Forecast and assessment of the effects of the impact of mining tremors, induced by exploitation, on building objects with the use of GIS system

The article presents an analysis of the possibilities of using the GIS (Geographic Information System) class system to forecast and assess the impact of mining tremors on buildings located on the surface. The research was conducted with reference to the scope of activities which should be carried out by the mining entrepreneur, conducting exploitation in conditions of seismic hazard, specified in the Rules for the use of the GSIS-2017 mining seismic intensity scale. Due to the fact that the implementation of the mining tasks in a coal mine requires the processing of a huge number of information, deriving from different sources, it can be considered that it is a deliberate use of the GIS class systems. The article presents an analysis of the possibilities of using the GIS class systems based on a database developed in the ArcGIS system, containing observation material from the area of one of the coal mines, operating in the area of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. The research has shown that the ArcGIS tooling system allows for the implementation of almost all tasks in the scope of the assessment of the mining tremors impact, including documenting damage to objects. In the case of tasks concerning forecasting the support programs are required.