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AAPG Computer Applications in Geology, No. 4: Geographic Information Systems in Petroleum Exploration and Development, Edited by T.C. Coburn and J.M. Yarus
Copyright © 2000 by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. All rights reserved.
Computer Applications in Geology, No.4, Chapter 19: The USGS GeoExplorer Project: Using New GIS Technology for Scientific Data Publishing, by Charles E. Barnwell, Pages 249 - 260

Chapter 19
The USGS GeoExplorer Project: Using New GIS Technology for Scientific Data Publishing

Charles E. Barnwell1
Municipality of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
1Formerly with ESRI, Inc.

ABSTRACT

This chapter relates the cooperative efforts of the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to use modern geographic information systems (GIS) technology to distribute federal geological and earth resources data, along with the tools necessary to display and analyze such data. Largely constructed using the functionality of ESRI's MapObjects software, Livengood GeoExplorer is the name given to the desktop GIS product developed through this joint effort. Options for developing a desktop GIS product are discussed, as are the applications adapted for use in this specific project.

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