====Shearer Maps====

[[Face Maps]] are useful, but can often hide valuable information. They are also only relevant for information about //roof supports//. It's more complex if you want to monitor the //shearer// or capture values when the shearer passes.

Since the shearer may cross a single support multiple times in a single cut, face maps are often a poor choice if you want to analyse what the shearer has been doing.

Instead of a heatmap being made shear-by-shear, the fourth option in the [[user|Face Display application]] creates Shearer Maps. These use the shearer as a //paintbrush//, displaying values based on the current position of the shearer across the longwall face. 

This lets you see what values were //when the shearer passed that point//. It also lets you understand how the shearer travelled and where pauses and delays can be found.

{{shearermap.png|400}}

===Other Sections===

[[Bar Charts]] \\
[[Mine Face]] \\
[[Face Maps]] \\