Geology News - September 2004

News stories about geology and earth sciences in the world. News articles will be archived monthly. All links are to external sites.

September 28, 2004

New integrated solution for visualizing geology and reservoir data
ESSS and CEI have released Cyclops, new software for integrating, manipulating and visualizing multiple geology and reservoir engineering data sets in a single environment.

September 10, 2004

Alberta Department of Energy recognized for their enterprise GIS
The Alberta Department of Energy was presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.

September 9, 2004

Major milestone for detecting life on Mars
Because its geology is much like Mars, this year's AMASE team just completed a two-week fieldwork expedition in the challenging environment of Bockfjorden on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, which at close to 80o N has the world's northern-most hot springs above sea level.

Archaeology digs offer exotic summer experience
Each year, Penn professors in the Earth and Environmental Science and Anthropology departments take groups of students on geological excursions and archaeological digs.

September 1, 2004

University unveils new geological map
The first new statewide map of South Dakota's geology in 50 years also is the most accurate and complete geologic map ever compiled for the state, according to a researcher who helped make it.