The process of creating multi-unit 3D geological models by successive unit interpolation may be tedious and time-consuming. Here, we propose to automate this procedure through presenting the problem as a classification task and solving it simultaneously with the Support Vector Machine (SVM), a method known from the field of artificial intelligence. Experiments with various input data and kernel...

Photogrammetry is becoming a highly efficient alternative technique to laser-scanning for creating virtual outcrop models. It is easy to create a 3-dimensional digital model of an outcrop and extract geological information contained in it by using photos taken from different locations and integrating few free and/or cheap software. Subsequently, both the virtual outcrop and the geological data ...

With a circumference of 26.7 km the LEP ring is subject to long range geological deformations which must be monitored accurately to guarantee a sufficient precision on the beam energy for the LEP experiments. Changes of the LEP circumference can be extracted from the radial position of the closed orbits with an accuracy better than 0.1 mm. The observed tidal deformations with amplitudes of up t...

background: excellence and quality models are comprehensive methods for improving the quality of healthcare. the aim of this study was to design excellence and quality model for training centers of primary health care using delphi method. methods: in this study, delphi method was used. first, comprehensive information were collected using literature review. in extracted references, 39 models we...

The developing cyberinfrastructure affects the knowledge system by which geological surveys collect, represent, and communicate their knowledge, and thereby influences their view of the geology. Consequences for four interacting aspects of the overall system (infrastructure, business models, geological framework, and surveying methods) are outlined. Although each reflects a different area of ex...