Gt Aide (Global)1.1: A Freeware for Field Planning


Authors : Dinesh A C; Sajesh P V

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June

Google Scholar : https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi

Scribd : https://tinyurl.com/y9dmt23u

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8128980

Abstract : Field Planning is an integral part of geological studies which involves literature consultation, clear understanding of the area, potential risks etc and also about conducting surveys and collection of data and samples. Though many commercial and non-commercial software are available to accomplish field planning, they require formal training and understanding of complex theories and logic. At this juncture, GT Aide Global, a freeware becomes very handy helping tool for students and researchers of geology, geography and geo- informatics for planning field studies by creating grids, plotting tracks and sample points at great ease over Google earth where visualization is much appealing and informative. Gt Aide (Global)1.1 is meant for preparing various kinds of user defined grids, survey tracks and sampling points for geoscientific studies in any part of the globe which can be used for exploration, mapping, field planning and any similar studies. The software is developed in Visual Basic without using any formal database which makes the freeware handy. To make it more user friendly and simpler it is designed on ‘click & retrieve’ basis. The output data is viewed in notepad using shell command whereas the maps are visualized in Google earth as kml files. The freeware is meant for those who are not able to afford costly GIS software and also to get rid of their cumbersome working protocols. Gt Aide (Global) can be used by a user without undergoing any formal training. There are eight modules in the freeware meant for gridding of regular and irregular polygons, gridding of polygons with advanced options, sampling along survey tracks created, creating user-defined grids around a point, flexi grids in which user creates grids along a Baseline or along a given bearing, flexi lines are capable of generating nine types of lines/tracks with utmost ease. The converter module facilitates to convert UTM coordinates to geographic coordinates and vice versa. The module: UTM Zones can be used for understanding the zones and the last module ‘BID Calculator’ for determining bearing, intersection and destination points for a single data and multiple datasets as well. The radius of the earth at a particular latitude can also be determined using this module.

Keywords : Field Planning, Flexi Grids, Flexi Lines, Kml Files, BID Calculator.

Field Planning is an integral part of geological studies which involves literature consultation, clear understanding of the area, potential risks etc and also about conducting surveys and collection of data and samples. Though many commercial and non-commercial software are available to accomplish field planning, they require formal training and understanding of complex theories and logic. At this juncture, GT Aide Global, a freeware becomes very handy helping tool for students and researchers of geology, geography and geo- informatics for planning field studies by creating grids, plotting tracks and sample points at great ease over Google earth where visualization is much appealing and informative. Gt Aide (Global)1.1 is meant for preparing various kinds of user defined grids, survey tracks and sampling points for geoscientific studies in any part of the globe which can be used for exploration, mapping, field planning and any similar studies. The software is developed in Visual Basic without using any formal database which makes the freeware handy. To make it more user friendly and simpler it is designed on ‘click & retrieve’ basis. The output data is viewed in notepad using shell command whereas the maps are visualized in Google earth as kml files. The freeware is meant for those who are not able to afford costly GIS software and also to get rid of their cumbersome working protocols. Gt Aide (Global) can be used by a user without undergoing any formal training. There are eight modules in the freeware meant for gridding of regular and irregular polygons, gridding of polygons with advanced options, sampling along survey tracks created, creating user-defined grids around a point, flexi grids in which user creates grids along a Baseline or along a given bearing, flexi lines are capable of generating nine types of lines/tracks with utmost ease. The converter module facilitates to convert UTM coordinates to geographic coordinates and vice versa. The module: UTM Zones can be used for understanding the zones and the last module ‘BID Calculator’ for determining bearing, intersection and destination points for a single data and multiple datasets as well. The radius of the earth at a particular latitude can also be determined using this module.

Keywords : Field Planning, Flexi Grids, Flexi Lines, Kml Files, BID Calculator.

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