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The Dork Web: Can Free and Open Source Software Support Exploration from A-Z?

Dork

/dɔːk/

noun

1. Someone who has odd interests, and is often silly at times. A dork is also someone who can be themselves and not care what anyone thinks.

Eg: You are such a dork

● Is it be possible to mirror, mimic or match the software requirements of a field program with freely available programs?.

● Test the premise on a possible vs. practical basis from the ground up

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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dork

https://www.aig.org.au/blog/tag/unemployment

“Helping unemployed geoscientists maintain their skills and maintain contact with peers through delivering professional development opportunities therefore re-mains one of AIG’s highest priorities.”

http://www.mch.cl/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/03/2018-World-Exploration-Trends-Report-2018-SP-Global-Market-Intelligence.pdf

There is always someone worse off than you.

“International Licence Software”Skills 'hoarding'

FLOSS provides an opportunity to train, in any personal circumstance.

What is FLOSS?

● Free, Libre, Open Source Software

● Netscape Communicator is the 'pseudo-formal' start of Open Source in 1998.

● GPL and BSD licencing.

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software li-censes, imposing minimal restrictions on the use and redis-tribution of covered software.

What are the Advantages?

● Adaptable and editable

● Legally transferable

● Free to use

● SME authors

● On reaching 'critical mass' the support and community is exception-al.

● Non-proprietary structures and formats

● Systemic through the web and Social Media

● Price point.

● Niche applications

What are the Disadvantages?● Niche applications

● Some steep learning curves.

● Interoperability can be difficult

● User experience can be poor (command line or language driven)

● Sprayed all over the internet.

● Skewed towards academic applications.

● High potential applications absorbed by commercial applications

● Effort:Thrill can be high● You don't need to know how

something is built to use it.

And● 'Open' Licencing means that code

can be adapted to other applica-tions.

● … which means, for example, biomedical scanning software can be easily re-purposed for seismic process-ing, etc...

● Good ideas that run out of battreries can be revived direct from the open source code.

Some key areas – QAQC as an example – don't get much traction

The Open Exploration Office.

● Communication and presence

● Backend

● Staff and Management

● Research and Review

● Planning and Reconnaissance

● Geophysics

● Field Programs

● Interpretation and Modeling

● Evaluation

● Review and reporting

Sykes, CET

Communication and Presence

● Wordpress Website

● Firefox, Chrome, etc Browsers

● Gmail,Thunderbird,Zimbra Email

● Skype, etc Video Chatting

● Whatsapp, Viber, etc Text and calls

● Dropbox File transfer

● Virtual GL Server side processing

● RARzip Compression software

Backend.● Ubuntu / Puppy OS

● FreeNAS Data Server software

● DirSyncPro Incremental synchronisation software

● Immunet Anti-virus software

● Apache Web server

● GeoServer Geospatial data server

●

● Mysql/PHP Database and data query

● Sqlite Geodatabase

● Gdal Geodatabase

● OpenOffice Database Relational database

● Xplordb Relational ddb (QGIS and ODBC)

Staff and Management.● GNUcash Small business management

● Xtuple Enterprise Resource Planning and eCommerce

● OrangeHRM HR management

● OpenPetra Office Administration Software (non-profit)

● Bonita Customer and employee personalised interface.

● NIOSH OHS - National Inst. OHS

● Life360 Safety

Orange HRM site

Project Management

● ProjectLibre, GanttProject Project Management

● Simple Risk Risk Management

● Project Forge Cross device management

Gannt Project ProjectForge

Research and Review

● Plos, OS Journals

● Google scholar

● Directory of Open Access Journals – https://doaj.org/

● Endless Data Repositories (WMS, OpenData, Gov repositories)

● QGIS

● SAGA

● GRASS

● Trove

● FreeOCR

QGIS3

Closer look at QGIS

Closer look at QGIS

Reconnaissance

● GPSbabel GPS conversion software

● Qfield Field Capture / mapping syncs to QGIS

● Google/Bing Basemaps

● Earthpoint UTM grid on google

● Vsfm, meshlab Drone/photo processing

● data.vic.gov.au Base data (eg)

● Survex Old workings

● FreeCAD DXF pickup

● QGIS Compilation

Geochemistry

● QGIS High capability geochem (2D)● Geoda geostats review and comparison

Geoda

Geophysics and Spectral● SAGA 2D/2.5D● Geoscience Analyst, ParaViewGeo 3D● Oasis Montaj Reader● IgeoS Inversion● Spectral Python / Spectragryph Hyperspectral● ILWIS Spectral Band Maths●

●

Spectral Maths SAGA

Geophysics and Spectral

IgeoS 3D IgeoS 2D

Field Data Capture - xplordb

Coreview

● Coreview is a simple, editable QA entry (with libraries and validation).

Xplore

Interpretation and Modeling

● OpenGeoStat drillhole DDB templates● Geoscience Analyst 3D visualisation● Geoblock 3D visualisation... maybe● MeshLab 3D digitising

Geoscience Analyst Geoblock

Geoscience Analyst

Geoblock

Geostatistics and Structure

● R (Geo) Statistics ● RStudio, Bert Interface software between R and Excel● GeoMS2 Geostatistics● SgeMS Spatial statistics with GUI● Georient, Openstereo Stereonets● Alpha/beta structure TBD●

GeoMS2 SgeMS

Georient

Economics

● Economic Evaluation – free spreadsheets for project economics

● RSC Industry Intelligence

● http://economicevaluation.com.au/worked-examples-in-excel

Reporting

● OpenOffice, LibreOffice Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access● Inkscape Vector Graphics● GIMP Raster Graphics● CutePDF, Open Office PDF writer

Inkscape GIMP

Bringing the bits together

● Commanality of purpose/economy of scale.● OSGEO4W Binary Distribution (easy install)● MapServer API and map delivery● FOSS4G 2018 User conference

Enterprise Spin-offs● VMINE Modeling software (Datamine)● Georeka Consolidated 'modules' at cost● RecMIN Modeling software

Lost Opportunity

● Interdex Drilling, interp, modeling and QC software● XODB Geodatabase - interoperability and QAQC● HPGL High Performance Geostatistical Laboratory●

● Some high-potential software and products are no longer available – absorbed into closed source packages?

Using a target as the software icon might have been prophetic for Inter-dex

Stuff to watch● GAIA3D's Geospatial Mago3D project● Lutre Consulting 3D for QGIS. (not 2.5D)● OSGEO4W integrating software and databases● QGIS

Mago 3d - http://www.mago3d.com/homepage/demo.do

Result?● Could Free and Open Source software

mirror a field program?

● Big ticket shortfalls:

Digitising 3D shapes in real world coordinates.

Transforming shapes.

File inter-operability (DXFs, shapefiles, klm, csv, dae)

Handling Incremental datasets in databases.

IT suck.

More StuffFree and Open Source software in geology

● Softonic https://en.softonic.com/

● Stack Exchange https://stackexchange.com/

● GitHub https://github.com/

● SourceForge http://sourceforge.net/

● Software Informer http://software.informer.com/

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● OsgeoW4 https://trac.OSGeo.org/osgeo4w/

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● Babelflysch https://babelflysch.wordpress.com/

● Alternativeto https://alternativeto.net/

● Volcan01010 http://all-geo.org/volcan01010/2011/11/all-the-software-a-geoscientists-needs-for-free/

● GeologyDegrees http://geologydegree.org/mining-mineral-exploration/

●https://babelflysch.wordpress.com/

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