Overview
VRIFY Prepare is a data preparation workspace where you map, validate, and publish your geoscience data before it becomes available in VRIFY Present 3D and 360 Slides. Prepare runs an extract, transform, and load (ETL) pipeline in the background to clean and reshape your files into a format optimized for 3D rendering and data science.
Data enters Prepare through the Files uploader. Once uploaded, you open your data in Prepare to map, tag, or categorize it, depending on the data type. Prepare then runs a validation and data quality check automatically. If issues are flagged, you correct them in your source file, re-upload through Files, and return to Prepare to continue. When your data passes validation, you publish it to make it available in VRIFY Present.
Once a file is accepted, it appears in 3D and 360 Slides under the same folder structure you used in Files.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: Prepare your data
Before uploading, confirm your files meet the requirements for your data type.
File formats: See Upload Your Data.
Required fields: Tabular data must include required fields before upload:
Naming conventions: File names appear in VRIFY Present, so use descriptive, consistent file names. See Naming Convention Recommendations.
Step 2: Upload data through the Files uploader
Open the Files uploader and upload your files into the correct folder for your data type. Each data type has a corresponding folder — uploading to the wrong folder means the file will not appear under the correct data type in Prepare.
Whenever possible, avoid uploading to the Uncategorized folders. Some files left there cannot be processed by Prepare until moved to the correct folder. See Move Files Out of the Uncategorized Folder.
Step 3: Add data to the Prepare workspace
Select your data type from the Data Room sidebar on the left, and drag it into the workspace.
If you uploaded data to the corresponding folder or subfolder in Files, it will appear here. If you need to upload data, select No files? Upload data here in the lower left to be redirected to the Files uploader.
Step 4: Map, tag, or categorize your data
What you do next depends on your data type. Once complete, Prepare runs a validation and data quality check automatically.
Data Type | Action Required |
Tabular data (Drilling, Surface Geochemistry, Block Models) | Map column headers to the required fields in the mapping interface. See step-by-step guides: Drilling, Surface Geochemistry, Block Models |
3D Objects | Tag and configure the object. |
2D vector and raster/image | No mapping required. Proceed to review validation results. |
No mapping required. Proceed to publish. |
Step 5: Review and resolve data quality issues
After mapping, Prepare runs a validation and data quality check on your file. Review the results before publishing.
Some issues must be resolved before you can publish. Correct the issue in your source file, re-upload through the Files uploader, then return to Prepare and repeat from Step 3.
Other issues will not block publishing but may affect data quality. Review and resolve where possible before continuing.
Step 6: Publish your data
Once your data passes validation, select Publish to send it for final processing.
Most files are available in VRIFY Present within minutes. Block Models and complex 3D files can take an hour or more. 3D files larger than 2GB are routed to the VRIFY team for manual processing and will show a status of Action(s) Required.
To check the status of a published file at any time, see Understanding File Statuses.
Step 8: Use data in a 3D Presentation
Once your data is available, open a presentation in VRIFY Present and add a 3D Slide or 360 Slide. Your published data will appear in the same folder structure you used in the Files uploader. See full article collection.
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Still Have Questions?
Reach out to your dedicated VRIFY contact or email support@vrify.com for more information.