2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 93
Monday, 20 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217/218 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T59. A Grand Tour of the World’s Most Important Geological Sites on Google Earth

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division, GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Declan G. De Paor, Steve Whitmeyer and Callan Bentley, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
TELLING THE STORY OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES VIA GOOGLE EARTH AND GIGAPAN
BENTLEY, Callan, Geology, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22003 and BARTH, Aaron, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331
8:20 AM
THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY MONTANA AND WYOMING: A WINDOW INTO EARTH HISTORY AND PROCESSES TO BE SHARED WITH ALL STUDENTS
MOGK, D.W., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, HENRY, D.J., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and MUELLER, Paul A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120
8:35 AM
BERING GLACIER, ALASKA - A PRIMARY GOOGLE EARTH GEOLOGICAL DESTINATION
MOLNIA, Bruce F., U.S. Geological Survey, National Civil Applicatons Center, 562 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and ANGELI, Kim M., National Civil Applications Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 562 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
8:50 AM
DINOS TO DENALI: THE RECORD OF MESOZOIC THROUGH CENOZOIC TECTONICS, SEDIMENTATION, VOLCANISM, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, ALASKA
BEMIS, Sean P., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, CAPPS, Denny, Denali National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, P.O. Box 9, Denali National Park, AK 99755, COLE, Ron B., Department of Geology, Allegheny College, 520 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335, BENOWITZ, Jeff, Geophysical Institute and Geochronology Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775 and FITZGERALD, Paul G., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244
9:05 AM
DEVELOPING AN INTERACTIVE GEOLOGIC FIELD GUIDE FOR GEORGIA USING ARCGIS ONLINE
MOBASHER, Katayoun, Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA), University of North Georgia, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, GA 30566, TURK, Jeff, Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA), University of North Georgia, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, 30566 and COLEMAN TATE, Lakeisha, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303
9:20 AM
USING GOOGLE EARTH TO INCREASE STUDENT INPUT AND ENTHUSIASM IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES BY FOCUSING ON LOCAL FEATURES
RUEGER, Bruce F., Colby College, Department of Geology, 5806 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901
9:35 AM
WHETHER THE EXPLORATION IS VIRTUAL OR ACTUAL, YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE TO EXPLORE!
ALVARADO-ALCANTAR, Rebecca, Las Cruces Public Schools, Mayfield High School, 7260 Quail Valley Place, Las Cruces, NM 88012 and DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, PRI and its Museum of the Earth, 92 South Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
OPPORTUNITES FOR STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY THROUGH ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN GEOSCIENTISTS
WUNSCH, David Robert, Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, 257 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716 and JOHN, Randy A., Seneca Nation of Indians, Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, Salamanca, NY 14779
10:20 AM
WHO EARTHCACHES AND WHY: RESULTS OF AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY
LOCKE, Sharon, STEM Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026, BRACEY, Georgia, Center for STEM Research, Education, and Outreach, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026 and LEWIS, Gary, Geological Society of America, 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301
10:35 AM
OCEAN SEDIMENTS IN GOOGLE EARTH: DISTRIBUTION OF SURFICIAL MARINE SEDIMENTS AND VIRTUAL VISITS TO “TYPE SECTION” LITHOLOGIC LOCATIONS ON THE SEAFLOOR
ST. JOHN, Kristen, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
10:50 AM
ORBIT TO OUTCROP AND OUTCROP TO ORBIT: USING THE WORLD’S GREAT SITES FOR TEACHING STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING
TEWKSBURY, Barbara J., Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323-1218
Handouts
  • GSA 2014 GEODE talk v 5.pptx (33.9 MB)
  • 11:05 AM
    ANALYZING A COMET IMPACT AND ITS EFFECTS USING GOOGLE MAPS AND GOOGLE EARTH
    JAYE, Michael, Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
    Handouts
  • GSA 2014 Jaye Presentation Analyzing a Comet Impact and its Effects Using Google Maps and Google Earth.pptx (14.0 MB)
  • 11:20 AM
    A GOOGLE EARTH-BASED GRAND TOUR OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GEOSCIENCE LOCALITIES ON EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS
    DE PAOR, Declan G.1, WHITMEYER, Steve2, BENTLEY, Callan3, BURGIN, Stephen1 and COBA, Filis1, (1)Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, (2)James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, (3)Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22003
    Handouts
  • 2014_GSA_Tour.pdf (28.2 MB)
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    11:35 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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