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.