--> ABSTRACT: GIS, The Tool For The Multi-Discipline Team, by K. A. Barrell; #91021 (2010)

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GIS, The Tool For The Multi-Discipline Team

BARRELL, KIRK A.

Now that GIS technology has declined in cost and evolved to the Windows platform, it has become a very powerful, cost effective, and efficient tool for multi-discipline team integration. Multi-discipline teams usually consist of geologists, geophysicists, engineers, log analysts, landmen, and gas marketers. The multi-discipline team approach has become a common strategy at many companies, but the question still exists - how do we integrate various data sets and software applications? The presence of networked computers now allows seamless sharing and transferring of large datasets. GIS technology enables the multi-discipline team to import or link all data into one application. In the GIS, these data can be overlain on one another and spatial queries can be performed across numerous data layers. Diverse data sets can be aligned to one map scale which creates consistency and quality checks. The networked GIS enables team members to share maps, but also allows custom mapping for application specific needs. The GIS can be utilized to interpret, analyze, and manage data, but also to enable the user to quickly generate accurate, presentation quality maps. GIS can also be used for planning and multi-scenario analysis. Advanced query functionality enables the interpreter to quickly locate data and to rapidly assemble statistics from the database. As exploration and production companies evolve to multi-discipline analysis, GIS provides a tool to integrate various datasets and software applications. 

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