United StatesExplore, learn about, and document your geologic surroundings! Whether you are a professional geoscientist or curious about the rocks around you and the stories they tell, Rockd allows you to explore and learn about the geologic record, contribute your own observations, and log your journey through the geologic record. Features: - Instant access to geologic and geographic summaries of your current location via a Dashboard - Interactive global access to more than 290 geologic maps, with more being added weekly - Explore the landscape with a dynamic, 3D virtual globe - Save maps for use in the field with a built-in map caching system - See your past location and explore paleogeographic maps from C.R. Scotese and GPlates - Explore published literature containing mentions of mapped geologic units (when available) via xDD (formerly, GeoDeepDive) - Elevation data for most points on Earth from digital elevation models (DEMs) - Add your own field observations even offline; tag features from Macrostrat and the Paleobiology Database - Record strike/dip or trend/plunge for geologic features, using your phone's compass - Track your progress through the geologic record privately, or share it with others - See the public activity of other users and share your own and other public checkins using unique URLs Rockd is produced by the Macrostrat lab in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Support provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Dept. of Geoscience. Experiencing issues? Send an email to [email protected] and we will do our best to help you resolve it.
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Often the color coding for adjacent formations are so similar its very difficult to tell them apart and in some lighting conditions it’s. He’s consider adding a toggle layer to draw black lines on the contacts as shown on the map.
United StatesChanged how I view earth!
Everytime u visit a new place I'm always checking in on rockd. I can now better understand the geology and depositional environments. I use the app to record fossils that I've found.
United StatesJust downloaded it. It’s rich with information but with a glitch
The app is amazing. It’s responsive and seems precise. I’m not a geologist so I’m learning a new language. A rock is not just quartz but of a certain era, location and of a group all of which is deep information which is new to me and I very much enjoy the granular detail o puns intended. However I cannot sign up as the page jumps all over and will not let me go beyond entering my first name and then it jumps from the signup page to the login page. Probably a “feature” of a recent update. Please fix this as I think this app has great features but would like to join in. Would be more stars if I could login. Would also be much better if I could highlight a word or phrase to connect with the web to learn a definition or more information.
United StatesFun App with a Major Flaw
I was told about this app by a friend that’s a geologist. He suggested using it when I’m out in the field for botanical surveys as a easy reference for local formations. Works fantastic when in cellular range, but the downloadable maps for when I’m out of a service area (which is almost every time) absolutely does not work. I’ve essentially had to screen shot the area and reference those to my GPS which is extremely hard. The All Trails app has that function and it works flawlessly. If the creators of this app got it working, I’d happily pay whatever subscription fee they would require to use it. All-in-all, it’s a fun app to use when you’re in cellular service, but do NOT depend on it for real-world applications.
United StatesAmazing
I love geology and paleontology!
United StatesEpic
Super underrated app,the features are insane and has maps of everything you could ever want,and the tools are crazy cool and they also went as far to site the works of the maps and articles.
United StatesGroundwater section
Overall, I love this app. It’s such a cool tool to use while I’m out in the field or just scrolling to see what’s going on in the feeds tab. It would be good if the app incorporate a section/tab for groundwater (i.e., aquifer, aquitards, etc). Keep up the good work.
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