Department of Geology, University of Otago

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Training for staff and students

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Scientific illustration tutorials

How to make good figures

Technical aspects of making figures

Adobe illustrator (CS5) tutorial

Preparing a topo overlay in ArcGIS

Digitising a geological map in ArcGIS Desktop

Digitising a hand drawn geological map using Inkscape

3D Geology diagram techniques

Introduction to 3D diagrams

3D Block diagrams and texture mapping (using some non-free software)

3D Block diagram incorporating topography (using some non-free software)

Services for staff and students

GIS data sources

Grid paper resources

Illustration and map resources

USGS AI pack instructions and download link

USGS Inkscape pack instructions and download link

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Department of Geology, University of Otago

geology@otago.ac.nz

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