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Geotechnical News • June 2018
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
the geosciences. The conference will
highlight technological advancements
and the latest applications of geomat-
ics and visualization tools to a broad
range of geoscience problems.
The conference theme is all about
multidisciplinary collaboration at the
intersection of geomatics, visualiza-
tion, computer vision, graphics and
gaming, as well as virtual and aug-
mented reality with applications to a
range of geoscience subfields, such as
geological mapping, geomorphology,
geohazards, glaciology, volcanology,
tunnelling, and mining.
Virtual Geoscience tools have
impacted geoscience research, prac-
tice, and education. Geoscientists
are increasingly using 3D geological
models in favor of 2D GIS maps to
better understand and model the scale
and scope of projects, to communicate
complex geology and engineering
designs to clients and to easily inform
the public on the impact of infra-
structure or mining activities on their
community. Tools like augmented
and virtual reality are allowing new
modes of interaction and with geosci-
ence that are immersive and intuitive
to a wide range audiences. Recently,
the use of powerful game engines has
converged with geoscience research
offering exciting geological process
modelling opportunities. Additionally,
an increasing number of close range
remote sensing tools are being used to
generate 3D geological models and to
monitor geological processes. There
are many close range techniques and
a wide range of platforms allowing
geology to be mapped and monitored
at increasingly high spatial and tempo-
ral scales. With the increasing number
of close range tools and the growth of
computer visualization tools, it is of
great benefit to meet and discuss the
latest developments and applications.
The first two VGC conferences, held
in Switzerland followed by Norway,
focused on developments and appli-
cations of close range remote sens-
ing techniques to a broad range of
geoscience research including inputs
to geological modelling and have
brought together researchers and
practitioners interested in a novel 3D
technologies. The purpose of the third
conference is to again offer a multi-
disciplinary forum for discussing the
latest developments in geomatics tools
and visualization in the geosciences.
For additional information, please
visit our website at
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loutcrop.com/vgc2018
or contact us
at
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Committee News
Heritage Committee
Canadian Geotechnical Society
Virtual Archives
There are rich but rarely used
resources in Canada that consist of
files containing historical information
on geotechnical laboratory and field
research, geotechnical investigations,
work of committees and geotechnical
expertise. Ways to identify and use
these resources have been developed
by the Heritage Committee of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society in the
form of virtual archives on the CGS
web site, where the location and con-
tent of accessible historical geotechni-
cal material are given.
CGS members and others are invited
to submit candidate material for con-
sideration. The submission should give
the location of the material, a descrip-
tion of its nature and content, its his-
torical significance and the conditions
under which it can be accessed. Do
not submit physical archival material
as the Society has no space to store it,
however electronic copies of photo-
graphs or materials are welcome.
Your contribution to the CGS Virtual
Archives web page should be sent to
the Chair of the Heritage Committee,
Heinrich Heinz, P.Eng. at
hheinz@
thurber.ca.
Corrections and Updates
In the March issue of Geotechnical
News, several e-mail addresses for
the CGS Board were found to contain
errors or have changed. The following
are the Board members with their cor-
rected e-mail addresses.
James Blatz - james.blatz@
ad.umanitoba.ca
Dylan Hill -
Jasmin Raymond - jasmin.raymond@
inrs.ca
Editor
Don Lewycky, P.Eng.
Tel.: 780-478-4156
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