Geologic Map of Texas

GMT is a very powerful mapping and data visualization package. Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) is a set of open-source software for mapping and plotting geographic data. It features a command-line interface, which makes it completely different from the common GIS software like QGIS or ArcGIS.

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Geologic Map of Texas

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Geo-referenced map of Texas created using the Generic Mapping Tool (GMT) & GDAL to illustrate the geologic features (i.e, fault lines, earthquakes, & Geologic age of crustal structure).

What I did

  • Generic Mapping Tool (GMT)
  • C-shell Scripting
  • GDAL
  • Extract Geospatial datasets from (www.ngdc.noaa.gov)
  • Find data files of political boundaries: usgs geologic mapping data

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An earthquake occurs due to a sudden release of energy in Earth’s lithosphere. Seismic waves are in fact, the vibrations that carry this energy from the source outwards in all directions.

— Aayesha Arif

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Visualize the distribution and magnitude of earthquakes and explore their distribution at plate boundaries. Earthquakes are visualized on a 3D globe, making it easy to see their distribution within the Earth's surface.

— Cara Harwood