What is GPlates?
GPlates is desktop software application for the interactive visualisation of plate tectonics.
GPlates uses an unique mix of interactive plate tectonic restorations, geographical details system (GIS) performance and raster information visualisation. GPlates makes it possible for both the visualisation and the control of plate tectonic restorations and associated information through geological time. GPlates operate on Windows, Linux and macOS. GPlates has an online user handbook.
GPlates and pyGPlates are both complimentary software application (likewise called open-source software application), accredited for circulation under the GNU General Public License (GPL), variation 2.
GPlately is a Python plan which makes it possible for the restoration of information through deep geological time (points, lines, polygons, and rasters), the interrogation of plate kinematic details (plate speeds, rates of subduction and seafloor dispersing), the fast contrast in between numerous plate movement designs, and the outlining of rebuilt output information on maps.
Why GPlates?
Open source and totally free
Easy to utilize
Quick and trustworthy
Comprehensive open-access information and designs
Comprehensive interoperability with other software application
Utilized by teachers, scientists, and markets
Expert software application advancement group
GPlates Citation:
Müller, R. D., Cannon, J., Qin, X., Watson, R. J., Gurnis, M., Williams, S., Pfaffelmoser, T., Seton, M., Russell, S. H. J., Zahirovic S. (2018 ). GPlates: Building a virtual Earth through deep time. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 19, 2243-2261. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GC007584
PyGPlates, PlateTectonicTools, GPlately Citation:
Mather, B. R., Müller, R. D., Zahirovic, S., Cannon, J., Chin, M., Ilano, L., Wright, N. M., Alfonso, C., Williams, S., Tetley, M., Merdith, A. (2023) Deep time spatio-temporal information analysis utilizing pyGPlates with PlateTectonicTools and GPlately. Geoscience Data Journal, 00, 1-8. Readily available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.185
GPlates Software Suite
The GPlates Python library (pyGPlates) allows access to GPlates performance through the Python shows language.
PyGPlates
GPlately is a Python plan to question tectonic plate restorations.
GPlately
The GPlates Web Service user interface permits users to gain access to plate tectonics restoration services by means of Internet.
GPlates Web Service
The GPlates Web Portal is an entrance to a series of websites for the interactive visualisation of advanced geoscience datasets.
GPlates Web PortalWho are we?
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Most current News
GPlates 2.4 launched
December 08, 2023
A note about GPlates 2.4:-
This release consists of mainly bug repairs (compared to GPlates 2.3). We’ve likewise included some Scientific Colour Maps by Fabio Crameri to our builtin colour combinations.
Most brand-new performance is still in advancement and will go into the GPlates 3.0 release (late 2024). This is due to the fact that it depends upon the graphics engine upgrade presently in development (that allows making use of fairly modern-day hardware in last 10 years on all desktop platforms with the replacement of OpenGL with Vulkan).