ROCKD

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Overview

ROCKD[1] is a website that is also available as an app on the App Store as well as the Google Play store. It is funded by NSF[2] and UW Geoscience[3], and produced by UW Macrostat Lab[4].

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Features and Usage

ROCKD features a host of services for Geologists and those curious about the bedrock and parent material or other features in your area and around the world. The main feature being a global map of bedrock layers and strike/slip faults. Any area on the map can be clicked on to open a window that lists the coordinates involved, the name, age, and type of rock or strike/slip fault, and a reference link to their data source. It additionally allows for users to add their own observations on rock formations, to tag and save features, to measure and record strike/slip fault data, and a searchable database. The app can be used without an account, but not edited.

References

[1]https://rockd.org/

[2]http://nsf.gov/

[3]http://geoscience.wisc.edu/geoscience/

[4]https://macrostrat.org/