integrated mine operations and mobile equipment
management technologies configurable to suit your
operation’s needs.

Terrain, a capability set of Cat MineStar System, enables

Contents high-precision management of drilling, dragline, grading
Terrain for Draglines...........................................3 and loading operations through the use of guidance
Features and Benefits ........................................4 technology. It increases machine productivity and
Office Software ...................................................5
provides you real-time feedback for improved efficiency.
On-Board Components.......................................6 Terrain for draglines provides comprehensive production
Support .................................................................6 monitoring with real-time information on all dragline
Specifications ......................................................7 activities, right down to individual bucket loads and
dump locations.
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Terrain for Draglines
Improve performance and payload value.

No machine moves more material, more quickly than a dragline.

Small errors in the placement of the tub or execution of the
dig sequence can result in a large amount of material being
moved incorrectly. These small errors add up to a significant
amount of lost revenue. Caterpillar understands the importance
of a dragline to the mining business and provides Terrain
for draglines to improve productivity and safety. Machine
performance, productivity and payload are monitored and
organized in reports to optimize dragline output and
minimize operating costs.

Production Monitoring
Production Monitoring provides real-time tracking and
reporting of dragline operation results. When coupled with
GNSS, Production Monitoring empowers miners to plan
and control operations. The unparalleled geo-referenced
production monitoring capability also records detailed data
for subsequent analysis and reporting. Unlike traditional
monitoring systems, Terrain for draglines records the
complete, detailed data associated with each load cycle.
The cycle data is not averaged or filtered, which means that
the full data set remains available for additional querying.

3D Bucket Positioning
This feature expands the basic GNSS navigation and
Production Monitoring to provide the operator with a plan
and profile view of the dragline and cut being excavated.
The profile view can also include the bench, cut, beginning
locations and final locations.

Load Weighment
Terrain for draglines determines the payload weight during
the swing to dump cycle. The load weighment feature
calculates running and total shift productivity in actual
tons in addition to a theoretical volume. Accurate payload
information allows for a more precise measure of true
machine productivity.

Boom Stress Monitoring

Boom failure is a catastrophic event for a dragline.
Terrain for draglines interfaces with third party boom stress
monitoring systems to display information that the operator
can use to minimize boom stress. Time-stamped data is
recorded and logged enabling the mine office to manage
boom life and operational practices.

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Features and Benefits
Increases productivity and operator safety.

Increased Accuracy
• Accurate execution of design plan.
• Consistent digging process along bench.
• Spoil side slopes cut to design grade.
• Field survey dependency is greatly reduced or eliminated,
allowing for extended bench designs to be more
accurately followed.
• The display of a design centerline ensures accurate tub
placement and optimizes the designed range capability
of the machine.
• Spoil management ensures proper placement, reducing
rehandling and spoil pushing, freeing dozers for other
productive work.
• Material updates from dozers are displayed on-board the
dragline, improving accuracy and reducing rework.

Increased Efficiency
• Increased production leads to more tons of coal
uncovered in less time and lower operating cost by
minimizing rehandling.
• Material placed in the right location the first time
eliminates unproductive dragline and support equipment
use, lowering overall mining costs.
• Lower coal dilution.
• Rehandle is reduced by enabling control of spoil height
through accurate design execution.

Increased Safety
• Reducing or eliminating survey work that causes
personnel to be working on unreliable surfaces near
moving equipment.
• Offering a buttonless system that provides operators with
an ergonomic alternative to traditional systems.
• Better material tracking and placement allows spoil piles
to be built to plan, improving spoil stability.
• Dozers working near the dragline are viewable on-board
the display screen enhancing operator awareness of
machines working in close proximity.
For more information about how Cat products promote
safety at your mine site, visit SAFETY.CAT.COM.

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Office Software
Manage your mines from anywhere in the world.

