DMT’24 AGENDA

“From field to publication and beyond –

Comparing and improving our workflows”

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all activities are in Felmley Hall of Science Annex 133, on the Illinois State University campus.

Monday, May 13

1:00 am – 4:00 pm  GeMS workshop (optional)

4:00 – 6:00 pm  Registration and opening Reception

Tuesday, May 14

8:00 – 8:30 am   Registration, coffee and pastries, and poster setup

8:30 – 8:40 am  Welcoming remarks – By Dave Soller (U.S. Geological Survey) and Mark Yacucci (Illinois State Geological Survey)

8:40– 9:20 am  John Wesley Powell’s Legacy as a Scientist

By David Malone (Illinois State University)

9:20 – 9:45 am  The National Geologic Map Database — Progress and plans

By Dave Soller (U.S. Geological Survey)

Topics 1 and 2: Fieldwork — capturing data and observations, and Creating the map and GIS data

9:45 – 10:10 am  The Zen of GeMS – Individual and organizational approaches

By Emily Bunse and John Dunham (Kansas Geological Survey)

10:10 – 10:40 am  Coffee break.  From 10:10 – 10:20 am, all oral and poster presenters will meet with Dave Soller.

10:40 – 11:00 am  Enhancing Map Database Production via Custom Scripts: Adding Functionality to the GeMS Toolbox and Beyond

By Andrew L. Wunderlich (Tennessee Geological Survey)

11:00 – 11:20 am  Integration of Surficial Mapping Protocols (SuMP) with GeMS to standardize mapping from inception to final map product

By Karl Backhaus (New York Geological Survey)

11:20 – 11:40 am  StraboSpot For Data Organization and Integration

By Nathan Novak, Jessica Good Novak, and Jason Ash (University of Kansas)

11:40 – 12:00 pm  Multi-scale Digital Mapping with the StraboSpot Ecosystem

By Youseph Ibrahim (Texas A&M University)

12:00 – 1:30 pm   Lunch

1:30 – 1:50 pm  Using Python to Automate AKGeMS Geologic Map Legends

By Amy MacPherson (Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys) and Jeff Barrette (Esri)

1:50 – 2:10 pm  Template Geologic Map Databases, a scripted approach to applying attribute rules, domains, and workflow extensions to GeMS

By Dan Miranda, Tracey J. Felger, Ryan Crow, and Andy Cyr (U.S. Geological Survey)

2:10 – 2:30 pm  Bringing New, Old Metadata Tools for GeMS to ArcGIS Pro, and an Update on MapMerger, a Python-based Map Compilation Tool

By Shea Burns and Ryan Crow (U.S. Geological Survey)

2:30 – 2:40 pm  Catching Errors in Evolving Compilations

By David Vohra (Idaho Geological Survey)

2:40 – 3:00 pm  An Integrated Approach to Subsurface Mapping at the Kansas Geological Survey: The Precambrian Basement

By Souvik Bhattacharjee, Kolbe Andrzejewski, and Alan Peterson (Kansas Geological Survey)

3:00 – 3:30 pm  STATEMAP Q&A

By Jenna Shelton (U.S. Geological Survey)

3:30 – 5:00 pm  Poster Session and Map Blast: Planetarium visit (if interested) at 4:30

During this time slot, the formally presented posters will be supplemented by a “Map Blast”.  Everyone is encouraged to bring maps (finished or in preparation), and to display them.  Additional poster boards and tables will be available for this purpose.  Explore what others are working on, ask questions, and share your expertise!

Wednesday, May 15

8:00 – 8:30 am   Coffee and pastries

8:30 – 8:50 am  Go further with attribute domains and enforce data integrity by using contingency tables

By Étienne Girard (Geological Survey of Canada)

8:50 – 9:10 am  A database synthesis engine for producing new national geologic maps

By Samuel Johnstone, Joe Colgan, Warren Roe (U.S. Geological Survey)

9:10 – 9:30 am  Update on plans to propose GeMS extension tables

By Dave Soller (U.S. Geological Survey) and Emily Bunse (Kansas Geological Survey)

Topic 3: Creating and(or) managing ancillary data that’s needed for making geologic maps

9:30 – 9:50  Modeling bedrock elevation of Pennsylvania using an adaptive GIS methodology: The first steps towards a 3D geologic model of Pennsylvania

By Alfred C. Guiseppe (Pennsylvania Geological Survey)

9:50 – 10:10 am  Building tools and skills for more efficiently using high-resolution topographic data in geologic mapping

By Samuel Johnstone, Nessa Fakrai, Quinn Miller, Emma Rahalski, and Ollie Smith (U.S. Geological Survey), Chelsea Scott and Cassie Brigham (Arizona State University), Zhiang Chen (California Institute of Technology), and Chris Crosby (Earthscope Consortium)

10:10 – 10:40 am  Coffee break.

