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Jan62015

Displaying Every Nth Featured

Displaying every Nth Feature

Scale is one of the most important factors to consider when representing data on a map. As mentioned in the ‘Creating a Multi-scale Geological Map’ blog it is important not to confuse the message of your map by including too much data. There are several ways of controlling scalable visibility, including: Using separate datasets of…

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6th January 2015
Dec152014

Calculating Depth to Surface from Contours

Calculating Depth to Surface from Contours

Depth-to-surface maps can be derived from isopach (thickness) data, and are useful for visualising regional structural trends. This blog demonstrates how to use mathematic functions in ArcGIS to create a grid representing the depth to a stratigraphic surface in the Viking Graben area of the UKCS (see previous blog for data and area). Method Calculating…

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15th December 2014

Python Codeblock Field Calculations

With the arrival of ArcGIS 10.0, Esri introduced the ability to use Python within the Field Calculator allowing the user the ability to perform more complex calculations. How does this help me? Let’s suppose I need to create a map showing the fields of the central North Sea in both the context of their hydrocarbon…

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25th September 2014
Sep22014

Making Elevation Profiles in 3D Analyst

Making Elevation Profiles in 3D Analyst

Introduction An elevation profile charts the elevation along a straight or irregular line. Their uses within the Oil and Gas industry include: Infrastructure planning – eg, pipeline routing Field work route planning Providing a topographic profile for use in geological cross sections.   In this blog I look at the construction of vertical profiles for…

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2nd September 2014

GIS in Challenging Environments

Working in challenging environments: an example of using GIS and big data analytics to support safer O&G operations, understanding and managing risks In my last blog on the value of spatial analysis, I promised some examples showcasing the use of analytics for “Big Data” in the O&G and GIS space. To kick this off I…

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25th June 2014

Esri PUG Conference 2014 Review

Houston, we have a platform Exprodat has a long tradition of attending the annual Esri Petroleum GIS Conference in Houston. Historically known as the ‘PUG’, it is co-hosted with the Petroleum User Group, the well-respected GIS industry body which has been the driving force behind the event for over 20 years. This year’s event was…

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14th May 2014

Sharing 3D Models Using CityEngine

Sharing 3D models using Esri’s CityEngine Web Viewer In a previous blog post, my colleague Mike Phillips showed us how to create geological block diagrams using ArcScene. In this blog, I will show you how to share your model over the web using Esri’s CityEngine Web Viewer. The workflows described require ArcGIS Desktop 10.2 along…

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1st May 2014

From Visual-isation to Value-isation

I recently read with particular interest a press release by the management consultancy company Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) predicting long-term trends in the Oil & Gas (O&G) industry. Their analysis highlights, amongst others, the critical role that data is going to play for the industry: “Data will continue to create differentiators”. O&G is a data-intensive…

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10th April 2014

Tip 28: Hyperlinking to Raster Images

In a previous Training Tip blog (“Hyperlinking to Document Pages)” we discussed how to link features in ArcMap to external documents such as PDFs, and launch them using an appropriate viewer application. If you are interested in viewing data such as seismic sections, which are stored as images, it is actually possible to do this within ArcMap itself…

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25th March 2014

ArcGIS Desktop Enterprise Deployment: 2

This is the second part of a two part blog that provides details of how to configure access to various corporate resources. In Part 1 we looked at configuring map templates, style files and coordinate reference systems. In Part 2 we will cover toolboxes and metadata style sheets and also briefly mention the Advanced Settings utility that is provided…

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6th March 2014
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