EDSMT — Surface Mining Survey

Automated surface mining telemetry and mapping for the Rhino SRV.

It monitors your journal live — you never have to type a coordinate, a system name, or a distance.

Original work • Standalone • Not affiliated with Frontier Developments • Built for Elite Dangerous 4.4.1.1 • GPL-3.0

▶ Get It

• Download Link: radioraxxla.com/EDSMT
• Installer (EDSMT-Setup.exe): Standard wizard, Start menu entry, desktop shortcut, Add/Remove Programs support. Installs per-user (no admin prompt required).
• Portable (EDSMT.exe): Single standalone executable — run from any folder or USB stick.
• Auto-Updates: Downloads verified checksum releases in the background. Prompts with INSTALL UPDATE only when you are ready so it never interrupts a run.
• SmartScreen Note: Free community tool, not commercially code-signed. Click More info → Run anyway.

▶ Key Features

• Live SRV HUD Overlay: 6 independent, draggable modules (Compass tape, Patch Scope, Nearest Targets, Telemetry/Status, Mineral Deposit card, and Step Guide).
• No Coordinate Entry: Reads coordinates, headings, and signals directly from journal telemetry. Live distance & bearings update as you drive.
• Full Survey Area Mapping: Set the centre and border to map 2 km scanner sweeps; tracks your percentage coverage to ensure zero missed gaps.
• Rig Proximity Radar & Warnings: Tracks deployed rigs 1–6 with color-coded markers. Sounds progressive warnings at 3.5 km and 4.8 km to prevent rig destruction at 5 km.
• Smart Patch Valuation: Calculates estimated credit yields per patch using live community market pricing.
• Rhino Session Earnings: Clean log of refined tonnes, transfers, sell prices, and net credits/hour strictly for Rhino surface operations.
• Crowdsourced Mapping: Optional one-click community data sync and Discord string exports.

▶ Quickstart Workflow

Control the entire workflow using Left Alt + the number row (Alt+1 through Alt+6):

1. Honk & Check Bodies: Hit Where to land to see ranked landable bodies by estimated value and locations.
2. DSS Map the Planet: Reveals numbered Planetary Mining Locations across the surface.
3. Touchdown & Deploy: Land near your target signal and deploy the Rhino SRV.
4. Alt+1 (Center): Drive to the center of the patch to log the signal and establish origin.
5. Alt+2 (Border): Drive to the outer perimeter with the mineral scanner active to fix the sweep radius.
6. Alt+3 (Mark Deposit): Target a deposit, select/type commodity and density, and mark.
7. Alt+4 (Rig Down): Drops a numbered rig marker (1–6) tracked on your scope and compass.
8. Alt+5 (Rigs Up): Clears rig markers when packing up.
9. Alt+6 (Update Deposit): Updates tonnes/depletion state of the deposit you are currently parked on.

▶ Default Hotkeys

Key Action Alt+1 Log signal & lock survey centre Alt+2 Set survey border radius Alt+3 Mark mineral deposit Alt+4 Mark rig deployed (tracks up to 6) Alt+5 Clear / recall all rigs Alt+6 Update current deposit data

All binds are fully remappable in Settings → Hotkeys.

▶ Data & Storage

Your data belongs to you. Stored as raw human-readable CSV/JSON files in:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\RadioRaxxla\EDSMT

• deposits.csv — Marked finds, yields, and densities
• locations.csv — Logged planetary signals
• sessions.csv — Rhino operational earnings & telemetry
• coverage\ — Survey sweep maps per body

Portable mode: place an empty portable.txt file next to EDSMT.exe to save everything to a local data\ folder instead.

▶ Common Troubleshooting

• Overlay not visible over the game? Elite Dangerous must be set to Borderless or Windowed mode (DirectX limitation in exclusive fullscreen).
• Box lost off-screen? Go to Settings → Reset box positions.
• System/Body not detecting? Confirm your Elite journal path under Settings → Journal folder.
• SmartScreen Warning? Click More Info → Run anyway.

Feedback & Discord: Report issues or find mining wings via the repository or the Radio Raxxla Discord.
EDSMT is free and GPL-3.0.