regional geology map archive & database a collection of original data sheets, field compilations...
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Regional Geology Map Archive & Database
• A collection of original data sheets, field compilations and overlays of published geological maps from 1865
• Also contains reports and field notes/records covering field observations and geological information
• Includes data on sites now destroyed, drowned, or lost by weathering and erosion.
• These data are regularly searched for modern map compilation
QMAP 1:250 000 Geological Map of New Zealand
• ….Quarter million MAP
• Replaces first edition of the 1960s
• Incorporates new concepts (plate tectonics, terranes etc)
• Synthesises existing geological mapping
• New field work in poorly known/understood areas
• Publish a series of 21 maps
• FRST funded
QMAP 1:250 000 Geological Map of New Zealand
• Build a GIS database of NZ geology
• ArcInfo GIS software
• Information as layers (points, lines, polygons)
• Database design in 1994 - little subsequent modification
• “Flat-field” structure
• Minimal abbreviation and coding
• Currently metadata poor
• Data-rich attributes
QMAP Nelson
Representing geological units
1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/093 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
1994/95
Dunedin Turnbull
Kaitaia Isaac
Nelson Rattenbury
Wellington Begg
Wakatipu Turnbull
Raukumara Mazengarb
Auckland Edbrooke
Waitaki Forsyth
Greymouth Nathan
Wairarapa Begg
Murihiku Turnbull
Waikato Edbrooke
Kaikoura Rattenbury
Aoraki Cox
Whangarei
Taranaki
Rotorua
Hawkes Bay Begg
Christchurch
Haast
Fiordland Turnbull
Staggered completion needed to manage GIS & publication resources
QMAP data sizes
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Size (Mb)
structure
sources
folds
faults
geol_units (boundaries)
geol_units (polygons)
Current total: 52 Mb (6 themes for 9 sheets, vector data as Shapefiles)
Predicted QMAP Total: 120 Mb (31 Mb WinZIP-compressed)
http://www.gns.cri.nz/research/qmap/qmapproducts.html#digital
GIS DataGeological data from published QMAPs will soon be available on CD as ARC/INFO coverages and ArcView shapefiles. The QMAP Data Dictionary will be included with data.
DownloadsLow resolution MrSid images for published QMAPs are available for download. A free viewer for MrSid images can be found here: www.lizardtech.com. Follow the arrow at the left of the page and download the MrSid Browser Plugin or MrSid Geoviewer. MrSid images are also supported by most GIS software including ArcInfo, ArcView, and MapInfo.
These downloads are in PKZIP format.Dunedin (1.3 mb)Kaitaia (1.4 mb)Nelson (1.9 mb)Wellington (1.9 mb)Wakatipu (2.3 mb)Raukumara (1.8 mb)Auckland (2.5 mb)Waitaki (2.0 mb)
http://www.gns.cri.nz/research/qmap/qmapproducts.html#digital
• Complete sheet by sheet compilation (c. 2009 through FRST funding)
• Edgematch, update earlier sheets and make seamless (c. 2010 through FRST funding)
• Move to ArcSDE Oracle environment
• Integrate with GNS/GSNZ databases (e.g. StratLex, Bibliographic)
• Serve to public at cost-of-retrieval or free via Web
• Maintain and update to keep “live” - funding required
QMAP aspirations