Extraction and visualization of orientation data from virtual geologic surfaces with MATLAB®

High-resolution visualization of surfaces of geologic interest, at a multitude of scales, using 3D point cloud technologies provides an opportunity to analyze spatial relationships of surfaces using orientation data. We present a MATLAB® script that produces planar geologic attitude data (e.g., stri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avery J. Welker, John P. Hogan, Andreas Eckert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:MethodsX
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016119302985