Welcome to the Mine Access Road (MAR) Chainage App
Road kilometrage using GPS
Quickly orient yourself on the mine roads
Navigate to key assets
Get to your destination quickly
Snap a picture in the corridor
Tagged with time and place for easy reference
Network Model
✅ km of roads loaded
Your Location
✅ Location permissions granted❔ Location information from your device is required for this app to
work correctly. You will be asked to provide this permission.
🚫 Location permissions have been denied. This could be because your
browser does not have the ability to access location, or because this web app is specifically blocked
from requesting location.
App Updates
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The accuracy of the program is subject to multiple factors including GPS signal strength, device accuracy and environmental conditions. The program is not to be used as a substitute for professional advice. The user assumes all responsibility for the use of this program.
Settings
Opens the device's built-in camera capture flow and still applies the chainage overlay before saving.
Uses the system share sheet instead of a direct download when supported by the device.
Automatically opens the app when permissions are already granted and no tap is needed.
Offline & App install
📶 Working online📶 Working online - downloading in background🔽 Checking for updates ✅ App up-to-date, ready for offline☀️ Working Offline⚠️ Offline mode is unavailable - app will only work if
loaded online
Latest Update
🆕 Update available.
If offline data is cleared, it will download again automatically the next time you open the app online.
What's new
Access roads are either solid or parallel lines to represent asphalt or unsealed respectively
Changed base map to make the surrounding road network more visible
Added "Skip this screen in future" option when startup permissions can be activated automatically
Added app installation option for Android devices in About screen
Added 'Open in Maps' support from Navigate - this passes the coordinates to Google Maps or Apple Maps for road navigation, including outside of MAR assets
Removed rail-specific references for broader road network use
Addition of road assets in Navigate feature for easier access point discovery
Improvements to camera performance
Camera resolution bump from 2 megapixels to up to 8-12 megapixels depending on device capability
New option in settings to activate use of the native camera features
New option in settings to Share camera photos immediately. This is default on iOS to make it easier to save photos to the Camera Roll.
Redesigned main screen to emphasize Chainage as the primary information
Compass now smaller and displays distance integrated with direction indicator
Improved visual hierarchy for better readability at-a-glance
Camera photos now contain EXIF location data, to make it easier to see where the photo was taken
in your photo library
Back button now works intuitively to close map and camera windows, rather than close the whole
app
New navigate feature to direct to a specific chainage or selected asset
On map mode, added lines from current position to nearest track
Added occupational level crossings and rail bridges to assets, track modifications at Disney BOS
and GDR Yard #1
Minor cosmetic improvements
App now saves offline
Map improvements - added chainage of current position
Updated Bowen Rail brandmark icon
Fixed icon sizing on navbar
Fix location of Carmichael Mine 7 points on map
Update network model with loops, yards and sidings
Add 100m marks to map
Add selected points of interest to the map
Add kilometre marks to map - 100m marks to come
Bugfixes for caching
Bugfix for compass direction on iOS
Hugely improved layout and aesthetics - should look good on most phones
Added realtime overlay of camera tags
Added your location button to map
Improved aesthetics
Shift from grey background to dark to improve readability in sunlight and improve battery
Added this 'About' screen
Various bugfixes
First version! 🎉
Acknowledgements
This web application uses the following open-source libraries:
