EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Geofacets ®In academic institutions, geoscience departments are tasked with producing high-quality research, instilling best practice research principles in students, and preparing the next generation of geoscientists.

In today’s technology-driven world, there’s another way to inform research and better prepare students for career assignments.

Geofacets helps researchers publish more informed research papers faster while helping students accelerate geoscience knowledge growth.

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GEOFACETS

A MODERN INFORMATION SOLUTION FOR TODAY’S GEOSCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS

Geofacets cuts research time by up to 50% and enables researchers to confidently discover reliable maps, figures, and tables from scientific publications to make stronger analyses.

Using Geofacets helps increase publishing output and helps educate students across geoscience disciplines to ensure they’re ready for corporate or research careers.

Geofacets

Essential Knowledge Easy DiscoveryVast, vetted database of geoscience information and data sourced from scienti�c publications

Spatially-smart search targeting, delivering

results up to 50% faster than tradititonal methods

Actionable content can be fed directly into ArcGIS, Petrel, Excel, and more for further analysis and interpretation.

Seamless Integration

Geofacets answers geoscience questions efficiently by combining

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ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

Geofacets offers over 1.75 million maps, figures, and tables sourced from esteemed scientific publications. A read-only PDF of every source article is included for added context.

Geofacets adds

7,500+ maps, figures, and/or

tables per month

*Figures and tables are sourced from 1995-present content

1.75 million maps, figures,

and tablesOther Figures

Plots/GraphsPhotos

Tables

Sections/ Profiles

Stratigraphic Columns/Wells/Cores

Maps700,000+

240,000+

400,000+140,000+

82,000+99,000+

72,000+

“I use Geofacets to elevate my original thoughts.” —Dr. Andreas Müller, ETH Zurich

Including 540,000+ georeferenced maps and 1,800+ shapefiles.

**Subject area coverage graphic reflects the percentage of content tagged with that particular subject tag out of the total number of subject tags.

PaleogeographyOceanographyGeography

Geophysics

Hydrology/Hydrogeology

LocationGeology

Subject Area Coverage

46% 24% 7% 6% 6%

4%

4% 3%

<1%

Meterology/ Climatology

Pedology

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EASY DISCOVERYGeofacets ensures a modern, efficient approach to information and data searching. Location-based search capabilities and advanced refinement options efficiently drill down broad searches into relevant, easy-to-access results.

Results display via clusters and thumbnailsRefine results

Search via Text

OR

Search via Location

Access detail window with content details, links to source articles, download options, and more

Geofacets

Essential Knowledge Easy DiscoveryVast, vetted database of geoscience information and data sourced from scienti�c publications

Spatially-smart search targeting, delivering

results up to 50% faster than tradititonal methods

Actionable content can be fed directly into ArcGIS, Petrel, Excel, and more for further analysis and interpretation.

Seamless Integration

“I estimate I saved 50% of my research time using Geofacets. I would not have been able to accomplish as much detailed work as I did without having access to Geofacets.” —Dr. Richard Ernst, Carleton University (Canada)

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SEAMLESS INTEGRATION

Geofacets makes geoscience information and data actionable. Geoscientists and researchers can integrate content into tools like ArcGIS and Google Earth to analyze regional or basin characteristics for research purposes. References can be exported to reference management software.

TIFF and JPEG files may require further formatting before using in ArcGIS and Petrel

Geofacets Connector for Petrel and StudioSave time and quickly access geoscience information and data without leaving Petrel

PowerPoint

TIFF, JPEG

Google Earth

KMZ

Excel

XLSX

ArcGIS

GeoTIFF, Shapefile, TIFF, JPEG

Petrel

GeoTIFF, Shapefile, TIFF, JPEG

Geofacets for ArcGISGo from hypothesis to validation to analysis all in one place

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