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SUMMARY:Geological mapping: from maps to models - Dr Rachel Dearden and Mr
  Holger Kessler (British Geological Survey)
DTSTART:20131111T170000Z
DTEND:20131111T180000Z
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CONTACT:Stephen Pates
DESCRIPTION:The British Geological Survey (BGS) has produced geological ma
 ps for over 175 years. For the first 150 years geologists relied on paper 
 to convey their conceptualisation of the subsurface\, but now mapping is l
 argely digital\, allowing us to bring geology to your smart phones and cre
 ate applied geological maps with relative ease. The evolution of geologica
 l surveying continues at a rapid rate\; ten years ago\, BGS began experime
 nting with 3D geological modelling and today\, this forms the basis of our
  future mapping strategy.  We will demonstrate how BGS geologists use trad
 itional geological maps and cross sections to capture the three-dimensiona
 l nature of geology. Modelling geology in 3D brings its own set of challen
 ges\; of particular importance is that the quality of geological interpret
 ations is dependent on the amount (and quality) of data available. As we o
 btain more data we are able to improve our understanding of the subsurface
  and thus geological models are unlikely to be static like the geological 
 map may appear to be\, but rather a dynamic model in which new data can be
  added. BGS realise that this is an enormous task and so are exploring the
  possibility that geologists in the geoscience community may\, in the futu
 re\, contribute to the National Geological Model. This talk will explain B
 GS' vision for how this will work\; we'd very much appreciate your input.
LOCATION:Harker Room 1\, Department of Earth Sciences
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