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Northeastern Section - 49th Annual Meeting (23–25 March)

Session No. 34
Monday, 24 March 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Commonwealth Salon 4 (Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square)

T5. Embracing Digital Technologies and the Geoweb: The Changing Philosophies and Practices of Geologic Mapping II

 

Joseph P. Kopera and John Van Hoesen, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE - DIGITAL BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAPPING TECHNIQUES IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THE USGS
WALSH, Gregory J.1, BURTON, William C.2, CARTER, Mark W.3, DOCTOR, Daniel H.4, MERSCHAT, Arthur J.5, ORNDORFF, Randall C.6 and WEARY, David J.4, (1)Research Geologist, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (5)Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (6)U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 908, Reston, VA 20192, gwalsh@usgs.gov, gwalsh@usgs.gov
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8:25 AM
DELIVERING GEOHAZARD AND GEOTECHNICAL DATA: FROM THE SATELLITE TO THE FIELD
VACCARI, Andrea1, BRUCKNO, Brian S.2, HOPPE, Edward3, ACTON, Scott1 and CAMPBELL, Elizabeth4, (1)University of Virginia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, P.O. Box 400743, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (2)Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials, 811 Commerce Rd, Staunton, VA 24401, (3)Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation & Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (4)Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, Av9g@virginia.edu, Av9g@virginia.edu
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8:45 AM
CHALLENGES TO THE UTILITY AND LONG-TERM ACCESSIBILITY OF DIGITAL GEOLOGIC MAPS
SOLLER, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, drsoller@usgs.gov, drsoller@usgs.gov
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9:05 AM
MELDING TRADITIONAL AND MODERN TECHNIQUES TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE DIGITAL GEOLOGIC MAPS IN MONTANA
MOSOLF, Jesse G.1, CROWLEY, Jeremy2, MCDONALD, Catherine1 and THALE, Paul2, (1)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, (2)Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, jmosolf@mtech.edu, jmosolf@mtech.edu
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9:25 AM
WHAT A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LEARNED FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATIONAL GEOTHERMAL DATABASE SYSTEM
HILLS, Denise J., Energy Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, dhills@gsa.state.al.us, dhills@gsa.state.al.us
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
IMPROVING ACCESS TO GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION -- THE REDESIGNED NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE
SOLLER, David R.1, GARRITY, Christopher P.2, WARDWELL, Robert C.3 and STAMM, Nancy R.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 926-A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 950, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct. Building 10, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683, drsoller@usgs.gov, drsoller@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
DATA MANAGEMENT FOR QUATERNARY COASTAL GEOCHRONOLOGY
WEHMILLER, J.F., Department of Geological Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716 and PELLERITO, Vincent, 650 Brooke Road, B15, Glenside, PA 19038, jwehm@udel.edu, jwehm@udel.edu
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10:40 AM
ENVISIONING A GEOLOGIC DATABASE UTOPIA: IS LIFE IN A POST GIS - OR POSTGIS – WORLD ANY BETTER?
VAN HOESEN, John, Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College, One Brennan Circle, Poultney, VT 06754, vanhoesenj@greenmtn.edu, vanhoesenj@greenmtn.edu
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11:00 AM
THE GEORGIA GEOLOGY AND AGGREGATE MATERIALS EXPLORER (GAME): DYNAMIC DELIVERY OF GEOLOGIC AND ENGINEERING DATA
HARRIS, R. Scott, Southeastern Planetary Research & Petrography, 3815 Weeping Willow Lane, Loganville, GA 30052, gageologist@gmail.com, gageologist@gmail.com
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11:20 AM
THE ODYSSEY – ADVENTURES IN WEB MAPPING AT THE PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
MOORE, Michael E., Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, PA 17057, michmoore@pa.gov, michmoore@pa.gov
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11:40 AM
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN GEOLOGIC DATA COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
KOPERA, Joseph P., Massachusetts Geological Survey, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, HOUSE, P. Kyle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, SCHMIDT, Maxine, Sciences and Engineering Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Lederle Graduate Research Center, 740 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 and CLARK, Ryan, Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701-1381, jkopera@geo.umass.edu, jkopera@geo.umass.edu
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