Applied Multidimensional Geological Modeling Informing Sustainable Human Interactions with the Shallow Subsurface

Over the past decades, geological survey organizations have digitized their data handling and holdings, unlocking vast amounts of data and information for computer processing. They have undertaken 3-D modeling alongside, and in some cases instead of, conventional geological mapping and begun delivering both data and interpretations to increasingly diverse stakeholder communities. Applied Multidimensional Geological Modeling provides a citable central source that documents the current capabilities and contributions of leading geological survey organization and other practitioners in industry and academia that are producing multidimensional geological models.

This book focuses on applications related to human interactions with conditions in the shallow subsurface, within 100-200 m of the surface. The 26 chapters, developed by 100 contributors associated with 37 organizations, discuss topics relevant to any geologist, scientist, engineer, urban planner, or decision maker whose practice includes assessment or planning of underground space.

THE EDITORS:

ALAN KEITH TURNER: Emeritus Professor of Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 80401 USA

HOLGER KESSLER:  Team Leader, Geological Modeling Systems, British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG UK

MICHIEL J. VAN DER MEULEN: Chief Geologist, TNO / Geological Survey of the Netherlands, PO Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Part 1: Introduction and Background

Chapter 1: Introduction to Modeling Terminology and Concepts
Alan Keith Turner, Holger Kessler, and Michiel van der Meulen

Chapter 2: Geological Survey Data and the Move from 2-D to 4-D
Martin Culshaw, Ian Jackson, Denis Peach, Michiel van der Meulen, Richard Berg, and Harvey Thorleifson

Chapter 3: Legislation, Regulation and Management
Brian Marker and Alan Keith Turner

Chapter 4: The Economic Case for establishing Subsurface Ground Conditions and the Use of  Geological Models
Jennifer Gates

Part 2: Building and Managing Models

Chapter 5: Overview and History of 3-D Modeling Approaches
Andrew J. Stumpf, Donald A. Keefer, and Alan Keith Turner

Chapter 6: Effective and Efficient Workflows
Donald A. Keefer and Jason F. Thomason

Chapter 7: Data Sources for building Geological Models
Abigail K.Burt , Paul Sirles, and Alan Keith Turner

Chapter 8: Data Management Considerations
Martin L. Nayembil

Chapter 9: Model Creation Using Stacked Surfaces
Jason F. Thomason and Donald A. Keefer

Chapter 10: Model Creation Based on Digital Borehole Records and Interpreted Geological Cross-sections.
Benjamin Wood and Holger Kessler

Chapter 11: Models Created as 3-D Cellular Voxel Arrays
Jan Stafleu, Denise Maljers, Freek S. Busschers, Jeroen Schokker, Jan L. Gunnink, Roula M. Dambrink

Chapter 12: Integrated Rule-Based Geomodeling – Explicit and Implicit Approaches
Martin Ross, Amanda Taylor, Samuel Kelley, Simon Lopez, Cécile Allanic, Gabriel Courrioux, Bernard  Bourgine, Philippe Calcagno, Séverine Carit, and Sunseare Gabalda

Chapter 13: Discretization and Stochastic Modeling
Alan Keith Turner

Chapter 14: Linkage to Process Models
Geoff Parkin, Elizabeth Lewis, Frans van Geer, Aris Lourens, Wilbert Berendrecht, James Howard, Denis Peach, and Nicholas Vlachopoulos

Chapter 15: Uncertainty in Geological Models
Marco Bianchi, Alan Keith Turner², Murray Lark, and Gabriel Courrioux

Part 3: Using and Disseminating Models

Chapter 16: Emerging User Needs in Urban Planning
Miguel Pazos Otón, Rubén C. Lois González, Ignace van Campenhout, Jeroen Schokker, Carl Watson, Helen Bonsor, Susie Miely, and Michiel J. van der Meulen

Chapter 17: Providing Model Results to Diverse User Communities
Peter Wycisk and Lars Schimpf

Part 4: Case Studies

Chapter 18: Application Theme 1 – Urban Planning

Chapter 19: Application Theme 2 – Groundwater Evaluations

Chapter 20: Application Theme 3 – Geothermal Heating and Cooling

Chapter 21: Application Theme 4 – Regulatory Support

Chapter 22: Application Theme 5 – Geohazard Applications

Chapter 23: Application Theme 6 – Urban Infrastructure

Chapter 24: Application Theme 7 – Building and Construction

Chapter 25: Application Theme 8 – Historical Preservation and Anthropogenic Deposits

Part 5: Future Possibilities and Challenges

Chapter 26: Anticipated Technological Advances
Matthew Lato, Robin Harrap, and Kelsey MacCormack

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