Objectives
1. Understand the different contouring
methods.
2. Understand the different gridding
methods
3. Understand kriging, smoothing/filtering,
trend surface.
4. Understand the tematic maps
Geologic Maps
• Continuous functions based on discrete
observations
• Structure, thickness, lithofacies
• Map reliability and efficiency
• Contour mapping/interpolation,
extrapolation
• Trend surface
• Kriging/time series analysis
contouring
File XYZ (.dat)
Gridding/interpola
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Variogram : linear
Column D: Clay
Direction: 0.0 Tolerance: 90.0
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