Session: Innovations in Geological Mapping (GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California)

Session No. 5

Sunday, 22 September 2024: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

206B (Anaheim Convention Center)

T45. Innovations in Geological Mapping

Association of American State Geologists

Richard Berg and Harvey Thorleifson, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

5-1

8:05 AM

UNRAVELING HUMAN INFLUENCE ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE NETHERLANDS IN 3-D

VAN DER MEULEN, Michiel¹, SCHOKKER, Jeroen¹, VIS, Geert-Jan¹, BROERS, Hans Peter¹, DIJKSTRA, Joris J.¹, MARTINS, Joana E.¹, KIDEN, Patrick¹, GRIFFIOEN, Jasper², STAFLEU, Jan¹, BUSSCHERS, Freek S.¹, OKX, Joop P.³, ERKENS, Gilles⁴ and COMANS, Rob N.J.⁵, (1)Geological Survey of the Netherlands, TNO, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht, UT 3584 CB, Netherlands, (2)Geological Survey of the Netherlands, TNO, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht, UT 3584 CB, Netherlands; Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8, Utrecht, UT 3584 CB, Netherlands, (3)Retired, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, Wageningen, GD 6708 PB, Netherlands, (4)Deltares, Boussinesqweg 1, Delft, ZH 2629 HV, Netherlands; Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8, Utrecht, UT 3584 CB, Netherlands, (5)Geological Survey of the Netherlands, TNO, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht, UT 3584 CB, Netherlands; Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, Wageningen, 6708 PB, Netherlands

Recorded Presentation

5-2

8:25 AM

INTEGRATED 3D GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND MODELLING OFFERS COUNTRYWIDE KEY KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBSURFACE IN SWITZERLAND

BAUMBERGER, Roland and MUSSO PIANTELLI, Ferdinando, Swiss Geological Survey, Wabern, 3084, SWITZERLAND

Recorded Presentation

5-3

8:45 AM

MODELLING THE THICKNESS AND 3D LITHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SEDIMENTS ABOVE BEDROCK ACROSS ALBERTA USING SPATIALLY AUGMENTED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

PAWLEY, Steven, HARTMAN, Gregory, UTTING, Daniel, ATKINSON, Nigel and LIGGETT, Jessica, Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy Regulator, 4999 – 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada

Recorded Presentation

5-4

9:00 AM

CRITICAL MINERAL ASSESSMENTS WITH AI SUPPORT (CRITICALMAAS): A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO MODERNIZE USGS MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS (Invited Presentation)

ROSERA, Joshua¹, LEDERER, Graham¹, GOLDMAN, Margaret² and GRAHAM, Garth², (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20 PO Box 25046 MS 973, Denver, CO 80225

5-5

9:15 AM

PALAEO-RECONSTRUCTION (OR PLATE RECONSTRUCTION) MODELLING OF SUPERCONTINENT CYCLICITY, WITH APPLICATIONS TO UNDERSTANDING AND VISUALISING DEEP TIME EARTH HISTORY

NGUYEN, Hoang Anh Tu¹, EGLINGTON, Bruce¹, WROBEL-DAVEAU, Jean-Christophe² and NICOLL, Graeme², (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (2)HALLIBURTON, 97 Jubilee Avenue, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RW, United Kingdom

Recorded Presentation

5-6

9:30 AM

DEVELOPING AN ARCGIS TOOLBOX FOR AUTOMATED ROADSIDE OUTCROP DETECTION: A CASE STUDY FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE

MOORE, Robert, BELT, Katherine, BHATTACHARYA, Gourab, LI, Peter and SUTHERLAND, Chuck, Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505

Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM

Discussion

10:00 AM

Break

5-7

10:15 AM

LEVERAGING DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES FOR ENHANCED OUTCROP MAPPING AND ANALYSIS IN DRONE CAPTURED DATASETS (Invited Presentation)

NESBIT, Paul, Department of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117; Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, KUCHARCZYK, Maja, Department of Geography, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and HUBBARD, Stephen M., Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada

5-8

10:30 AM

GEOTECHNICAL INSIGHTS FROM MAPPING A 3.2-KM-LONG TUNNEL THROUGH SAN ONOFRE BRECCIA, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA

ZYLSTRA, Scott, Henderson, NV 89014, NOURSE, Jonathan, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 and VERMILLION, Karissa, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204

5-9

10:45 AM

SEMANTIC SFM: ENHANCING GEOLOGICAL MAPPING WITH AUTOMATED 3D SEMANTIC ANALYSIS

CHEN, Zhi-ang¹, ROSS, Zachary E.¹, SCHARER, Katherine² and MCPHILLIPS, Devin², (1)Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)USGS, Earthquake Science Center, Pasadena, CA 91106

5-10

11:00 AM

Withdrawn

5-11

11:15 AM

GREENBRIER COUNTY: THE PILOT STUDY FOR A WEST VIRGINIA INTERACTIVE KARST INVENTORY MAP

TUDEK, John, MS Geology, WVU; MS Secondary Education, WVU, West Virginia Geological Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508

11:30 AM

Concluding Remarks

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