Lake District Field trip Easter

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Lake District Field trip Easter

• Pre-field trip preparation

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What might we require to know

• How shall we get there?
• Where shall we stay?
• Where will we go?
• What books/field guides should we read?
• What maps should we consult?
• What types of rocks might we look at?

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Lake District Digital Project
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Introduction to ArcGIS
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What is GIS?

• A general purpose and extensible computer system
  handling data pertaining to geographical
  locations
• (D.Rhind)

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Where something is? What is at a given location?

• 55? North, 2? West

Coarse (small scale)
Detailed (large scale)
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GIS map comprises layers

• Points represent localities or data points we
  might collect
• Shapes/polygons represent geological units
• Lines represent contacts or faults etc

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Co-ordinate systems
Latitude/Longitude
Great Britain Grid
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A 3D digital geology map
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Lake District Digital Map Project

• Aims
• To produce a 3D digital geological map/model of
  the Lake District
• To relate geology of the Lake District to its
  landscape in preparation for our visit there

Planning!
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Tips for a successful project

• Group Project
• Strategy to achieve milestones
• Week 1 Learn/revise GIS and produce initial map
• Week 2 Add geology to map and make some
  interpretations
• Week 3 Finish interpretations and start report
• Week 4 Complete project deliverable
• Logistical items
• Data management
• Technical items
• Background reading
• Next week in lecture will get more info on the
  form of the report (submit report via digital
  drop box on Duo)

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Geology Layers
Detailed geology
Regional scale geology
Regional Structure
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Assignment

• Group report submitted via Duo in Field studies
  click on Tools button to find Digital Drop Box
• 1 report per group
• Format A Word file no longer than 4 A4 sized
  printable pages
• Do not submit data files or ArcMap/ArcScene files
• An illustrated report giving your interpretations
  will earn more marks than lots of material copies
  from text books!

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Add pictures to your report extracted from
ArcScene
NNW
Old Man of Coniston (800m)
BVG forms high mountain to north
Windermere Supergroup Dips steeply south
Unconformity shown by green line clearly
cross-cuts volcanic units of the BVG
Coniston Linestone at base of Windermere SG
(at front) 1km
Scene from Torver illustrating the unconformity
between the BVG and the Windermere SG