geology, apps, maps & augmented reality (patrick bell, bgs)

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Geology apps, maps and augmented reality

Patrick Bell

British Geological Survey

[email protected]

AGI Showcase North14th November 2013


British Geological Survey• Provider of objective and authoritative geoscientific data,

information and knowledge to government, industry, academia and the public.

• Public sector research organisation - part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

• Funded primarily by Government, but have significant external income through commissioned research

• Founded in 1835


National Geoscience Data Centre

14 million items400 digital datasets

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/digitalData/home.html

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/records/home.html

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/collections/home.html

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/ESAA/home.html

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/nhda/home.html


Drive to open up access to this data

Policy PullTechnology pull

Solutions pull(better answers)

Open DataWhite PaperUnleashing the Potential

#opendata@uktransparency@cabinetofficeuk


Freemium


Borehole logs


3D geology


Groundhog


iGeologyFree iOS and Android App.

Allows access to the equivalent of 500 geology maps.

Developed and maintained in-house.

Driven by interoperable web services to provide a self service, web-based delivery mechanism

Downloaded over 150,000 times !


Map Data: Geology Polygons

3D Models

ExternalWeb Server

Client SoftwareField Data Collection

(SIGMA)

Scanning and DigitizingAnalogue Data

Central OracleDatabase


Web services


OpenGeoscience smartphone app mashups


Walking guide along the Newent to Huntley section of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark Way


UK QuakeQuakeWatchEarthquake Lite

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/images/latest_goes14.png

http://www.cringel.com/files/images/adia-2007-07-21-IMG-1058-landslide-closing-road-nepal-near-tatopani-cringel.com.jpg

http://www.ffc-environment-agency.metoffice.gov.uk/


Helper applications


Seamlessly combining data from different data providers in to one interface

www.bgs.ac.uk/mysoil

Portable access to soil properties:

• Soil Texture• Soil pH• Soil Depth• Organic Matter• Topsoil Thickness• Parent Material


mySoil – BGS/CEH App

Crowdsourced Data

•Users can add data to the map

•Extend and validate data holdings

•New Community-based products


iGeology 3D – Augmented Reality


Impact

http://jamesmapope.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/meteorite-impact4.jpg


• 160,000 Downloads• 1000 users per day • Downloaded in 120 countries • 62 Million Map Requests

http://jamesmapope.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/meteorite-impact4.jpg


Natural Hazards Partnership

Promote partnership working

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sxi/images/latest_goes14.png

http://www.cringel.com/files/images/adia-2007-07-21-IMG-1058-landslide-closing-road-nepal-near-tatopani-cringel.com.jpg

http://www.ffc-environment-agency.metoffice.gov.uk/


200 Years of Geological Maps

1815 William Smith map

Modern paper maps

Interactive web maps

Mobile map appsiGeology

Augmented reality apps iGeology 3D


Thank you – any questions?

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