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Part 1—Download GeoMapApp and Explore the Seafloor Near the Galapagos Islands part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Part 1âDownload GeoMapApp and Explore the Seafloor Near the Galapagos Islands
Step 1 – Download and Launch GeoMapApp Software
Open the GeoMapApp home page in a new window.
From ...
Part 3—Observe Life in Extreme Environments part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Part 3âObserve Life in Extreme Environments
Life in Extreme Environments: Exploring Underwater Volcanoes at Oceanic Spreading Centers
No one expected to find abundant life in the deep-ocean ...
Step-by-Step Instructions part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Step-by-Step Instructions
Part 1—Download GeoMapApp and Explore the Seafloor Near the Galapagos Islands
Explore the Galapagos spreading center using GeoMapApp. Learn the basic functions of ...
Going Further part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Going Further
Variations
Now that you have used GeoMapApp to explore images and data from the East Pacific Rise, the following data sets may be help to further test the hypotheses developed in Part ...
Part 2—Explore Bathymetry Data from the East Pacific Rise part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Part 2âExplore Bathymetry Data from the East Pacific Rise
Step 1 – Launch GeoMapApp and Add a Layer Showing Hydrothermal Vents Along the East Pacific Rise
The original Discovery site ...
Life in Extreme Environments part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
DATA: Global Multi-Resolution Topography Data and NSF Ridge 2000 Data. TOOL: GeoMapApp. SUMMARY: Create topographic profiles of the ocean floor to explore the structure of a spreading center. Learn about the life forms found in these extreme environments and investigate the conditions affecting them.
Part 5—Use East Pacific Rise Data to Test a Hypothesis part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Part 5âUse East Pacific Rise Data to Test a Hypothesis
In this section you will observe images taken with the Alvin Submersible. You will look for patterns in the data that may explain more ...
Tools and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Tools and Data
Tool
GeoMapApp
GeoMapApp is a global topography and bathymetry database that is integrated with an application to explore and edit the data. The visualization tool was developed as ...
Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Teaching Notes
Example Output
Example Output
Map and profile data of a section of the Pacific Ocean displayed by GeoMapApp. Click on image for a larger view.
GeoMapApp's Profile tool ...
Part 4—Explore More Extreme Evironments by Importing Images and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Life in Extreme Environments
Part 4âExplore More Extreme Evironments by Importing Images and Data
It is possible to import spreadsheet data into GeoMapApp if the data contain latitude and longitude fields. In addition, ...