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PAST (PAlaeontological STatistics) software

PAST (PAlaeontological STatistics), free software for scientific data analysis. It is possible to manipulate data, plot graphs, do statistical, ecological, time series, spatial, morphometric and stratigraphical analysis and plots. I’ve used it a little but not explored it fully,  downloaded it at home yesterday to help with some plots for a publication I’m working on. […]

Stereonet 11

Stereonet 11

A fantastic piece of software for plotting and analysing structural data using stereonets. Input the raw data using a text file or directly in the software itself and then fiddle with poles, planes, rose diagrams etc to your hearts content!

IsoplotR

IsoplotR

IsoplotR is a free online tool with a lot of flexibility for creating diagrams from isotope ratios, particularly for use in geochronology. This is an online version of the usual Isoplot add-in for Microsoft Excel.

Quantum GIS

Quantum GIS

Your are going to need GIS skills, so here is the software to get you started.  Free and open source:  Quantum GIS.

G Plates – Plate Tectonics

GPlates is desktop software for the interactive visualisation of plate-tectonics. GPlates offers a novel combination of interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions, geographic information system (GIS) functionality and raster data visualisation. GPlates enables both the visualisation and the manipulation of plate-tectonic reconstructions and associated data through geological time. GPlates runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS X.