Mobile Applications. The future of delivery of geoscience data will inevitably move to mobile technologies. Once the 3D model data is web-based, it is relatively easy to develop access to models through mobile applications, Figure 18 shows the BGS Groundhog viewer deployed on a smartphone from where the user can generate a PDF for onward use. The arrival of Google glass and similar devices will literally open up the possibility of ‘seeing’ into the ground revealing the models and their properties, research is in the early stages in this area. A very good example of a intuitive mobile 3D app has been developed and deployed by the Estonian Geological Survey. The app allows the visualisation and analysis of their national model the app is free and downloadable here: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/store/apps/details?id=com.Nortal.GeoMudel2 6 Summary and future developments This task has shown the scope of the activity ongoing in Europe to deliver 3D geological models and highlighted some of the ways in which geological models are being delivered within Europe. In terms of future delivery of 3D geological models, surveys are most interested in pursuing delivery via a web portal, with functionality for viewing and analysing 3D geological models (both framework and voxel models) and downloading model data (Table 4). There are a number of 3D viewers being developed across Europe, both free and available via license. At present it is not obvious whether one of these viewers will become a standard across Europe.
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