3 Advances in Geologic Mapping, Databases, and Dissemination: Establishing fundamental resources for the earth science community

This session will highlight new geologic maps, innovations in mapping techniques, and related advances in data management, web accessibility, and applications. We welcome submissions with relevance to hazard assessments, natural resource evaluations, and water-land management.

Monday, 9 March 2026
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
RCC, 105

Participants

• Chair Andrew Wunderlich
• Chair William Jackson
• Chair David R. Soller

Presentations

• 9:05 AM
  Battle of the Clouds: LiDAR, PIX4D-Mapper, Cyclone3DR, and Reality Scan in Outcrop Modeling.
  Bode Lindauer, Radford University, Radford, VA and Parvinder Sethi, Radford University, Roanoke, VA and Andrew Foy, Radford University, Radford, VA and Tyler Luckett, Radford University, Radford, VA
  411635 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  Expanding Karst and Sinkhole Hazard Assessment Using Deep Learning Image Segmentation
  Junfeng Zhu, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, KY and Desiree Cunningham, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky and Hudson Koch, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  411589 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:45 AM
  Building Interstate Stratigraphic Equivalency for Geologic Mapping in the Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain
  Peter McLaughlin, University of Delaware, Newark, DE and Kelvin Ramsey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
  411683 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:20 AM
  Improving a collection of digital 1:24k-scale geologic maps from Tennessee
  Rebecca Ransom, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Nashville, TN and Coral Howe, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Leetown, WV and Katherine Knierim, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Little Rock, AR and David Ladd, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Nashville, TN and Champagne Cunningham, former Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Nashville, TN and Delton Samuel, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Moffett Field, CA and Jessica Villers, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, New Orleans, LA
  411557 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  Interactive Web Applications for Mafic and Ultramafic Resources in Virginia
  Jingyao Meng, Virginia Department of Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Roy Bassoo, Virginia Department of Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Catharine Degolyer, Virginia Department of Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Jennie Latane, Virginia Department of Energy, Charlottesville, VA and Catherine Brown, Virginia Department of Energy, Fredericksburg, VA
  411712 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:00 AM
  Unlocking the Potential of Historical Geologic Maps: Designing a Simple Open-Source Georeferencing Application
  Andrew Wunderlich, Tennessee Geological Survey, Knoxville, TN
  411906 (Technical Sessions)