GeoTools: An android phone application in geology

Authors:
Yi-Hua Weng;Fu-Shing Sun;Jeffry D. Grigsby
Affiliations:
Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA;Department of Computer Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA;Department of Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA
Venue:
Computers & Geosciences
Year:
2012

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Abstract

GeoTools is an Android application that can carry out several tasks essential in geological field studies. By employing the accelerometer in the Android phone, the application turns the handset into a pocket transit compass by which users can measure directions, strike and dip of a bedding plane, or trend and plunge of a fold. The application integrates functionalities of photo taking, videotaping, audio recording, and note writing with GPS coordinates to track the location at which each datum was taken. A time-stamped file name is shared by the various types of data taken at the same location. Data collected at different locations are named in a chronological sequence. At the end of each set of operations, GeoTools also automatically generates an XML file to summarize the characteristics of data being collected corresponding to a specific location. In this way, GeoTools allows geologists to use a multimedia approach to document their field observations with a clear data organization scheme in one handy gadget.