High-resolution GPlates sample data to accompany an article in GSA Today

The EarthByte group has created two supplementary datasets to accompany an article in GSA Today: Williams, S. E., Müller, R. D., Landgrebe, T. C. W., & Whittaker, J. M. (2012). An open-source software environment for visualizing and refining plate tectonic reconstructions using high-resolution geological and geophysical data sets. GSA Today, 22(4), 4-9. doi: 10.1130/GSATG139A.1 Within the paper, the authors utilise GPlates software to explore spatio-temporal relationships within geological and geophysical data sets by analyzing the data within the context of tectonic reconstructions. GPlates is an open-source plate reconstruction software application that incorporates GIS software functionality with the added dimension of geological time. Gplates is developed by EarthByte (part of AuScope) at the University of Sydney, The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at CalTech, and the Center for Geodynamics at the Norwegian Geological Survey. GPlates is licensed for distribution under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. The datasets are intended to introduce new researchers to GPlates software, and allow researchers to explore the data described in the GSA Today article. The first supplementary data set contains a general introduction to GPlates - the first steps in loading geometries and images and reconstructing them. The second supplementary data set contains the data used for the Australia use-case described in the GSA Today article. Both supplementary datasets include tutorials and other supporting documentation. Both datasets can be downloaded from the EarthByte website as zipped files. Go to: http://www.earthbyte.org/Resources/GSAtoday_2012.html. For further information refer to the associated publication.EarthByte 团队为配套发表于《GSA Today》的学术论文创建了两套补充数据集： Williams, S. E., Müller, R. D., Landgrebe, T. C. W., & Whittaker, J. M. (2012). 基于高分辨率地质与地球物理数据集开展板块构造重建可视化与优化的开源软件环境. GSA Today, 22(4), 4-9. doi: 10.1130/GSATG139A.1 论文中，作者借助 GPlates (GPlates) 软件，以构造重建为背景分析地质与地球物理数据集，以此探究数据内的时空关联关系。GPlates 是一款开源板块重建软件，融合了地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）的功能，并额外增添了地质时间维度。该软件由悉尼大学 EarthByte（隶属于 AuScope）、加州理工学院（CalTech）地质与行星科学部以及挪威地质调查局地球动力学中心联合开发。GPlates 采用 GNU 通用公共许可证（GPL）第 2 版进行分发授权。 本套补充数据集旨在帮助新手研究人员快速上手 GPlates 软件，同时支持研究者探索《GSA Today》论文中描述的相关数据。第一套补充数据集包含 GPlates 入门指南，涵盖加载几何数据与影像并完成重建的基础操作步骤。第二套补充数据集则包含《GSA Today》论文中澳大利亚案例研究所使用的全部数据。两套补充数据集均附带教程及其他配套文档。 两套数据集均可通过 EarthByte 官网以压缩包形式下载，访问地址为：http://www.earthbyte.org/Resources/GSAtoday_2012.html。如需进一步信息，请参阅相关学术出版物。