Technical rigor
Results should be verifiable, traceable and reproducible before entering an operational workflow.
Developed in Chile
Field experience, engineering and technology applied to underground mining.
Tunnel Tools grew out of a need identified directly in underground mining: turning photogrammetric surveys and 3D scans into clear, traceable engineering information that supports decision-making.
Who we are
Hands-on experience converted into engineering information
The platform combines hands-on field experience with engineering, photogrammetry, 3D modeling, geometric processing and technology development to reduce manual work and improve geometric control of excavations.
References, cross-sections and results are organized so geometry can be reviewed without replacing the judgment or approval of the responsible professional.
Present · What we do today
Mission
Turn geometric data from underground excavations into clear, traceable technical information that supports tunnel control, analysis and decision-making.
Future · Where we want to go
Vision
Establish Tunnel Tools as a reference technology platform for geometric analysis and digital tunnel processing, combining geomatics, engineering and automation in an increasingly secure, efficient and connected workflow.
What guides us
Values
Shared criteria for deciding what we build and how we meet our technical responsibilities.
Applied innovation
We adopt technology when it solves a real engineering problem, improves a process or makes information more useful.
Security and trust
Product development considers information protection, process integrity and intellectual property.
Transparency
We distinguish verified results, illustrative views, known limitations and future capabilities.
Continuous improvement
We validate, measure and refine every component before incorporating it into the Tunnel Tools workflow.
Our story
From an engineering need to a technology platform
Tunnel Tools arose from the need to turn surveys and 3D models into geometric information that could be interpreted consistently and traced to its source.
Development began with tools for generating profiles and comparing as-built geometry with the design. It now includes visualization, longitudinal analysis and continuity across references, cross-sections and results.
Development remains progressive: every new capability must pass controlled testing before it enters the product.
Need
Turn surveys and 3D models into useful tunnel-control information.
First tools
Generate profiles and compare as-built geometry with the design.
Evolution
Visualize cross-sections, chainage continuity and longitudinal trends.
Integration
Connect references, analysis and deliverables in a technical review workflow.
Future
Development visionMove toward more connected and scalable processing. This is a development direction, not an available service.
Explore the comparison between as-built and design profiles and the tunnel geometric-control approach. Tunnel profiles · Geometric control.
How we develop Tunnel Tools
How we work
Identify the source, retain the references, compare against a defined criterion and prepare evidence for review. Releasing a capability is the end of the process, not its starting point.
Real problem
Define the need and technical scope.
Design
Set inputs, criteria and expected results.
Development
Build a capability bounded by the objective.
Validation
Compare results and check for regressions.
Controlled test
Review behaviour in a defined scenario.
Integration
Release approved capabilities progressively.
Development principles
- Traceability
- Retain the relationship between source geometry, alignment, chainage, section and result.
- Reproducibility
- Keep references and parameters so an analysis can be reviewed under the same conditions.
- Validation before release
- Compare results and verify that an improvement does not affect existing functions.
- Information protection
- Limit shared information to what each review and delivery requires.
Explore the technology behind Tunnel Tools. Technology.
Developed in Chile
The expertise behind Tunnel Tools
Founder and lead developer
The capabilities behind Tunnel Tools combine field experience, engineering, geometric processing and digital tool development.
- Applied engineering for mining and construction.
- Photogrammetry and 3D surveying.
- 3D modeling and geometric processing.
- Technical drafting and engineering documentation.
- Automation and digital tool development.
- Applied innovation for underground operations.
Where we are heading · Development vision
Toward an increasingly connected platform
Development considers greater automation, secure processing and connected workflows, with more context for longitudinal analysis and traceability across data, analysis and deliverables.
The vision includes connected services that reduce repetitive work and make geometry easier to interpret. These are development goals, not an announcement of an available online service or full autonomy.