GGSD Program Details for ROTOMAP

ROTOMAP

Category	Slope stability (rock)
Publisher	Geo&soft International
Platform	Win95/98, WinNT
Status	Commercial
Description	ROTOMAP is a 3D model for rock falls and the design of protection measures. It uses a statistical approach that simulates a large number of rockfalls and identifies the optimum areas for intervention, through analysis of the distribution of the average and maximum kinetic energies. The program requires a topographical base and a geomorphological survey in order to identify the detachment areas of the blocks, the rock outcrops and the different types of cover. Through an initial phase of back-analysis the geomechanical parameters are determined that give the best fit between the positions where blocks stop under real conditions and those obtained through simulation. Thus kinetic energy distribution is calculated permitting both the positioning and design of restraining nets or walls. The program can generate print-outs of topography, rockfall trajectories, energies, frequencies of stop points and vertical sections following each simulated fall. Results can be cut and pasted to other programs or exported in Microsoft Word 97 format. The complete user manual is available on-line. Multilingual (Italian, English, French and Spanish). LAN supported. A full working demo version is available on the WWW.
Cost	US Dollars 900
Data formats supported	Documents : Word
Supplier in Italy	Geo&soft International
Supplier in Italy	P.A.S.I. srl
Supplier in Spain	Geosoft Barcelona