​Field Excursion Software Package
Do you have a 3D model of an outcrop or landscape that you would like to explore in a user-friendly interface and share with students and/or research collaborators? Our software package, the Structural Geology Query Toolkit, can make this possible.

​We assembled a software package that permits users without game-development experience to combine their own 3D models with our new geoscience-specific analysis tools – to quickly produce 3D virtual field experiences for public outreach, undergraduate education, and shared scientific visualization. Our GitHub site contains the software download and a wiki that explains the step-by-step process of building your own virtual field geology experience.
 PictureOur pipeline: 1) Take your 3D model; 2) download Unity 3D for free; 3) import our package of geology tools; and 4) share your own field excursion with students and fellow researchers
We have an upcoming workshop (link below) associated with GSA Connects 2022 in which we will walk you step-by-step through building a virtual field trip with your own (or a downloaded) 3D model.
  • No video-game-building or coding experience is necessary. 
  • Workshop will be remote on Zoom.

GSA Shortcourse #505: How to Create Your Own 3D Videogame–Style Geologic Field Trip and Host it Online: Accessible, Immersive Data Visualization for Education and Research.
Fri., 30 Sept., 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. US$40. CEU: 0.70.