<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
(	O
or	O
photo	O
analysis	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
study	O
of	O
pictures	O
to	O
compile	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
measure	O
the	O
size	O
distribution	O
of	O
virtually	O
anything	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
has	O
changed	O
the	O
way	O
mines	O
and	O
mills	O
quantify	O
fragmented	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
is	O
advancing	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
lenses	O
,	O
storage	O
media	O
memory	O
,	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
have	O
been	O
improving	O
steadily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
's	O
digital	O
cameras	O
and	O
camcorders	O
include	O
high-resolution	B-Algorithm
optics	O
,	O
compact	O
size	O
,	O
automatic	O
time	O
and	O
date	O
stamps	O
,	O
good	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
shutters	O
to	O
freeze	O
motion	O
,	O
and	O
computers	O
to	O
autofocus	O
and	O
eliminate	O
jitter	O
using	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
in	O
mining	O
operations	O
can	O
provide	O
an	O
automated	O
system	O
that	O
forewarns	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
potential	O
problems	O
with	O
materials	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
economies	O
and	O
reduced	O
damage	O
caused	O
from	O
over-sized	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
is	O
being	O
used	O
on	O
SAG	O
mills	O
worldwide	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
rock	O
being	O
crushed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
can	O
eliminate	O
unwanted	O
material	O
before	O
it	O
enters	O
the	O
mill	O
,	O
keeping	O
rock	O
crushing	O
costs	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
automated	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
systems	O
,	O
companies	O
can	O
remove	O
any	O
unwanted	O
wrong-size	O
particles	O
without	O
stopping	O
their	O
mill	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
can	O
affect	O
how	O
efficiently	O
forestry	O
companies	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mills	O
worldwide	O
,	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
is	O
improving	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
lumber	O
products	O
,	O
cutting	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
trees	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
operate	O
,	O
and	O
saving	O
companies	O
money	O
through	O
quality	O
control	O
optimization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
helps	O
identify	O
any	O
weaknesses	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
by	O
continuously	O
monitoring	O
different	O
sections	O
of	O
an	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agricultural	O
companies	O
can	O
,	O
using	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
,	O
monitor	O
conveyor	O
belts	O
of	O
food	O
without	O
contaminating	O
the	O
product	O
by	O
touching	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
benefits	O
of	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
systems	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
importance	O
of	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
is	O
being	O
noticed	O
by	O
the	O
agricultural	O
industry	O
as	O
it	O
identifies	O
any	O
unwanted	O
materials	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
mouse	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
conveyor	O
of	O
corn	O
,	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
unwanted	O
object	O
and	O
remove	O
it	O
before	O
it	O
contaminates	O
the	O
whole	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Waterloo	O
Image	O
Enhancement	O
Process	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
imaging	O
process	O
with	O
explosives	O
producer	O
DuPont	O
,	O
engineers	O
Tom	O
Palangio	O
and	O
Takis	O
Katsabanis	O
began	O
selling	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
software	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
technology	O
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
stabilized	O
and	O
portable	O
systems	O
that	O
can	O
automatically	O
capture	O
and	O
analyze	O
results	O
instantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fragmentation	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
is	O
becoming	O
a	O
popular	O
term	O
in	O
mining	O
,	O
agricultural	O
and	O
forestry	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
money	O
in	O
these	O
industries	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
proper	O
sizing	O
of	O
materials	O
,	O
companies	O
are	O
using	O
fragmentation	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
to	O
determine	O
various	O
factors	O
within	O
an	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
having	O
to	O
extract	O
the	O
material	O
,	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
can	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
immediate	O
results	O
with	O
pinpoint	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operators	O
are	O
using	O
fragmentation	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
to	O
determine	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
various	O
blasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
photoanalysis	B-Algorithm
the	O
fragmented	O
materials	O
can	O
be	O
monitored	O
,	O
offering	O
pinpoint	O
accuracy	O
and	O
allowing	O
mine	O
operators	O
to	O
make	O
adjustments	O
to	O
future	O
blasting	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
