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SketchUp for Geoscientists
John Lang
John Lang is a Geoscience Information Specialist, with a BSc Geology (1980) and
an MSc Geographic Information (2008), based in Perth, Australia. John specializes
in innovative technologies for information management and is working as a spa-
tial data management consultant to the petroleum industry. His recent projects
include 2D/3D Google-based information systems for geoscientists, engineers,
and managers focused on petroleum infrastructure.
Project
: Is SketchUp with ArcGIS a practical tool for geoscientists?
Tools
: Google SketchUp, ArcGIS, Google Earth; Plug-ins: ArcGIS, Cloud_V6,
3DVolume, Soap Skin and Bubble, and SketchyPhysics.
This project summarizes John's MSc thesis “Is Google™ SketchUp combined
with ArcGIS a practical 3D tool for geoscientists using two case studies from
Kyrgyzstan” The thesis was sponsored by Monitor Energy Ltd to enable 3D
visualization of its petroleum and uranium assets in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.
The thesis was completed in 6 months at Curtin University of Technology
in Perth, West Australia, and won the 2008 Spatial Science Institute student
award. The thesis has been updated to demonstrate the use of SketchUp
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