GeoPad and Field Science Information Technology Peter A. Knoop and Ben van der Pluijm University of Michigan Department of Geological Sciences and School of Information

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT GeoPad  Field-durable, Windows XP- based, TabletPC  Integrated GPS  GIS software  Digital data  Universities of Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota  Microsoft, U-Mich LS&A IT

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Field-durable Windows XP TabletPCs  Xplore Technologies  Walkabout  Others coming “soon” (Panasonic)

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Integrated GPS  New Low-Power Chipsets  Garmin GPS 15H/L  DeLorme Earthmate (Bluetooth)

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT GIS Software  ESRI  ArcView 3.3  ArcGIS 8.3  ArcPad  Other

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT What’s out there now…  Lots of experimentation by various groups  Rugged laptops  Rugged tablets  PDAs  ArcView, ArcPad

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Camp Davis Jackson Hole, Wyoming University of Michigan Dept. of Geological Sciences

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Camp Davis Course Offerings  GS-116 Geology in the Rockies (6 credits)  Session 1: June 19 th to July 25 th  Session 2: July 7 th to August 12th  GS-341 Studies in Environmental Science (4 credits)  June 19 th to July 18 th  GS-440 (8 credits) Geology Field Course  June 22 nd to August 12 th

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Summer 2003  Focus on mapping exercises in GEO441  Experiments in other courses  Thematic datasets and real-time observations  Remote, collaborative visualization

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Digital Data  State-level sources mostly…  Need to find each source…  Project package  7.5” USGS Topo Quad (DRG)  Aerial Photos (DOQQ)  Elevation data (DEM)

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcMap – Mapping Exercises

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcMap – Multiple Layers

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcScene - Visualization

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcScene

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcObjects - Customization  Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)  Quick  Powerful  Wealth of examples to build from

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Our Customizations  Drastically Simplify ArcGIS Interfaces  Add Geology Drawing Tools:  Strike-Dip  Outcrop (point and polygon)  Observation Point

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT ArcMap – Geology Tools

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT GS440 Mapping Projects  Alta  Instructional staff use GeoPads  Identify and address last-minute issues  Snake River  Introduce to students  Atlantic City  Increase reliance, as BIFs and flat terrain make compasses unreliable

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Other Software and Data  Windows Journal (“field notebook”)  Stereonet application  Thin-section images  Anaglyphs

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Other Considerations  Transport (body harnesses, arm harness, computer backpacks, shoulder bags, screen protectors)  Backups (wireless, USB “thumb” drive)  Power (generator)  Vehicle Use (power adapters, splitters)  Evaluation of concept and practice (control group)

19 August August August 2015 GeoPad – Field Science IT Future directions…  GeoWall  GIS on the GeoWall  See the same thing in both places  Collaboration (Wireless)  “van” lectures (GS-116)  Group mapping  Finding people  Remote help  Social and Technical Challenges  Audio-Video  Audio notebooks  Digital imaging  Real-time analytical measurements and integration (GS-341 stream hydrology and geochemistry)  Stratigraphic columns  Real-time access to remote resources (e.g., storage, computation, knowledge)  More geology drawing tools  Stratigraphic columns  Cartography in GIS