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The Geological Society of London officially kicked off a year-long programme of events in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of William Smith’s map “A delineation of the strata of England and Wales with part of Scotland” in 1815, with the launch of the William Smith’s Maps – Interactive website. William Smith’s map was the worlds first geological map, created by the surveying efforts and geological insights of William Smith and the first practical application of the principles of lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy.

The launch event was held in Burlington House on 23rd March, coinciding with what would have been William Smith’s (often referred to as the “Father of English Geology”) birthday. It was attended by Sir David Attenborough, who unveiled a plaque at Smith’s former London home, and also introduced the new interactive website, www.strata-smith.com, which allows users to view all the known surviving editions of the Smith Map, overlay with modern geology. Smith’s cross sections can also be viewed in comparison with modern seismic data.

The development of this website was sponsored by UKOGL, and developed by Lynx Information Systems. The website has been specifically developed to host a number of fine examples of William Smith’s 1815 map, and is a free -to-all educational resource designed for teachers, students, academics and anybody with an interest in the life and work of William Smith.

Using Lynx’s expertise and experience has enabled the website to feature many great things such as a ‘live’ interactive map viewer. This enables users to not only view the maps but also to overlay one against another and compare them with modern geology, wells, seismic sections (using Lynx’s online SEG-Y viewer), and current topographic maps. Users can also display Smith’s geological sections and view 3D animations of his maps.

Lynx’s very own Peter Wigley gave a fantastic demonstration of the Strata-Smith website during the launch.

Below: Peter Wigley of Lynx provides the audience with a live demonstration of the William Smith’s Maps – Interactive Website (pictures courtesy of the Geological Society)

Below: Sir David Attenborough introduces the Strata Smith website & comments on the remarkable achievement Smith’s work represents

Lynx Information Systems will be Exhibiting/attending the following Oil & Gas Conferences & Exhibitions for 2015:

20 Jan – 21 Jan: Oil & Gas International Licensing Summit 20105, London UK

3 Mar – 5 Mar: APPEX Global, London UK

8 Apr – 10 Apr: ESRI Petroleum GIS Conference, Houston Texas, USA

19 May – 21 May: 19th PNEC Conference & Exhibition, Houston Texas, USA

31 May – 3 Jun: AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, Denver Colarado, USA

1 Jun – 4 Jun: 77th EAGE Conference & Exhibition, Madrid Spain

3 Sep – 4 Sep: 14th HGS/PESGB Conference on African E&P, London, UK

13 Oct – 14 Oct: ESRI Pacific User Conference, California, USA

Lynx Information Systems would like to wish you all every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year.

Our sincere thanks for your goodwill and loyalty throughout the past year and we look forward to working with you in 2015.

2014 has been a major milestone year for Lynx Information Systems. 25 years ago, two well established Geophysicists, Dr Charles Hewlett and Dr Peter Wigley, transformed and revolutionised they way we viewed and analysed G&G exploration data.

Back in 1989 Charles Hewlett had designed and created a method to take paper seismic displays and convert them to digital SEG-Y data for the emerging presence of workstations in G&G offices.

From it’s beginnings as just a vision of two individuals, to evolving as one of the world leaders in spatial data management and the digital reconstruction of exploration and production data, Lynx has always maintained the core values of it’s founders of harmony, sincerity, and pioneering spirit.

Join us as we mark this milestone anniversary year and help us set the tone for our next 25 years!