Smart Modelling of Geologic Stratigraphy Concepts using Sketches
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2020
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The Eurographics Association
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Several applications of Earth Science require geologically valid interpretation and visualization of complex physical structures in data-poor subsurface environments. Hand-drawn sketches and illustrations are standard practices used by domain experts for conceptualizing their observations and interpretations. These conceptual geo-sketches provide rich visual references for exploring uncertainties and helping users formulate ideas, suggest possible solutions, and make critical decisions affecting the various stages in geoscience studies and modelling workflows. In this paper, we present a sketch-based interfaces and modelling (SBIM) approach for the rapid conceptual construction of stratigraphic surfaces, which are common to most geologic modelling scales, studies, and workflows. Our SBIM approach mirrors the way domain users produce geo-sketches and uses them to construct 3D geologic models, enforcing algorithmic rules to ensure geologically-sound stratigraphic relationships are generated, and supporting different scales of geology being observed and interpreted. Results are presented for two case studies demonstrating the flexibility and broad applicability of our rule-based SBIM approach for conceptual stratigraphy.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:stag.20201243,
booktitle = {Smart Tools and Apps for Graphics - Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference},
editor = {Biasotti, Silvia and Pintus, Ruggero and Berretti, Stefano},
title = {{Smart Modelling of Geologic Stratigraphy Concepts using Sketches}},
author = {Sousa, Mario Costa and Silva, Julio Daniel Machado and Petrovskyy, Dmytro and Geiger, Sebastian and Silva, Clarissa Coda Marques Machado and Carvalho, Felipe Moura De and Judice, Sicilia and Rahman, Fazilatur and Jacquemyn, Carl and Pataki, Margaret E. H. and Hampson, Gary J. and Jackson, Matthew D.},
year = {2020},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {2617-4855},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-124-3},
DOI = {10.2312/stag.20201243}
}