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A Case for Spatially-Enabled Reference Databases
Fri, 07/02/2010 - 16:19 | 
tmoore In my latest video, I try to make the case that spatially-enabled reference databases are very powerful tools. Thus, I show how such a reference database can be used to work with developing geological databases like the Devonian Lithological Database.
Here's the video:
Why should scientific papers be "spatially enabled"
Fri, 06/18/2010 - 19:07 | tmoore Now that I'm starting to build the databases needed for my new lithological database, I'm coming back to how I created my Devonian database. The papers I generally worked with contained reports from the field, including lithology, measurements, location, etc. That can be a LOT of information. Collecting it all from each paper is time consuming to say the least. Howevever, there was another problem...
Developing a new lithological database: Can I do it better this time?
Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:12 | tmoore It's now over 10 years since I published the Devonian Lithological Database as part of my PhD thesis. Clearly, it's not perfect or even what I can consider "finished", but I'm proud of the work anyway. The data I collected have been used by oil companies and incorporated into newer and bigger databases. I hope people will still find it useful for years to come.
This year, I've begun at least the planning process of embarking on building a new lithological database. So, to really start the planning process, I need to recognized what worked and what didn't work in the Devonian database.
Reading OM3 files with Photoshop
Fri, 05/07/2010 - 16:49 | tmoore Visualizing initial condition files can sometimes be problematic. OM3 files, for example, are straight binary data files on 16 bit data. However, these files can be quickly visualized with Adobe Photoshop. View this tutorial to find out how:
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FOAM Output Variables
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 13:39 | tmoore Since I get many questions on what's contained in FOAM output, here's a list of all the variables contained in the standard atmosphere, coupler, and ocean output files.
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