An overview of new features coming soon to Geology Digimap and the forthcoming Fieldtrip GB mobile app. This presentation was given to the GEES Higher Education Network Annual Meeting at the BGS headquarters in Keyworth.

1. Geology Digimap
January 16th 2013
Higher Education Network
Annual Meeting

2. Geology Digimap: What is it?
• Geology Roam
– View, Print and Annotate DiGMapGB-625, 250 and
50 datasets on Ordnance Survey Mapping
– Control Layers, view photos & view rock details
• Geology Download
– Download DiGMapGB-625, 250, 50 and 250 offshore
datasets in Shape or MIF/MID formats
• Lexicon Download
– Download the Lexicon of Named Rock Units

3. Geology Digimap: What’s New?
• Geology Roam Annotation Tools
– Add your own symbols, lines, polygons and labels to
the maps
– Import and export annotations to and from your GIS
– Move annotations between Digimap collections;
OS, Historic & Marine

4. Geology Digimap

5. Geology Digimap: Features in Development
• Geology Roam Upgrades
– Cached maps without superficial deposits
– GeoScenic Images and Borehole data on the maps
– Age ordered Active Legends
– Legends on PDF maps
• New Geology Download
– Inline with the new Data Download in Digimap OS

6. Geology Digimap

7. Geology Digimap: Future Developments
• View 3D Visualisations in Geology Roam

8. Geology Digimap: Future Developments
• Export images for documents

9. Geology Digimap: Future Developments
• Created using HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, JavaScript & POV-Ray

10. Fieldtrip GB

11. Fieldtrip GB: Digimap data on the move
http://fieldtripgb.blogs.edina.ac.uk/
• Quality cartography for both rural and urban environs
• Save maps to a device
• Capture data
• Custom data capture forms

12. Fieldtrip GB: Home Screen

13. Fieldtrip GB: Quality Cartography
• Maps based on
OS Opendata and
OSM data.
• We hope to
release an HE/FE
version with
1:50k & 1:25k
Raster Maps and
possibly
MasterMap

14. Fieldtrip GB: Data Capture
Predefined basic
capture forms
shipped with
app include:
• Text
• Image
• Audio
• GPS track log
Basic Image Capture

15. Fieldtrip GB: Authoring tool for custom forms

16. Fieldtrip GB: Custom Form on device
Mock form for collecting
Geology field notes:
– Set fields to be optional or
mandatory
– Promotes consistent data
collection
– View and edit records using the
Authoring Tool
– Export data as GPX, Shape or KML
using the Authoring Tool
– Upload to Digimap Roam

17. Fieldtrip GB: How it works
Google Secure
DropBox Flickr
Drive HE/FE?
Your Cloud Space
EDINA Services
Custom Forms
FieldTrip GB App
Authoring Tool
PCAPI Record Viewer
Personal Cloud API
Publish Records

18. Fieldtrip GB: Beyond Versions 1
We need feedback on Version 1
What we think would be useful:
– OS licensed data from Digimap
– Geology base maps with a transparency slider
– Compass clinometer
– Augmented reality
What would you add to enhance teaching and
learning?
– Email: edina@ed.ac.uk Subject: Fieldtrip GB

19. FieldTrip GB