Utilizing an easy to deploy, web-based architecture, Terrain allows mines to more efficiently manage
their operations by sharing information such as machine location, operational status, and progress to the
work plan. User login and roles ensure staff can only access the data and functions necessary to do their
job without jeopardizing sensitive operational data.
The office software, when coupled with the appropriate on-board hardware and software, gives mines the
ability to define and manage various applications, enhance safety through avoidance zones/operational
borders and pre-operation checklists, and track the location and job status of machines. Four additional
capabilities can be optionally licensed to maximize productivity and reinforce the site’s operational
practices. Packages include:

Productivity
Productivity allows the mine to track and analyze machine utilization and productivity by machine type
and operator. Reporting tools generate information on machine utilization, timelines, operator productivity
and other parameters to help identify and correct operational inefficiencies. It also enables the assignment
of job tasks to grading and loading tools. Operators can even request the creation and assignment of
a task to another operator (such as clean-up a spill). The information about each task is tracked and
stored for reporting purposes.

Position & Material

The Position & Material capability package allows machines to share position and job status information
both on-board and in the office. This knowledge helps reinforce safe operating practices when working
in close proximity. The Position & Material capability package also enables machine-to-machine cut
and fill status sharing within grading and loading applications in real-time including sharing cut/fill
information from draglines to dozers.

Data Share
Allows Terrain to share data made available via the licensed capability packages with other applications
such as competitive fleet management systems, data reporting systems, and position monitoring systems
via an industry standard interface.

Multi-Site
Allows for management of multiple Terrain-equipped sites from a single control center. By licensing the
optional Multi-Site package at each mine, customers can monitor and manage work activities for
multiple mines based on their universally defined user access permissions.

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On-Board Components
Built-to-last in harsh mining environments.

Touch Screen Display

The touch screen graphical display provides real-time production information to
the operator through an easy-to-use interface. Designed for reliable performance
in extreme operating conditions, the unit is built to withstand shock and vibration
and is sealed against dust and moisture.

GNSS Receiver
The MS992 is the next generation GNSS receiver from Caterpillar. The rugged
housing and internal shock isolation system of the MS992 enable it to withstand
the harsh conditions encountered on mine sites. Two MS992 GNSS receivers
on each dragline compute positions and heading with centimeter-level accuracy
to ensure precise machine location. The MS992 supports the newest GPS and
GLONASS signals, faster system initialization times, better tracking and accuracy
characteristics, and leverages increased satellite availability for mines with deep pits
or locations in the far northern and southern hemispheres.

Communications Radio
A rugged ethernet port on the touch screen display allows convenient connection

Support
to third party radios.

Third Party Integration

Terrain for draglines provides an integrated solution for enabling the collection
and management of a variety of existing data from third-party or mine-developed
software, expert software, and tools for analyzing strain gauge data.
Global and local.
For more than 25 years, Caterpillar
has been providing electronic
components and systems for the
mining industry — real-world
technology solutions that enhance
the value of Cat products, making
customers more productive and
profitable. Your Cat dealer is
ready to assist with matching
mining technology systems to
your application and obtaining
knowledgeable support.
From sales and implementation
to support and service, count on
your Cat dealer to provide all
your technology product needs.
Repair options for select dragline
components are available from
factory-trained technicians at the
Cat Machine Control & Guidance
Repair Center.

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 Terrain for Draglines Specifications

Touch Screen Display GNSS Receiver

Display screen 264 mm (10.4 in) Horizontal accuracy 10 mm 0.39 in
LCD display, Vertical accuracy 20 mm 0.79 in
800 × 600 transflective
Operating range Up to 10 km
color SVGA
(6.2 miles)
Electrical input 9 to 32 V DC
Network connector 16-pin
Memory drive 2 GB RAM, 8 GB
Electrical input 9 to 32 V DC
internal compact flash
Operating –40° C to 70° C
Operating –20° C to 70° C
temperature –40° F to 158° F
temperature –4° F to 185° F
Storage temperature –50° C to 85° C
Storage temperature –50° C to 85° C
–67° F to 185° F
–58° F to 185° F
Height 147 mm 5.8 in
Humidity 100%
Width 232 mm 9.1 in
Height 236.8 mm 9.3 in
Depth 251 mm 9.9 in
Width 282.6 mm 11.1 in
Weight 3.8 kg 8.3 lb
Depth 122.9 mm 4.8 in
Weight 5.4 kg 12.0 lb

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Cat ® Terrain for Draglines

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