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AAPG Bulletin

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Volume: 68 (1984)

Issue: 4. (April)

First Page: 465

Last Page: 465

Title: Implementation of Graphical Layout Editor for Geologic Applications: ABSTRACT

Author(s): Daniel H. Cooper, R. J. Heil

Abstract:

The increasing availability and sophistication of data processing technology have given geologists new insights into the interpretation and evaluation of geological data. In many instances, however, software and hardware limitations have prevented geologists from effectively combining the graphical results from many of these specialized packaged procedures. At Aramco, the emphasis has been toward providing geologists and geological technicians with a convenient, user-friendly approach to effectively merging the graphical results of the various software packages.

Initially designed for an IBM graphics workstation, the graphics layout editor (GLE) offers the user a method of quickly merging or compositing the graphical results of the most frequently used geological software packages in a menu-driven, interactive environment. Applications of GLE technology not only allow the user to produce expanded or enhanced variations on the original graphical output, it also gives geologists the flexibility to conveniently experiment with combinations of graphical results which would otherwise be cost prohibitive owing to drafting complexities. To support final design and presentation, GLE in an interactive mode also provides high-quality text capability, allowing the cartographer to quickly build and annotate presentation quality composites. GLE techniques of graphical overlay, insertion, and interactive editing provide geologists with an infinite series of perspectives into geologic problem solving.

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