Hi All
I have resisted entering the fray, but like so many before me, I will
now succumb to lust for glory in seeing my name enter the archives of
GEO-TECTONICS.
Whilst I appreciate Frank Peel's point (I know from bitter personal
experience that he is a way better artist than me), and am
happy to admit that I am equally inept at using a mouse, or digitising
pen, I think there is an aspect to this debate that so far no has
touched on.
I do field work in West Africa (which will come as a shock to some of
those who know me, given my past laboratory/computer based
preferences), and in this and equivalent regions of 5% outcrop
(excluding copious laterites of course) the regional geophysical data
is absolutely invaluable, both in the lab and in the field. Without my
trusty Trimble, I would not be able to visualise outcrop locations and
structural information with respect to magnetic or radiometric images
in the field, something that is crucial for my interpretation of the
geology.
Having said that I still draw pitiable sketches in my notebook, rather
than directly on my toy. Final result, I have to carry both around (to
say nothing of the hammer, susceptibility meter, compass, phone...)!
cheers
Mark Jessell
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