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Geology Data Model
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Date Submitted: August 23, 2002
Last Modified: August 21, 2007
A workshop was held in Redlands to begin a Geology data model project. At this point, an initial draft of a data model has been distributed to the core design team. As this effort is tested and prototyped we will post that model for general use on this site.
The purpose of this model is to define a geodatabase structure that can be used by organizations that manage large geologic datasets. It is intended to provide a mechanism to store regional or national collections of GeoScience information.
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Downloads - Case Studies
These Case Studies are a good starting point to learn about best practices for this discipline. These project examples include sample geodatabases, map documents, and documentation.
- Geosciences Case Study geo812.mdb and geo812.mxd files - zip format, 1422 kb (submitted 04/23/2003 - updated 03/04/2004)
- Data model presentation from DMT conference ppt - zip format, 1685 kb (submitted 05/21/2004)
- Geological Survey of New South Wales mdb, mxd, and html docs - zip format, 1795 kb (submitted 06/16/2004)
- ArcGIS GeoScience Data Model Reference Documents ArcGISGeologyReference.doc and How to create a geoscience database.pdf file - zip format, 427 kb (submitted 06/28/2005)
- Earthquake Case Study ArcScene document of epicenters in 3D with example of 3D interpolator tool - zip format, 79974 kb (submitted 10/17/2006)
Downloads - Design Templates
The Design Templates are the result of the community-based design process. The general concepts and terms for this discipline are described here. Tools and examples to create a template data model are also included for advanced users.
- Geoscience Data Model Design Template UML model .vsd files, Analysis Diagram files, uml.dtd file, and .xml file - zip format, 2047 kb (submitted 04/23/2003)
- Repo812.MDB Geoscience Data Model Repository - mdb format, 3473 kb (submitted 04/23/2003)
- NGMDB database design documents NGMDB database design documents and class extension - zip format, 3249 kb (submitted 12/09/2005)
- NGMDB Geologic Map Feature Class Model .pdf - zip format, 665 kb (submitted 06/06/2006)
- Proposed Arc Geology Version 1 .pdf, .xml, .mxd, .txt, .lyr, .shp, .style, .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .PNG, and.img - zip format, 4449 kb (submitted 04/13/2007)
Downloads - Tools
These tools have been developed together with the data models to provide new ways to leverage each industry specific model. They are designed to work with the data model templates and case studies, and can be used with the model, or with other data sets. These tools can be found on ArcScripts, and are not supported Esri software.
- 3D Interpolator Tool for ArcGIS 9.1 3D interpolator tool - zip format, 119 kb (submitted 10/17/2006 - updated 08/28/2009)
User Community
The Geological Survey of New South Wales has developed an implementation model and deployed it as a geodatabase. The migration to this corporate geodatabase is the first geological Geodatabase in the world to be fully implemented by a Government agency. To see this implementation model visit the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
