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Audio Recorded Live at the AGI Showcase Event in York. For details of more AGI Events, visit our website: www.agi.org.uk
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Geology apps, maps and augmented reality
Patrick Bell
British Geological Survey
AGI Showcase North14th November 2013
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British Geological Survey• Provider of objective and authoritative geoscientific data,
information and knowledge to government, industry, academia and the public.
• Public sector research organisation - part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Funded primarily by Government, but have significant external income through commissioned research
• Founded in 1835
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National Geoscience Data Centre
14 million items400 digital datasets
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Drive to open up access to this data
Policy PullTechnology pull
Solutions pull(better answers)
Open DataWhite PaperUnleashing the Potential
#opendata@uktransparency@cabinetofficeuk
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Freemium
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Borehole logs
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3D geology
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Groundhog
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iGeologyFree iOS and Android App.
Allows access to the equivalent of 500 geology maps.
Developed and maintained in-house.
Driven by interoperable web services to provide a self service, web-based delivery mechanism
Downloaded over 150,000 times !
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Map Data: Geology Polygons
3D Models
ExternalWeb Server
Client SoftwareField Data Collection
(SIGMA)
Scanning and DigitizingAnalogue Data
Central OracleDatabase
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Web services
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OpenGeoscience smartphone app mashups
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Walking guide along the Newent to Huntley section of the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark Way
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UK QuakeQuakeWatchEarthquake Lite
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Helper applications
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Seamlessly combining data from different data providers in to one interface
www.bgs.ac.uk/mysoil
Portable access to soil properties:
• Soil Texture• Soil pH• Soil Depth• Organic Matter• Topsoil Thickness• Parent Material
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mySoil – BGS/CEH App
Crowdsourced Data
•Users can add data to the map
•Extend and validate data holdings
•New Community-based products
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iGeology 3D – Augmented Reality
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Impact
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• 160,000 Downloads• 1000 users per day • Downloaded in 120 countries • 62 Million Map Requests
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Natural Hazards Partnership
Promote partnership working
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200 Years of Geological Maps
1815 William Smith map
Modern paper maps
Interactive web maps
Mobile map appsiGeology
Augmented reality apps iGeology 3D
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Thank you – any questions?