Just said because I have to renew my uav pilot license, not said to close anyone's view I have to study and can't respond after today!
Cheers On Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 5:59 AM Ed Cunion <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Clark, > > I'm not sure what your post is about? > > This is what I was getting at with non technical posts in Segmin being > misunderstood and like entering a rabbit hole. > > My comment in another post on our big box stores was more about how many > geoscientists are too individualistic as scientists to be boxed in to a > generic mass employment situation. Many value their individuality and free > thinking ways over groupthink or generification. > > Many but not all would rather be individual go-it your-own-way prospecter > or contractor types and not want to be boxed in to a generic employment > situation. > > As far as surveying equipment goes it has to be tested out in real world > situations where data is produced and results can be presented. > > We all have histories, part of mine includes being involved in field > studies where some gravity surveying equipment was tested, where a couple > airborne gravity gradiometer systems were field tested and compared with > each other and with ground gravity survey data. > > Another one was during the same field campaign that lasted at least 5 > years, was where an airborne TEM system was compared with a couple ground > TEM systems. I was able to author a paper on that one that's published. > > I've recently tested two very high resolution magnetometers and presented > results on them. > > None of any of that equipment, the gravimeters, the EM equipment, or the > magnetometers are big box store generic stuff. All are examples of > sophisticated surveying equipment. The data results after field testing > showed this. The gravity paper can also be looked up. > > The big box store comment was more on the lines many geoscientists want to > be individual scientists and not cookie cutter scientists, free to go out > and explore, do prospecting, or do surveying in general, that was the gist. > > Sensors in general of all types are getting smaller higher resolution less > power hungry and more affordable, just a fact of scientific progress. > > Please feel free to add your two cents if you'd like. This is my last post > this week I have work to do here, > > Cheers, > > Ed > > Ed Cunion > Red Rocks Geophysical > Lakewood, CO 80228 > Mobile/text 720 300 3641 > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 12:22 PM Clark Jorgensen via SEGMIN < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Ken, >> >> I have to disagree strongly with you, at least in regard with ground >> contractors. The ETD only includes new innovations. Many of the >> "innovations" in ground survey techniques are only marketing techniques >> that have little if any chance of improving data quality and in many cases >> produce worthless data. The ETD has the veneer of being endorsed by >> geophysicists, so it is not surprising that many geologists think it is a >> statement of proven survey techniques. >> >> Clark Jorgensen >> >> >> On 11/16/20 8:15 AM, Ken Witherly via SEGMIN wrote: >> >> Dear Colleagues >> >> >> >> The 2021 edition of the Exploration Trends and Developments is in the >> final stages of the ‘request for input’ period, with a hard deadline of Nov >> 22 (next Monday). >> >> >> >> After a series of discussions with Dr. Pat Killeen, the Northern Miner >> Press and DMEC, we have agreed that the ETD is a very important bench mark >> piece for the geophysical community and that keeping the publication as a >> *physical >> publication is important*. >> >> >> >> If you provide a product or service which is related to geophysical >> applications for minerals exploration or environmental studies, please >> consider submitting at an update to Killeen for possible inclusion into the >> next edition of the ETD. >> >> >> >> The attached request for input states Nov 9 is the close off date but >> this has been extended to Nov 22. >> >> >> >> A copy of the current edition (March 2020) can be accessed at: >> >> >> >> https://www.condorconsult.com/downloads/ETD-2020-Final.pdf >> >> >> >> Regards/Ken >> >> >> >> *The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery Is Not* >> >> *Ignorance—It Is the Illusion of Knowledge* >> >> >> >> Condor Consulting, Inc >> >> St. 150-2201 Kipling St. >> >> Lakewood CO 80215 USA >> >> T: 303-423-8475 >> >> >> >> Condor North Consulting ULC >> >> 170 - 422 Richards St. >> >> Vancouver BC Canada V6B 2Z4 >> >> T: 604-630-8334 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------- >> SEGMIN community mailing list service ([email protected]). >> Change your personal options here: >> https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/options/segmin/clark%40bigskygeo.com >> Colleagues can join here: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/listinfo/segmin >> Archives: https://lists.geosoft.com/mailman/private/segmin/ >> NOTE that <Reply> will reply to all members of the list. >> >> >> -- >> Clark Jorgensen >> Big Sky Geophysics >> P.O. 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