BGS Make-a-map
Well, it’s about time. The British Geological Survey has been lagging behind its US cousin for some time now. Like the USGS, the BGS is funded by the taxpayer but unlike the American version the data has always been hard to get hold of and expensive. Bits of data have [...]
Gigapan and Photosynth compilations of images of a spectacular fault propagation fold in Pembrokeshire. [...]
Visited Wenlock and Ludlow, Shropshire with our first year geology students at the weekend. Both classic sites of British geology. Dusted of the gigapan robotic mount too.
Here is a gigapan of Silurian patch reefs. [Wordpress won't let me embed gigapans directly into the blog]
The above image is I believe Ketophyllum subturbinatum, a rugose coral. [...]
I’m suffering sticky key syndrome after spilling a glass of the red stuff over my keyboard. I came across this little beauty by way of The Inquisitr. Would make a fine replacement lappy and very useful for the field. I want!
Some specs for the General Dynamics Itronix GD6000 from their website…
# FULLY-RUGGED NOTEBOOK RELIABILITY — [...]
“What is your favourite place to do field work?” is the question Dave Schumaker at Geology News is asking as last this month’s Accretionary Wedge.
I am extremely lucky having a job that allows me out into the field occasionally, even if at the minute it is just down the road. In my top five I would [...]
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