Computer-based data acquisition and visualization systems in field geology: Results from 12 years of experimentation and future potential

Geosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-294

  Pavlis, Terry L ^a   Langford, Richard ^a   Hurtado, Jose ^a   Serpa, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGY; GIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOFTWARE; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 77955037201     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00503.1     Document Type: Article

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