Mercator has extensive experience in the digital compilation and intergration of historic exploration and mining data.  Whether you have 3000 historic handwritten drillholes or a hard copy colored soil grid our compilation team can translate your information into a full intregated querryable database or a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) based mapping system for advanced interpretation. The implementation of GIS is a cost effective alternative to a traditional hard copy map and allows direct connection to database programs such as Microsoft Excel and Access. In a GIS system, spatially referenced information can be queried from either a viewing program or connected in a web accessible format.  Mercator utilizes MapInfo, Discover, Discover 3D, ArcGIS and Microsoft Access to provide professional database management and can integrate traditional compilation methods with dynamic desktop mapping solutions.  Attributes within an existing database can be registered to specific digital base maps using a spatial component such as sample location, grid coordinate or geographic positioning systems (GPS).  Linking layers and their attributes allows information to be queried, plotted, analyzed and modeled to produce meaningful results.