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Jan272020

When scale bars don’t scale

Traditionally, scale bars are based on the origin point of the map’s coordinate reference system (CRS), commonly the intersection of the equator and Prime Meridian. Many users don’t realise that the scale bar may be inaccurate due to the distortions that occur with any map projection.  In ArcGIS Pro, this inaccuracy can be reduced with the “Compute at center” property, though not entirely corrected for every map     Not all…

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27th January 2020
Jan172020

How Tectonic Motion is affecting your Map Accuracy

On our dynamic Earth, continents don’t sit still. They slowly move around the planet, stretching oceans and lifting mountain ranges. Sure, it’s not like you risk being overtaken by Africa on your commute. Tectonic movements average a couple of centimetres per year – about the same speed as the growth of your fingernails.  But over time, things add up. And it’s beginning to impact the accuracy of geospatial data.    Why your maps are probably out of place  Every map…

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17th January 2020
Jan92020

Exploring New Frontiers at GRSG Frascati ‘19

In December 2019 I had the great pleasure of attending the 30th Anniversary Conference and AGM of the Geological Remote Sensing Group, which was held at the European Space Agency offices in Frascati, Italy. The conference presentations and delegates nicely represented the history of geological Earth Observation (EO) during the lifetime of the group. There were fascinating…

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9th January 2020
Dec192019

The Pelican Energy Transition

In the last eight years, Esri users around the world have created nearly one million Story Maps to share their work and ideas. Telling stories has always been an effective way of keeping an audience interested and by creating the Story Maps technology, Esri has made it easier for everyone to take advantage of this…

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19th December 2019
Sep262019

Getech sponsors Imperial College MSc project investigating Santos Basin prospectivity

Getech, the natural resource exploration specialist, continues to support Imperial College students with projects that contribute to their MSc studies. This year’s Petroleum Geoscience MSc project was undertaken by William Jewell, who was tasked with using play-based exploration assessment techniques to review the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the offshore Brazil Santos Basin. The starting point for…

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26th September 2019
Jul252019

Identifying Onshore Surface Seeps with Satellites

Reducing exploration risk by confirming petroleum source and charge is a major component of petroleum system analysis and is a critical phase of any exploration program.   The use of cloud-penetrating radar data in offshore basins to detect and isolate slicks emanating from sea floor seepage of oil and wet gas is now seen as…

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25th July 2019
Jul232019

Top 8 Features in Unconventionals Analyst for ArcGIS Pro

Having released our ArcGIS Pro version of Unconventionals Analyst – along with hearing about more oil and gas companies making the switch from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro – I thought it would be useful to highlight some of my favourite features in the software to help customers using this fantastic tool for US onshore development…

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23rd July 2019
Jun282019

Esri 2019 UC Q&A Highlights

The 2019 Esri User Conference (UC) gets underway in San Diego on July 8th, and Esri has released its annual UC Q&A.  The Q&A sets the scene for the UC; gives an update on Esri’s strategy; and answers questions about its software development, products, education, and support. As last year, the Q&A site is interactive…

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28th June 2019
Jun102019

Multiple Saved Definition Queries in ArcGIS Pro

One of the new features introduced in ArcGIS Pro 2.3 is the ability to have more than one Definition Query saved for an individual layer. This examples uses well data from OGA. Load the layer into ArcGIS Pro, and open the Layer Properties. Click on Definition Query. The new dialog has a drop-down menu which…

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10th June 2019
May92019

Symbolise by outline in ArcGIS Pro

When working with polygon data in ArcGIS Pro, there are cases where polygons sit on top of one another. One example of this is hydrocarbon field outlines in the North Sea. I’ve downloaded some of the OGA field production data and displayed this in ArcGIS Pro. I added a Definition Query to only show oil…

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9th May 2019
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