Find Geoscience Data

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Find Geoscience Data

Summary

The Geoscience Data Service is a web portal that allows you to connect to the Geosoft Public DAP Server, https://dap.geosoft.com/gdp, to search for global geoscience datasets by keyword or location. Geoscience Data Service provides access to geoscience data that is hosted on the Geosoft Public DAP Server. This service is also available through MySeequent or by using Seeker in your Geosoft Desktop applications.

Usage

If you have an active map or scene in Target for ArcGIS Pro, when you click Find Geoscience Data in the Add to Map section of the Target tab:

The Find Geoscience Data browser will be launched.
The default portal will load in the browser; see Manage Geosoft Portals Connections for more details.
The spatial extents of the active map or scene will be transferred to the Geoscience Data Service portal so that you can search within that spatial area.

Using the Geoscience Data Service involves three steps:

Define your search area. Note that if you have a map, or scene, opened in Target for ArcGIS Pro, the extents of the current view will be transferred to the Geoscience Data Service portal.
Review and select data layers from the results. Use the Data Layers tool to browse the available datasets. Selected data sets are shown immediately in the map view, and will be downloaded if you choose to.
Download a zipped data package, a GeoTIFF, or create a shareable link to send to colleagues. Downloading a data package will automatically open the Import Data Package tool in Target for ArcGIS Pro; supported datasets can then be imported into your current project and displayed to the current map or scene. See Import Data Package for more details.

Getting Help

There are specific help topics for each aspect of the Geoscience Data Service portal:

Searching by area or keyword – https://dap.geosoft.com/gdp/Help/search.htm
Viewing search results – https://dap.geosoft.com/gdp/Help/DataLayers.htm
Download a zipped data package, GeoTIFF, or shareable link – https://dap.geosoft.com/gdp/Help/DownloadManager.htm
Working with the Map view – https://dap.geosoft.com/gdp/Help/MapViewer.htm

Other Portals

Botswana Geoscience Portal: http://geoscienceportal.geosoft.com/Botswana.

The portal (a partnership initiative of the Botswana Geoscience Institute and industry sponsors) provides free access to multi-disciplinary datasets from Ngamiland, a district in the country's northwest.
INFACT Project Geoscience Data Portal: https://portal.infactproject.eu/GDPPublic/search.

To learn more about INFACT visit https://www.infactproject.eu
Geological Survey of Norway Geoscience Portal: http://geo.ngu.no/GeosciencePortal/Results