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Fig. 1. The search engine amberSearch of the Aachen-based start-up ambeRoad Tech GmbH helps to make the archived know-ledge from 150 years of coal mining usable for current operational tasks. Photo: RAG, Volker Wiciok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Search engines like Google and others show the way: Enter keywords or a short question and the result you are looking for is there. The KISS42 project promises the answer to all operational questions for RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen\/Germany. In cooperation with an interdisciplinary RAG team, the start-up ambeRoad Tech GmbH from Aachen developed the intelligent search engine amberSearch \u2013 designed for the specific data and requirements of the company (Figure 1). It not only helps to make research in RAG\u2019s documents efficient for employees, but above all to make the archived knowledge from 150 years of coal mining usable for current operational tasks.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, the project was a successful start to the use of AI methods in the field of geoinformation and search technology. The know-how and innovative spirit of ambeRoad opened up completely new possibilities for the intelligent use of our databases,\u201d emphasises Peter Vosen, head of the geodata department at RAG and head of the KISS42 project.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always exciting when start-ups work together with corporations; sometimes two cultures collide,\u201d says Julian Reinauer from ambeRoad. \u201cThe cooperation with RAG has shown that both sides can learn from each other. On the one hand, the corporations benefit from the speed and agility of the startups, on the other hand, startups gain insights into the processes and structures of large corporations.\u201d<\/p>\n

It may come as a surprise, but even an artificial intelligence has to learn before it can fully display its competence. During a trial phase, the search engine amberSearch first learned what types of data it should be able to read: Geodata, Office documents from Excel to PowerPoint, PDFs, but also maps, graphics, images and much more should be available to users to match the query. Another challenge: the sources. Because the company data are often in different places: in SharePoint team rooms or in databases \u2013 they come from SAP, Elo or the company-wide intranet.<\/p>\n

Also on the syllabus: the mining language with all its technical terms and the special features of the coal industry\u00a0\u2013 for the coal industry, robbery is not a criminal offence, Walsum is not just a district of Duisburg and West and East refer to much more than just the direction of the sky. \u201cTraining our algorithms to use these special terms was a huge challenge at first, but in the end, users learn to love our search,\u201d says Philipp Rei\u00dfel from ambeRoad.<\/p>\n

Teething problems of the software had to be cured, the user-friendliness of the search had to be ensured: As simple as possible, as complex as necessary, was the motto. And last but not least, the artificial intelligence must also understand and implement the different authorisations of the RAG users so that data protection is maintained with all transparency.<\/p>\n

The new search is based on an existing database software, the \u201cDigital Service File\u201d. It is available to all RAG employees as a research tool, but so far it only maps a section of the company\u2019s data and is more of a Google for specialists. Furthermore, in future more data sources will be integrated. KISS42 also expands the in-house data with information from the internet, searches and adds to it and creates intelligent links from internal and public documents. The search results are available within a few fractions of a second and this with millions of documents and around 40 TB of data volume.<\/p>\n

After the company-wide implementation, the artificial intelligence continues to learn \u2013 with every user feedback, every query, based on selected search results and recurring search terms. KISS42 is constantly optimising itself, so to speak, and in the end provides the right answers to all questions. (ambeRoad\/Si.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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