Field Geophysical Software Suite Updates and Docs

Update home for Field Geophysical Software Suite that accompanies

Introduction to Applied Geophysics: Exploring the Shallow Subsurface,

by Burger, Sheehan, and Jones

View the help topics for the software (includes some FAQs; also lists some changes for updated versions of applications)

Errata from the textbook are here.

The updater in older versions of the software will no longer be supported. You can obtain the current version of the software for your OS from Cambridge's resoures page for the Burger et al. textbook. (Click on the General Resources link on the left and then download the version appropriate for your OS). By early 2024 there should be versions for Mac OS (later than OS 10.14; universal for both x86 and Apple Mx chips), Windows (8.1 -11) both for x86 32 bit and 64 bit (if only one is there, it will still be the 32 bit version), and Linux (Linux Mint 16 or later, CentOS 7.0 or later, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later, Debian 6.0 or later, OpenSUSE 11.3 or later, Fedora 13 Desktop or later), also will have x86 32-bit and 64-bit versions. If you need an ARM processor version of the software, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Advanced Windows user note: You will notice that the "XXX Libs" folders are *huge*. And they are pretty nearly the same.If you need to save space, I think you could make a single folder of Libs and then make shortcuts named "XXX Libs" pointing to the common libs folder. I'm not too sure what would happen on doing an update (maybe nothing bad), so keep that in mind if you try this.

Important Upgrade Note: The update mechanism in v2.1 of the geophysics software is broken (for sure on Macs, possibly all OSes)! If you have updated to v2.1, to get later updates you can simply download the version at Cambridge Press (link above).

Issues present in v 2.0 of the software (when fixed, the revision where the fix was made is indicated)

Refract:

Saving data and then opening it fails with an out of bounds error. Fixed in v2.1.2 (which will read files written by v2.1). Workaround is somewhat painful, but in the data file, increase all the values of the "Time" lines' second comma delimited field by 1 (e.g., Time,1,0.7,12 changes to Time,2,0.7,12 and so on); this can be done (carefully) in Excel.
Deleting a time in the data window usually gets replaced with a value of "0" instead of blank (no measurement). Fixed in 2.1.3
Doesn't recognize .csv files as importable. Workaround on Mac is to replace the .csv suffix with .txt. Otherwise, export as tab-delimited file (.txt) from programs like Excel. Fixed in 2.1.3.
Claims imported text file has geophones without numbers. Fixed in 2.1.4. This is because Refract was unaware of UTF-8 BOM formatted files, which is lately the default from WIndows versions of Excel. For now save the file as csv UTF-8 (MS-DOS) and Refract should read it.

Resist:

RMS values sometimes not visible after calculating a model. Fixed (mostly) in 2.1.3. Workaround is to widen the Model Window.

GravMag: (these were seen in v2.1 on Windows 10; most are not present on Mac--will be trying to debug in the future)

Cannot delete a body (Windows)
Show All button in profile window doesn't include all the measurement points (Windows).
Cannot change the depth of the bottom of the profile unless the top is at 0 (Windows).
Data window header shows distance in m even when km is chosen (and values are km) (Window - fixed in 2.1.1?)
RMS label for magnetic data not switching between gammas and nT (fixed 2.1.1)
Crash in all versions if selecting a body in section window, then selecting a vertex, then deselecting the vertex, then trying to move the vertex. (fixed in 2.1.2)
Could have errors importing a delimited file if in the UTF-8 BOM format. Fixed in 2.1.5

Updates/Changes from v2.0 to later versions:

Diffract: v2.1.2 adds the following:
Undo/redo now available
High-definition screens (Retina, HiDPI) should be properly supported
Dark Mode in Mac OS Mojave supported
Help menu and splash screen updated for move to Cambridge Press
Minimum OS now Mac 10.14/Windows 8.1
GravMag: v2.1.5 adds the following:
Undo/redo now available
High-definition screens (Retina, HiDPI) should be properly supported
Significant figures choice now more rigorously enforced
Checkbox in Model Window to toggle on/off contribution from individual body
Gravity and magnetic data can have a name/ID.
Adding/deleting data points overhauled and more under user control.
Comment lines (starting with "#") ignored in text import.
Bodies in section window now somewhat transparent.
Various labels' units fixed
Dark mode in Mac OS supported
Bug on select/deselect/reselect a vertex point fixed
Profile azimuth changes on close and reopen now corrected
Adding points using km scale fixed
Help menu and splash screen updated for move to Cambridge Press
Minimum OS now Mac 10.14/Windows 8.1
Reflect: v2.1.3 adds the following:
Undo/redo now available
High-definition screens (Retina/HiDPI) should be properly supported
Warnings added when removing layers or geophones that you could lose data
Blank data entries remain blank on save/open cycle
Negative shot offsets allowed (so allows center shots)
Changing pulse width in Preferences enables the Update Times and Plot button
Show/hide points in plot window fixed and will hide error bars
Supports Dark Mode in Mac OS
Help menu and splash screen updated for move to Cambridge Press
Minimum OS now Mac 10.14/Windows 8.1
Refract: v2.1.5 adds the following:
Undo/redo now available
High-definition screens (Retina, HiDPI) should be properly supported
Delimited text import for data
Bug when printing plot or section fixed
Supports Dark Mode in Mac OS Mojave/Catalina
Weighted RMS option when using pick uncertainties
Error if opening delimited file with UTF-8 BOM format fixed
Color of forward points fixed
Help menu and splash screen updated for move to Cambridge Press
Minimum OS now Mac 10.14/Windows 8.1
Resist: v2.1.3 adds the following:
Undo/redo now available
High-definition screens (Retina, HiDPI) should be properly supported
Error when adding a layer while using km scale fixed.
Supports Dark Mode in Mac OS Mojave
Help menu and splash screen updated for move to Cambridge Press
RMS pane widened so it won't hide
Minimum OS now Mac 10.14/Windows 8.1

Information on pre-2.0 and CD/DVD versions of the software archived here

The geophysical software suite is cross platform, behaving the same on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux OSes.

Please send mail to cjones@colorado.edu if you encounter any problems or have suggestions.

C. H. Jones | CIRES | Dept. of Geological Sciences | Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Last modified at December 22, 2023 3:59 PM