Rock Mapper
Paperless Rock Face Mapping
Free
World's first & only Underground Rock Face Mapping & LiDAR Scanning App for iPad.
Rock Mapper is packed with powerful features:
- 3D LIDAR SCANNING*: Generate photorealistic 3D models of rock faces & drives directly in the field using an iPad Pro.
- AUGMENTED REALITY*: Share & re-visit photorealistic LiDAR scans in Augmented Reality on any modern iOS device.
- PHOTOGRAPHY*: Take rock face photographs with the iPad's built-in camera. Rock Mapper takes care of all settings.
- GEOREFERENCING*: Register rock face photographs and 3D LiDAR scans using survey points or drive direction laser stations.
- MAPPING*: Directly map onto rock face photographs & 3D LiDAR scans using fully customisable annotation layers.
- GRADE CONTROL*: Record face samples & sampling domains by directly drawing onto the rock face photograph or 3D LiDAR scan.
- ROCK MASS ASSESSMENT*: Access dedicated tools for Q System (after Barton et al 1974) and RMR (after Bieniawski 1989).
- REPORTING*: Auto-generated mapping reports, geotechnical reports & sampling reports saved as PDFs & ready to share.
- CLOUD SYNC*: All data immediately available in ready-to-use formats on the Rock Mapper Cloud.
- COMPATIBILITY: All data supplied in open, industry-standard formats that seamlessly integrate with 3D modelling platforms and database solutions, including Vulcan, Micromine, Leapfrog, Deswik, Surpac, Datamine, acQuire and MAXGEO datashed.
*Only available with subscription
Our clients around the globe love the data consistency, data fidelity, ease of use and time savings enabled by Rock Mapper.
Lift your geological/geotechnical mapping & grade control workflow to a whole new level. Become a Rock Mapper today.
more - Fixed issue where Structure Attributes were not saved
- Resolved LiDAR scan texture issues
3.5.101 May 5
- New 'Pick on Scan' georeferencing method for face photographs
- Georeferenced face photographs can now be viewed in 3D scene with LiDAR scan
- Improved image quality for face photographs
- Fixed imperial unit issue in sampling report PDF
3.5.1 Apr 10
- Welcome to Liquid Glass. Rock Mapper now follows Apple's new design language for iOS / iPadOS 26.
- New Digital Geological Compass. Use your iPad to capture orientation measurements for planes and lineaments (e.g., lithological contacts or intersection lineations).
- Pan and Zoom for face pictures. You can now zoom into face photographs, and pan to the left wall, right wall and roof / backs. Double tap to maximise view.
- Sample Bag ID Scanner. Instead of manually entering IDs printed onto sample bags, scan them using the iPad's camera.
- Pictures and Attributes for POIs. Assign a picture and customisable attributes to POIs. Great for (geotechnical) inspections.
- Edit Settings. All annotation layers, report fields and attributes can now be edited or duplicated. Simply long press to open contextual menu.
Other improvements & changes
- Improved, smart label placement and sizing on photographs and LiDAR scans.
- Auto-detect structure type when placing structural measurements on annotation lines (e.g., on a fault line).
- Copy / paste for sample interval data.
- Streamlined input for structural measurements. Structure type (Plane or Lineament) now directly defined in Settings. All Contacts are automatically classified as type Plane.
- Orientation value check. If entered structural measurements are outside of valid range (e.g., dip = 124), then value is highlighted in red and can't be saved.
- New column SiteID added to [FaceID]_metadata.csv file.
- New green globe icon for rock face thumbnails to indicate fully georeferenced rock faces.
- Device storage warning when device is running low on it.
- Zero delay when adding scale bars and generating 2D sampling grids thanks to a new algorithm. Previously it could take a few seconds, especially for dense grids and complex / jagged face outlines.
- Improved input for laser station and survey point coordinates. Pressing the return button on the virtual keyboard automatically moves cursor to next field.
- POI labels can now be visualised without comments using the new show / hide comments feature.
- Mapping Report and Sampling Report PDF preview and quick-share option. Accessible via long press thumbnail on rock face gallery page.
- 'What's New' window to inform users about most important new features and changes after updating.
- New [FaceID]_history.csv file. Records events CREATE, UPLOAD, DOWNLOAD, EXPORT, IMPORT, SAVE, DUPLICATE, RENAME, GEOREFERENCE as well as DATETIME, RMVERSION, RMID and SITEID for each rock face.
- New [FaceID]_POIs.csv file. Records all POI information including POI picture names, POI picture coordinates and POI attributes.
