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…
Read detailsHouston, 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…
Read detailsSharing 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…
Read detailsI 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…
Read detailsIn 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…
Read detailsThis 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…
Read detailsIt is possible to configure various aspects of ArcGIS Desktop, such as the storage location of corporate map templates, by amending Windows registry settings. Further settings can be configured by placing files into the individual users’ profile folders. These capabilities allow for the efficient enterprise-wide deployment of ArcGIS Desktop, ensuring that each user has access…
Read detailsIn our earlier Exprodat blog Creating Geological Block Diagrams, we showed how to create block diagrams using satellite imagery and a digital elevation model. In this blog I look at how to make block diagrams directly from gridded surfaces, creating visual representations of the blocks. The workflows described require ArcGIS Desktop along with the 3D…
Read detailsThis training tip follows on from our previous blog “Top 10 ArcGIS Printing Checks“, and introduces some of ArcGIS 10.1’s dynamic legends capabilities. The problem You’ve got a good map, but your legend is stopping it from being a great map: In older versions of ArcGIS, you could either put up with the deficiencies, or spend…
Read detailsWhen you want to run the same geoprocessing tool on many feature classes, one option is to right click the tool and select the batch option, but it can be tedious to add all your datasets to the list – the entry columns have to be widened to check that the paths have been entered…
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