Map Search

Overview

Map Search is the spatial continuation of Search. It keeps the active search state on the left, the map on the right, and the materialized drill or non-drill result set in the same workflow.

Simple Semantic Searches

A simple semantic search can be translated into ordinary filters and spatial scope without building a full query tree. The system can directly infer the target result type, the important constraints, and the area to search, then render the matching result list in the map panel.

After translation, the result behaves like any other map search: you can inspect the active filters, refine them further, or switch from the initial prompt into a tighter drill or non-drill workflow.

drilling in tanzania

This is the cleanest simple case: the query turns into drill scope and a Tanzania search area without needing any intermediate semantic sub-query plan.

drilling in australia

This is still a simple semantic search because the prompt becomes one flat drill search with one geographic scope, just at a much larger area than the Tanzania example.

pegmatites in australia

This is the non-drill version of a simple semantic query: the system identifies the geological target, applies the Australia area constraint, and renders the map-backed non-drill results.

Complex Semantic Searches

A complex semantic search needs multiple intermediate result sets plus relationships between them. These prompts are not just one filter. They are planned as smaller semantic sub-queries and then composed with logical and spatial operators before the map result is materialized.

In practice, Mineflow first turns those prompts into smaller semantic leaves such as drill holes, assay-constrained drill searches, pegmatites, or faults. It then applies operators like AND, OR, and NEAR to assemble the final answer.

drill holes near pegmatites in western australia

The final result depends on two semantic leaves and one spatial operator. That is why this query has to be planned before it can be materialized on the map.

drilling with li2o > 0.1% near pegmatites in western australia

The assay threshold belongs to the drilling branch, while the pegmatite search supplies the nearby geological context. Mineflow has to preserve both branches separately before combining them.

drill holes with gold grade >2 g/t near pegmatites in australia

This example shows the same decomposition pattern with a different assay constraint. The drill branch and the pegmatite branch are still distinct intermediate result sets, and the final answer depends on the spatial relationship between them.

Mineflow performs that decomposition before the map materializes, then lets you inspect and refine the resulting plan from the same map workflow. The important difference is not just the chrome around the result; it is that complex prompts require multiple intermediate result sets and explicit relationships before the final map exists.

Working the Map Results

Once the result set is on the map, the workflow becomes spatial inspection and refinement rather than query authoring.