Introduction to the Relational Outcrop Analog Database
The Relational Outcrop Analog Database (ROAD) is designed for archiving, retrieving and ensuring the quality of outcrop data, with emphasis on sedimentary bodies and their attributes. The tool has the ability to:
- Plot dimensional data and distinguish between different data by attributes.
- Provide quality control by linking each data point to the outcrop photograph from which it was measured.
- Redefine terminology based on user preferences by assigning user-defined synonyms to attribute fields.
Data in ROAD are categorized by contextual attributes, including geographic location, paleogeographic location, and stratigraphy, as well as descriptive attributes of sedimentary bodies, such as shape, scalar hierarchy, body type, and more. The database includes:
- Dimensional data of sedimentary bodies
- Two-dimensional panels - photomosaics, cross sections, and outcrop measured sections
- One-dimensional well logs
The primary focus of ROAD is on the dimensional data of sedimentary bodies and their attributes. Photomosaics, cross sections, and measured sections serve relational functions, such as ties to GIS and the Data Management System (DMS).
Start using ROAD
