EVS Geology File Creation in ArcView

You can return to the C Tech Application Preview and Launch Menu and launch another application (without needing to specify or create files), or you can create a new chemistry or additional geology files. We'll do one more example of making a geology file.

The following section will show you how to build an EVS geology file (.geo) with ArcView . To see the format for a GEO file click here: $image\shortcut.jpg$ Geology File Format

Choose Select Tables to get the following:

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If the data you are using to create the GEO file is already completely contained in the shapefile (point theme) itself, and not in a related table, skip the step of linking fields below in blue...

Choose the following settings and hit OK (note, you must choose the Input Table before you can set the field to field links (relationships):

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Then choose "Create GEO File"

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Hold down Shift and select Bot1 through Bot5 (click on each one). BE SURE TO SELECT "Sample Z Coords are depth below ground surface", because that is what the data in our table represents. If you're not sure, open the table in ArcView and have a look!

When you hit OK, the file browser will appear again:

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Click OK (or choose another name/location and hit OK).

Now when we select "Launch Application", we will have the opportunity to select applications that use either .csv (chemistry) or .geo (geology) files or both. (Remember that if you are a licensed user, you should UNCHECK "Run in Demo Mode"). Choose Geo_krig3d_solid, (as below) and click on OK.

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After the kriging is done, you should see the following in the Viewer:

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If we select Az-El and choose 195 Azimuth (20 deg elevation) we will see:

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Applications always come up in a "Top" view because the application doesn't have any view specified. This is necessary to accommodate the unknown size and extent of the incoming data. You can always use Az-El to set any view.