Overview - Quick Start

Globe Guides and Reports

The Globe User Guides and Reports section contains PDFs that describe relevant scientific background, Getech's methodologies behind Globe's data and analysis tools, user Tips, and any data limitations.

Getech Globe Toolbar displays several tools that help you get 'closer to the data', i.e. letting you find the data important to you in the shortest amount of time possible.

Globe Data Status

Globe for ArcGIS Pro is a "Cloud First" application and accesses all data from the Cloud.

Before you can start using Globe, you must be a member of the data group. Details should have been sent to your organisation about this process. If you have not been added to the data group by Getech, the toolbar will disabled and you will not have acceess to the data.

The default status when you first start ArcGIS Pro is that you will not be connected to the Globe Data Group. Press the button to "connect". If successful you the button will change to a "Connected" state.

If not successful you will be presented with this message:

Press "Yes" to request access from Getech to be added to the data group. In due course you should hear back from Getech that you have added to the data group.

Find Layers is an excellent way to browse through all the Globe data and constrain and filter the data sets using various criteria. You can then load data quickly and easily into ArcMap. Numerous functions have been built into the data sets and the toolset to automatically complete the tasks that most users find laborious and time consuming:

A consistent data set naming convention is applied whenever you add a layer into ArcMap. It is descriptive and informative enough that once you have built your project, you and your colleagues will instantly be able to recognise what each layer consists of.
The correct symbology (as defined by Getech) is automatically applied to a layer for both vector and raster data sets.

Layer Collections displays an array of options to load sets of layers that fit a particular theme; it is a great way to get you started with Globe data. It is already symbolised and has been given the appropriate alias names to save you as much time as possible. You are able to choose from data across multiple timeslices and load all of the data into separate map panes by Age. Layer Collections is designed to be used to get data into an Pro project with the least fuss possible.

Data Analysis comprising of an array of various data drill-down tools:

DEM - The DEM Tool intersects the topography and bathymetry producing a table and graphical image of height data over time. The DEM tool is useful when determining major changes in elevation and when they temporally happened, e.g. how many orogenies have impacted an area and for how long. Differing to the other sets of tools, the DEM tool uses data from Getech plate model v4.1 (1:5M palaeogeographies: Mega-Regional Explorer Map Series).
SWIT - This innovative tool allows users to figuratively drill-down through the sub-surface by intersecting the Earth system modelling (ESM) and digital elevation model (DEM) layers to provide a sediment-water interface temperature (SWIT) value for any location (be it onshore or offshore). The SWIT value can then be input into basin modelling assessments or used for other tasks.
Climate Profile - The Climate Profile Tool compiles the mean annual atmospheric temperature, the average daily precipitation over one year, the average daily precipitation minus average daily evaporation, and Biome 4CO2 data over time to create climate curves for the specified geographical locations and stages of interest. The tool works at Present Day locations by the user selecting a point of interest on the map. Data relevant to that point are calculated and returned as a downloadable preformatted figure; this figure will also record the latitude and longitude of the point selected.
Potential Reservoir -This tool interrogates various ESM layers, providing the user with a simple way of assessing variation through time of critical factors that may influence the development and quality of potential reservoir intervals. The user can then focus on targeted investigations only on the most favourable stratigraphic intervals.
Potential Source - This tool intersects selected ESM layers that may indicate the presence and quality of potential source rocks in an area of interest. The ability to visualise these data against a stratigraphic column can provide an indication of the stratigraphic position of potential source rocks pinpointing areas for further investigation.
Thermal Profile - Using the Temperature Depth grids from Getech’s Thermal Mapping module, a profile is generated for a selected Present Day location. The tool provides a graphical and numerical output of temperature (°C) with depth (km), from the land surface to the Curie Temperature Depth (CTD).
Cross Section - This generates a cross-section of Present Day data which includes, height above or below sea-level, Depth-to-Basement and Depth-to-Moho (where licensed), Curie Temperature Depth, and crustal types, along a user defined profile line. A map is also generated showing the location of this profile line.