Spatial modeling seminar in Rovaniemi, Finland
Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) arranged a seminar on spatial
modeling techniques applied to data integration using the new Spatial Data Modeller (SDM)
geoprocessing tools between
October 2
nd and 3
rd 2007. The seminar venue was Clarion Hotel Santa Claus, Rovaniemi. The
seminar was co-chaired by
Prof.
Gary Raines and Mr. Vesa Nykänen.
This seminar was continuation of the workshop instructed by Gary Raines in Kuopio, May
2007. The participants of the seminar were research scientists working on geologic mapping,
environmental geochemistry or mineral exploration.
The two-day seminar included keynote lectures, student presentations and discussions. The aim was to build a foundation for SDM modeling community within GTK and its partners.
Most of the presentations are downloadable here in pdf format.
Please note that the size of the pdf files is between 1.4 to 21 MB.
Keynote lectures:
- Dr. Greg Partington, Kenex Knowledge Systems Ltd:
1. Exploration Targeting Using Spatial Analysis in GIS: Exploration in the Computer Age
2. Spatial data modelling in a business context or why isn’t everybody doing it!
3. Lessons from targeting deep geothermal sources using expert and fuzzy logic techniques
- Dr. Jeff Harris, Geological Survey of Canada:
1. Issues in Mineral Potential Modelling
2. Modelling Mineral Potential for the Greater Nahanni Ecosystem Using GIS Based Analytical Methods
- Prof. John Carranza, ITC:
1. Data-driven evidential belief functions for modelling mineral prospectivity
3. A 'wildcat' method to model mineral prospectivity in poorly-explored geologically permissive regions
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Dr. William Hatton, BGS:
A hands-on approach to measuring uncertainty within the British Geological Survey, using
hybrid fuzzy logic technique
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Prof.
Gary L. Raines, USGS, UNR:
Spatial Data Modeller for ArcGIS 9.2
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Heikki Salmirinne, GTK:
Sodankylä, Lomalampi Ni-PGE target. Ground Geophysical Surveys and Fuzzy Logic
Prospectivity Analysis
- Vesa Nykänen, GTK: Spatial modeling techniques as mineral exploration tools. Examples from gold exploration in the Northern Fennoscandian Shield, Finland
Student presentations:
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Maarit Middleton, GTK:
Applying neural networks to
determine Scots pine site suitability from hyperspectral AISA data of a clear-cut site in
Lapland
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Pauliina Liwata, GTK:
Classification of well sorted
surficial soil deposits using airborne gamma radiation and electro-magnetic surveys: neural
networks and weights-of-evidence applications
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Katja Lalli, GTK:
Application of weights-of-evidence
method to indicate prospective areas for gold panning in Lemmenjoki area, Northern Finland
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Ilkka Lahti, GTK:
Target scale prospectivity mapping: unsupervised neural networks and fuzzy logic approach
- Mikko Numminen, University of Oulu, GTK: Target scale fuzzy logic prospectivity mapping for Au in Central Lapland Greenstone Belt