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Introduction

The Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO), in collaboration with Resource

Industry Associates (RIA) have developed a digital field notebook, called AGSO FieldPad,

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for recording data digitally at the field site for downloading into a digital database. The

digital field notebook operates on an Apple Newton Message Pad 120 or 130 Personal

Digital Assistant. The FieldPad design is based on OZROX, AGSO's corporate database

for the storage of geological field data. This guide describes the digital notebook system.

It will not describe all the functions of the Newton, as these can be found in the Newton

operating handbook, but rather some of the most useful functions for geologists. In

particular, we will describe the MapPad and FieldPad systems, and the purpose of the data

description fields in FieldPad. We will also outline the loading of map packages, and the

transfer of data to and from the Newton.

The OZROX field database is a relational database and has been implemented within

AGSO using the ORACLE Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). OZROX

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is the pivotal database for AGSO's system of laboratory databases which include

ROCKCHEM (whole rock geochemistry) and OZCHRON (geochronology). By managing

field and laboratory data within a relational database data can be made available in flexible

but standardised formats; e.g., as hard copy reports, or displayed within geochemical

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analysis programs or Geographic Information Systems (GIS). More importantly, data

security, integrity and consistency are maintained by data validation procedures that have

been built into the database. Details of OZROX may be found in Ryburn

et al.

(1993;

1995).

To facilitate the recording and entry of field data into OZROX AGSO developed a

structured field notebook and an associated set of coded attributes (Blewett 1993). The

notebook follows the format and structure of the OZROX database with each field in the

notebook matching a corresponding field in the database forms. Structuring field notes

this way greatly speeds the process of entering the data into the database. An added

benefit was that the notebooks prompted geologists to record all necessary information at

the outcrop. The digital notebook system is a further development and replacement of the

standardised analogue notebook system. The major benefit of using a digital system is that

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geological descriptions are encoded digitally at the outcrop thus obviating the need to later

hand enter the descriptions into the database. This greatly speeds the digital data capture

process and importantly reduces the possibilities for transcription errors. Other benefits of

a digital system include the ability to display various maps linked directly to a GPS and

have your position displayed in real time, and to digitally record field sketches along with

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the field descriptions.

The digital notebook system includes:

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a Newton 120 or 130 running on the 0S2 operating system;

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a Global Positioning System (GPS), e.g., Garmin 45;

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2 or 4 MB flash card for data storage;

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an RS232 cable or infra-red data transmitter and power pack

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supplementary 6V and 240V power supply;

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a protective cover for the Newton (rubber boot).

The Newton is

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waterproof and recommended operating temperatures are 0-40°C. Be careful of

leaving the Newton in the sun in a vehicle as damage may occur. It is recommended that the user consult

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the handbook supplied with your Newtown on care and use of the unit. See Appendix 1 for technical

specifications.

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