The Hidden Bubbles: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Degrading Permafrost The Earth’s permafrost is a vast expanse of frozen ground that holds a massive reservoir of greenhouse gases. As global temperatures rise and the permafrost thaws, these gases—primarily methane—are released into the atmosphere. But how [...]
3 Example Scripts That Reduce Repetitive Tasks When Graphing If you regularly create graphs as part of your work, you’ve probably noticed how repetitive it can get. Every time you open your data visualization software, you can easily find yourself creating graphs for similar datasets, [...]
Need to Enhance Understanding of Your Data? Create a Fly-Through of Your 3D Model. When it comes to communicating complex surface and subsurface data, 3D models are a powerful tool. They help your stakeholders visualize complicated spatial relationships, spot patterns, and better understand the scope [...]
Using an Untraditional Data Analysis Method to Create an Untraditional Monster Map Visualizing Pure Salt in Mexico When it comes to fieldwork in geophysics, there’s rarely a “typical” project. But even by industry standards, a monster map—which compiles massive amounts of complex information into a [...]
How Professor Mine Dogan Is Preparing Future Scientists at WMU’s Hydrogeology Field Camp Every summer, Western Michigan University (WMU) hosts a Hydrogeology Field Camp, an immersive, hands-on experience designed to equip the next generation of scientists with the tools they’ll need to succeed in the [...]
Validating Your Grid Results: Why It Matters & How to Do It Effectively When you create a grid from your data, you're not just producing a surface—you’re shaping the foundation for every map, model, and analysis that follows. That’s why it’s essential to ask: How [...]
The Change Beneath the Surface: Tracking the Decrease of Freshwater Clam Species Diversity in Iowa Archaeologist and Iowa State University Professor Matthew Hill recently completed a research project investigating the health of freshwater clams in the Des Moines River, a 525-mile waterway that eventually joins [...]
3 Types of Scripts That Can Automate Some of Your Map-Making Workflow When it comes to mapping, automation can be a game-changer. But when you hear the word “scripting,” which is the method used to jumpstart automation, your first thought might be, “That’s not for [...]
Show Your Layers Clearly: Bring Your 3D Models Into Full View with Multiple Light Sources Creating clear, accurate, and compelling 3D models is vital when you’re communicating complex subsurface information. But if your model includes multiple layers at different depths—like surfaces, drillholes, or isosurfaces—then you [...]
101 Guide to a Durov Diagram: Its Purpose, Benefits, Use Cases, and the Best Way to Create & Recreate One Quickly Creating a Durov diagram from scratch is no small feat. Even with the right software, there’s still the matter of finding where the plot [...]