Historically age & stratigraphy associated with locality (paleontological context) Locality 5 Locality 1 Locality 2 Locality 3 Locality 4 GPS 1 GPS 2 GPS 3 GPS 4 GPS 5 Formation A Formation B Formation C Formation D Formation E Formation F Formation G Formation H Surface GPS 1 Locality 5 Locality 1 Locality 2 Locality 3 Locality 4 Our “current” database model ties stratigraphy & age to our localities Our “current” database model ties stratigraphy & age to our localities

Some specimens are more sensitive to slight changes than others for varying reasons: Size of specimen vs. thickness of strata Condensed & expanded intervals Microfossils Spores Pollen Ostracods/Ostracodes “Expanded” “Condensed”

Farms/Ranches Mines/Quarries Ghost Towns/Railroad Sidings Field Conferences/Society Fieldtrips Other Collection Records Distance from Points

GIS Datasets Publications Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Coverages TIGERfiles (features and data derived from Census) Topographic Maps (DRGs) Aerial Photographs (DOQQs) Surface Geology Coverages Aquifer Coverages National Elevation Datasets (NEDs) Hypsography Hydrology Datasets & Coverages Landsat Imagery Etc. GIS Datasets must have: Projection, coordinate system, and datum Scale Source Accuracy GIS Datasets must have: Projection, coordinate system, and datum Scale Source Accuracy Maps/Gazetteers/Atlases Websites

Source of Data: Robert W. Baughman's “Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961” Source of Data: Robert W. Baughman's “Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961”

Residues Reserves/Bulk Will be georeferencing to surface of well/where well permit issued for (How to account for core drift from drilling, TBA) Will be georeferencing to surface of well/where well permit issued for (How to account for core drift from drilling, TBA) GPS 1 Locality 5 Locality 1 Locality 2 Locality 3 Locality 4 © University of Austin, 2000 [Color added] Have not determined how to handle verifying plotting correctly Macrofossils Modern example but historical records also exist “Idealized” Core

Points Lines Polygons Buffered Points Buffered Lines Buffered Polygons GIS Datasets Georeferencing Process Georeferencing Process Representation of Collection Locality Representation of Collection Locality

Use ArcGIS to georectify/georeference maps scanned at known scale/resolution to appropriate datum Use ArcGIS to digitize marking made by collectors and former museum workers into GIS layer(s) Use ArcGIS to georectify/georeference maps scanned at known scale/resolution to appropriate datum Use ArcGIS to digitize marking made by collectors and former museum workers into GIS layer(s)

Digitizing Features Map Rectified to GIS Digital Coverage of Features Scanned in Map GIS Processing

© Landis, 2005 Illustration of Geology with Relief Outcrops Geology Field Picture Showing Outcrop © Landis, 2005

Discovered during field work Providing new source of information… that museum’s documentation of Terra Cotta Train Depot Discovered during field work Providing new source of information… that museum’s documentation of Terra Cotta Train Depot Relocated Terra Cotta Train Depot (now part of a museum Relocated Terra Cotta Train Depot (now part of a museum What Shows on Topographic Map ( only cemetery & a railroad marker remains) What Shows on Topographic Map ( only cemetery & a railroad marker remains)

Maps/Gazetteers/Atlases – Map title, publisher, scale, year, type, sheet/page number Books/Journals – Title, author(s)/editor(s)/publisher, year, ISSN/ISBN/identifying numbers Websites – Title, URL, access date Field Notes/Labels/Written Catalog/Collection Records/Files

Margaret Landis Paleobotany, Micropaleontology, & Mineralogy Collection Manager (& Experienced GIS User) Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History What Mentioned I Am Willing to Discuss My Experiences, Answer Questions, &/Or Brainstorm Possible Strategies to Locating Less Findable Localities I Am Willing to Discuss My Experiences, Answer Questions, &/Or Brainstorm Possible Strategies to Locating Less Findable Localities What Could Have Discussed