Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the Gexcel Open Pit Mine Monitoring System (OPMMS) for the Optech ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Incorporating the combined expertise of Optech and Gexcel Srl, an Italian software solutions company, ILRIS users can now completely automate operations and data processing tasks while controlling the ILRIS remotely through an innovative web-based application.