10:40 – 11:00 am  Creating, managing, and using ancillary data within the Alaska GeMS geologic mapping system

By Mike Hendricks (Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys)

11:00 – 11:20 am  Tearing Down Data Silos

By Matt Johnson (Indiana Geological and Water Survey)

11:20 – 11:40 am  3D Stereo-Mapping integrated with existing ArcGIS Pro mapping workflow

By Lauren Reeher and Matthew Morriss (Utah Geological Survey)

11:40 – 11:50 am  An Update on Near Surface Hazards in the Butte Mining District

By Anthony Roth (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)

11:50 – 12:10 pm  Building a comprehensive QA/QC process for geologic mapping

By Ally Steinleitner and Mike Hendricks (Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys)

12:10 – 1:30 pm   Lunch

Topics 4, 5, and 6: Preparation, Publication, and Post-Publication

1:30 – 1:50 pm  The USGS Intermountain West Seamless Geologic Map Explorer Publication Process

By Katherine Alexander, Kenzie Turner, and Amy Gilmer (U.S. Geological Survey)

1:50 – 2:10 pm  Enhancing Accessibility and Relevance of Geological Products in the Digital Age

By Alfred C. Guiseppe (Pennsylvania Geological Survey)

2:10 – 2:30 pm  3D geologic surface construction methods and data formats

By Lauren Reeher (Utah Geological Survey)

2:30 – 3:00 pm  Discussion Session – “GIS versus map publications — Recommendations for appropriate citations and titles”

This session will address these questions raised in Dave Soller’s 4/26/24 email to the DMT listserv:

Guidance to end-users on how they should acknowledge (i.e., cite) both the cartographic product and the GIS database if they are separate publications, and
Composing the title for a newly published GIS database if the map upon which it’s based was previously published.

3:00 – 3:30 pm   Coffee break

3:30 – 3:50 pm  Reducing PDF Size of Maps Using ArcMap/ArcPro and Adobe Illustrator

By Emily Morris (Kentucky Geological Survey)

3:50 – 4:10 pm  Understanding the Geological Data Needs of Your State

By Matt Johnson (Indiana Geological and Water Survey)

4:10 – 4:20 pm  Results of recent GeMS survey

By Darby DeBruhl (South Carolina Geological Survey)

4:20 – 5:00 pm  Discussion Session — When is it ok to not be GeMS Level 3?

GeMS was designed for traditional geologic maps.  Although it can be adapted for publication of related geoscience maps such as isopach and structure contours, and for economic geology data, GeMS implementation for those map types generally does not meet current requirements for GeMS Level 3.  This discussion will focus on strategies for using GeMS for those map products, and the process for GeMS validation.

Moderated by Dave Soller (U.S. Geological Survey) and John Dunham and Emily Bunse (Kansas Geological Survey)

Thursday, May 16

8:00 – 8:30 am   Coffee and pastries

8:30 – 8:50 am  Data management plan to manage your data from planning to publishing

By Étienne Girard (Geological Survey of Canada)

8:50 – 9:10 am  Adapting the GeMS Toolbox Tools to Work With Enterprise Geodatabases

By Christian Halsted (Maine Geological Survey)

9:10 – 9:30 am  The Alaska GeMS geologic mapping system – history and road ahead

By Mike Hendricks and Jen Athey (Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys)

9:30 – 9:50 am  Michigan Geological Survey’s Cross-Section Tools for ArcGIS Pro

By Matthew Bell and Garrett Ringle (Michigan Geological Survey)

9:50 – 10:10 am  An update on Virginia’s large-scale compilation mapping with GeMS

By Katie E. Lang, Holly E. Mangum, and Virginia Latane (Virginia Geology and Mineral Resources Program)

10:10 – 11:30 am  Informal discussion period, for issues raised during the meeting, or to continue any of the formal Discussion Sessions, or to discuss a new topic.  Short, informal presentations are welcome, especially if they serve to spur discussion.

11:30 – 12:00 pm  Miscellaneous issues and concerns, plans for future DMT meetings, etc., and adjourn meeting.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

(listed alphabetically, by agency)

A Generation of STATEMAP: Challenges Dealing with 30 Years of Projects

By Rick Green (Florida Geological Survey)

The Precambrian Basement Rocks of Kansas

By Souvik Bhattacharjee, Kolbe Andrzejewski, Alan Peterson and Brendan Bream (Kansas Geological Survey)

Preliminary Surficial Geology of the Cambridge Quadrangle, Cowley County, Kansas

By Alan Peterson and Kolbe Andrzejewski (Kansas Geological Survey)

Focus Areas of Subsidence from the Butte Stope Books – The Travona Mine

By Anthony Roth (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)

Challenges Faced in Edgematching and 1:100,000 Scale Compilation of Legacy Bedrock Mapping in GeMS

By Sarah Gooding (West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey)