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!
Environmental Geophysicist
This is one of the blog entries from the Sandie Will’s Rockhead Geoscience Series “A Day in The Geo Life”. In this entry Dr. Alistair McClymont describes his job as a Geophysicist. Alastair McClymont works in environmental consulting in Calgary, Alberta. His geophysics group uses a wide variety of different geophysical techniques to non-invasively map […]
Hydrogeologist – Anggita Agustin
This is one of the blog entries from the Sandie Will’s Rockhead Geoscience Series “A Day in The Geo Life”. In this entry Anggita Agustin describes her job as a Hydrogeologist.
Get Kids into Survey
“Get Kids into Survey” is an amazing resource to encourage kids in to GeoSpatial careers: This is the intro from the site: “Get Kids into Survey began in 2017 with the creation of the first GKiS poster – a fun resource for the survey community to share with their children in order to help them […]
How do Meanders Form?
How do Meanders Form? This production from MinuteEarth I found very informative and easy to understand. They have a great Geology Play List on their Youtube channel.
Geology Career Pathways (Geological Society of London)
The Geological Society of London has made a fantastic website taking you from school age to early career, showing all the routes and jobs a geologist could do. Career profiles and job sector descriptions cover many roles with personalised interviews to give future geologists a good picture of what they may like to train themselves […]
AGU Youtube
The AGU youtube channel (American Geophysical Union) has various geoscience videos, from virtual field trips where outcrops are explained in short videos to online conferences discussing up to date research. Another very interesting section is the career development advice for professionals already in the industry, as well as those only just starting out!
Early Careers Geography Network
The ECGN is a vibrant group of young geographer teachers sharing great teaching resources for key stages 2 to 4 (Primary to secondary), via a public access Google Drive.
Nick Zentner
Nick Zentner, a geology lecturer from Washington USA, presents various videos on geology-related topics. The “Nick from Home” series, recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, is particularly brilliant with 1 hour+ livestreams about a huge range of geology topics using a trusty chalkboard and various other props in his garden/house.
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
The USGS has a huge array of resources including: Data and Tools, Maps, Software, Publications and Multimedia. They have sections that cover Earthquakes, eater, remote Sensing, Volcanoes and Landslides