3.5 Apr 1
- Two-Point Georeferencing issue fixed
3.4.013 Mar 12
- Fixed 2-Point georeferencing issue
3.4.012 Feb 23
- Fixed 3D sampling / domain texture export issue
- Fixed projected laser point calculation issue
3.4.011 Feb 19
- Fixed issue related to Sample ID entry
3.4.010 Jan 19
- Fixed the issue where imported face photographs were incorrectly oriented
3.4.009 12/30/2025
- Fixed memory issues that caused the application to crash when saving changes on LiDAR scans
3.4.008 12/29/2025
- Fixed issue where sampling data on face photograph got shifted if collected in portrait mode but later edited in landscape mode
3.4.007 12/29/2025
- Fixed issue where sample sets were removed when later adjusting the heading value
3.4.006 12/17/2025
- Portrait image cropping issue fixed
3.4.005 12/11/2025
- Fixed magnetic declination / mine grid rotation issue
3.4.004 12/10/2025
- Fixed POI comment issue
3.4.003 12/07/2025
- FaceID / file naming adjustments (in case Level and/or Region include hyphen or underscore). After uploading/exporting, hyphen (-) is treated like a special character or blank and gets converted to underscore (_). Underscore (_) stays underscore (_).
- Order of sample attributes in app settings is now reflected in sampling CSV file.
3.4.002 12/04/2025
- Relaxed touch timing for Reference Points. Thanks for the feedback, Matt :)
3.4.001 12/02/2025
- Larger 3D LiDAR scans: Capture twice the area in a single scan.
- Higher level of detail: Get twice the texture resolution for 3D LiDAR scans.
- Double-tap to set rotational point on 3D LiDAR scan (especially handy for larger scans).
- New dedicated tool for rock mass assessment using RMR89 (after Bieniawski 1989).
- Rock Mass Quality (Q System) and Rock Mass Rating (RMR89) tables added: Get a quick overview of rock mass quality and rating ranges.
- New About section in Settings: Quickly check app version, iOS version, iPad model, available storage and access our Knowledge Base.
- New text labels for 3D LiDAR scans: Better readability due to optimised text overlap and improved scaling behaviour.
- Major Upload / Download improvements: Improved upload preparation and info plus smart queuing for downloads including download counter.
- Magnetic compass improvements: Improved accuracy (in preparation for the digital geological compass feature coming in version 3.5).
- Relaxed formatting rules for Survey_Points.csv and Laser_Stations.csv: If text or numbers in CSVs are in quotation marks, then Rock Mapper will now handle them.
- Memory / storage handling improvements: Better managing large files (such as LiDAR scans) and allow user to manually clear cache by using Delete All button in Settings.
- Local Mode licence check improvements: Files can now be accessed and shared completely offline for up to 48 hours after the last connection to the Rock Mapper Cloud.
- Retain local settings: When opening third-party or external rock faces, any annotation layers that aren’t already configured in the settings will no longer be added automatically.
- Auto-expanding comment field for POIs: Easy input of long text for POIs.
- New, unified design and layout for processing screen: Cleaner UI, better UX :)
- Filled Area value for 3D LiDAR scan domains now included in Sampling Report PDF.
- AREA_PCT and AREA_PCT_FILLED values in [FaceID]_area.csv are now saved with four decimal places to prevent rounding issues when adding them up.
- Sampling data assigned to non-georeferenced LiDAR scans now included in rock face ZIP file (previously only available if scan was fully georeferenced).
- Improved Apple Pencil behaviour for LiDAR scans: Tapping outside the scan now allows the user to rotate it using the Apple Pencil.
Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-Point georeferencing issue when using imperial units.
- Fixed issue where metric units were reported in PDF reports even though rock faces were captured using imperial units.
- Fixed issue related to renaming rock faces.
- Fixed slow loading Survey Points tab.
- Fixed georeferencing indicator issue.
- Fixed shifted wall outlines (when using face photographs on devices with different resolution).
Happy Rock Mapping :)
3.4.0 12/01/2025
- Fixed issue where auto-increment IDs would skip sample ID field when cursor was inside
- Sample interval length precision and calculation improvements (no more 'rounding artefacts')
3.3.004 07/22/2025
- Fixed issue for users who want to generate more than one Duplicate for a single sample interval (thanks for reporting, Verity)
3.3.003 07/10/2025
- Remember laser station info when picking new reference point location on face photograph
3.3.002 07/05/2025
- Face heading issue fixed (when using mine grid rotation)
3.3.001 07/02/2025
- New 2-Point Georeferencing Method for LiDAR Scans. Position LiDAR scans based on 2 shared points from a previous scan (= daisy-chain subsequent rock faces without the need of survey control).
- New Compass Quality Indicator when taking rock face photographs
- New Bluetooth Remote support. Start & stop LiDAR scans using a small bluetooth remote that is included in the new Extension Pole Kit. Designed for LiDAR scanning in inaccessible areas like unsupported rock faces.
- Various other app improvements and adjustments (thanks for all the user feedback)
3.3 06/30/2025
- Startup improvements
- Rock Face Gallery page improvements
- Download improvements
3.2.8 04/04/2025
- Upload & Export improvements
- Improved data entry (sanitise annotation layer names and field names such as Level, Region and Author)
- 3D mapping DXF file now included in rock face ZIP, even for ungeoreferenced LiDAR scans
- Improved report PDF formatting (empty fields & rows removed)
- General performance improvements
3.2.7 02/26/2025
- Fresh Installation issue fixed. Thanks Beth for reporting :)
3.2.6001 01/22/2025
- Fixed issue where Structure Attributes were not saved
- Resolved LiDAR scan texture issues
more Version 3.5.101 May 5
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