7-7-2010

SBC 2009 Fieldguide Set Uploaded

The 2009 SBC fieldguide set for San Clemente, CA; Torrey Pines, CA; La Jolla, CA; and San Carlos, Baja California, Mexico; have been uploaded and are available for download in the secure downloads section of the SBC website. In the 4 volume set, book I covers outcrops of the Miocene Capistrano Formation in San Clemente, CA and the Eocene Rose Canyon Formation in San Diego, CA. Book II covers the El Rosario Formation near San Carlos, Baja California, Mexico. Finally, book III heads north to the Upper Cretaceous Point Loma and Cabrillo formations in La Jolla and San Diego, CA.

7-2-2010

2010 SBC Field Conference Announced!

The 2010 SBC-GAIA Sponsors meeting begins on Monday, October 18 in Monterey and ends on Friday, October 22 in San Francisco, California. September 1, 2010 is the deadline for submitting company participant lists. The October meeting summarizes year-two (2009-2010) research and reviews 2009 fieldwork on the Carmelo Formation at Point Lobos State Reserve, a well exposed Eocene submarine canyon fill, and traverses the longitudinal profile of the Cretaceous Great Valley Group (GVG). 2010 involves the most fieldwork in Phase I. We are winding down a five-year effort on convergent continental margins, while at the same time ramping up research on collisional deep-marine foreland basins in southern Europe and New Zealand. The field crew will be in southeast France most of July studying the Grès d'Annot outcrops. Download the official announcement here.

6-24-2010

GIS Search Engine Beta is Live

The GIS search engine beta is now live! With the power of Google Maps™ select from a truly global database of outcrops to find data specific to your needs. Geographic areas are linked to data in the document database as well as web pages within the GAIA outcrop analogs module. Get started by selecting a region from the map frame and zooming until a single outcrop is selected. Turn layers off and on by toggling the check boxes on the right hand side of the map portal.

 

6-22-2010

Faceted Search Engine Beta is Live

The GAIA document search engine is now live. The hierarchical tag-driven search organizes data by 10 top-level categories and hundreds of subcategories to put 14,000 documents at your fingertips. The new design also insures you will always get data returned in a search. Follow the link above and log in to try it out.

 

6-20-2010

Google Search Appliance Added

We have installed a new Google Mini Search Appliance™ which leverages the power of Google™ search technology on the GAIA web site and document database. Start using the search now by logging in and typing in a query into the search bar.

 

6-3-2010

GAIA Research Project

The Slope and Basin Consortium at Montana State University has launched a new research initiative to improve geologic prediction in the definition and management of petroleum assets. The first three-year phase focuses on the redesign and expansion of the TOADAL Tool with new outcrops and updated software. The combined data management tool and analog database will be used to develop, support, and maintain an Internet-based geological system knowledgebase called the Geological Analog and Information Archive (GAIA).

 

TOADAL Tool

Part of the SBC, the Turbidite Outcrop Analog Database and Learning tool (TOADAL) is an extensive digital archive containing information and data derived from studies of deepwater clastic rocks. It is designed to aid in the exploration, development, and management of deepwater reservoirs through the application and integration of outcrop analog information in subsurface data analysis.

TOADAL is designed for the archiving, retrieval, dissemination, and application of information about how outcrop analogs can be used to fill information gaps in subsurface geological interpretation. It provides access to three comprehensive and cross-referenced databases featuring (1) outcrop data and documentation, (2) interactive learning modules about deepwater depositional systems and modeling, and (3) how to apply outcrop analog patterns to subsurface exploration. The organization of TOADAL reflects the dual objectives of both retrieving and reviewing data, as well as mining and learning from the data to help make better decisions about subsurface architecture.