Authors :
Dinesh A C; Sajesh P V
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/y9dmt23u
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8128980
Abstract :
Field Planning is an integral part of
geological studies which involves literature consultation,
clear understanding of the area, potential risks etc and
also about conducting surveys and collection of data and
samples. Though many commercial and non-commercial
software are available to accomplish field planning, they
require formal training and understanding of complex
theories and logic. At this juncture, GT Aide Global, a
freeware becomes very handy helping tool for students
and researchers of geology, geography and geo-
informatics for planning field studies by creating grids,
plotting tracks and sample points at great ease over
Google earth where visualization is much appealing and
informative. Gt Aide (Global)1.1 is meant for preparing
various kinds of user defined grids, survey tracks and
sampling points for geoscientific studies in any part of
the globe which can be used for exploration, mapping,
field planning and any similar studies. The software is
developed in Visual Basic without using any formal
database which makes the freeware handy. To make it
more user friendly and simpler it is designed on ‘click &
retrieve’ basis. The output data is viewed in notepad
using shell command whereas the maps are visualized in
Google earth as kml files. The freeware is meant for
those who are not able to afford costly GIS software and
also to get rid of their cumbersome working protocols.
Gt Aide (Global) can be used by a user without
undergoing any formal training. There are eight
modules in the freeware meant for gridding of regular
and irregular polygons, gridding of polygons with
advanced options, sampling along survey tracks created,
creating user-defined grids around a point, flexi grids in
which user creates grids along a Baseline or along a
given bearing, flexi lines are capable of generating nine
types of lines/tracks with utmost ease. The converter
module facilitates to convert UTM coordinates to
geographic coordinates and vice versa. The module:
UTM Zones can be used for understanding the zones
and the last module ‘BID Calculator’ for determining
bearing, intersection and destination points for a single
data and multiple datasets as well. The radius of the
earth at a particular latitude can also be determined
using this module.
Keywords :
Field Planning, Flexi Grids, Flexi Lines, Kml Files, BID Calculator.
Field Planning is an integral part of
geological studies which involves literature consultation,
clear understanding of the area, potential risks etc and
also about conducting surveys and collection of data and
samples. Though many commercial and non-commercial
software are available to accomplish field planning, they
require formal training and understanding of complex
theories and logic. At this juncture, GT Aide Global, a
freeware becomes very handy helping tool for students
and researchers of geology, geography and geo-
informatics for planning field studies by creating grids,
plotting tracks and sample points at great ease over
Google earth where visualization is much appealing and
informative. Gt Aide (Global)1.1 is meant for preparing
various kinds of user defined grids, survey tracks and
sampling points for geoscientific studies in any part of
the globe which can be used for exploration, mapping,
field planning and any similar studies. The software is
developed in Visual Basic without using any formal
database which makes the freeware handy. To make it
more user friendly and simpler it is designed on ‘click &
retrieve’ basis. The output data is viewed in notepad
using shell command whereas the maps are visualized in
Google earth as kml files. The freeware is meant for
those who are not able to afford costly GIS software and
also to get rid of their cumbersome working protocols.
Gt Aide (Global) can be used by a user without
undergoing any formal training. There are eight
modules in the freeware meant for gridding of regular
and irregular polygons, gridding of polygons with
advanced options, sampling along survey tracks created,
creating user-defined grids around a point, flexi grids in
which user creates grids along a Baseline or along a
given bearing, flexi lines are capable of generating nine
types of lines/tracks with utmost ease. The converter
module facilitates to convert UTM coordinates to
geographic coordinates and vice versa. The module:
UTM Zones can be used for understanding the zones
and the last module ‘BID Calculator’ for determining
bearing, intersection and destination points for a single
data and multiple datasets as well. The radius of the
earth at a particular latitude can also be determined
using this module.
Keywords :
Field Planning, Flexi Grids, Flexi Lines, Kml Files, BID Calculator.
