The Virtual Outcrop Geology Group is a collaboration between NORCE (Norwegian Research Centre), Bergen, Norway, and the University of Aberdeen, UK. The group... VOG is now Fonix Geoscience and the virtualoutcrop.com page is no longer maintained.

Virtual outcrop model overlain with geological strike layer and filtered by dip angle to remove low-angle areas (Bullfrog Creek (Entrada), VOG Group, https://v3geo.com/model/93). More examples of the power of LIME visualisation can be seen on the elevation models feature page !

Orientation measurements made on outcrops around Arches road cut, Utah, USA (Arches Road Cut, VOG Group, https://v3geo.com/model/98). Points. Points can be added to denote areas of interest, sampling or measurement points, origin of specimens, or …

Sample dataset for new users. We have provided a sample dataset and guide to help you get going with the software. This highlights some of the basic features and possibilities of how LIME can be used to complement your fieldwork and excursions with a virtual 3D environment.

LIME: Visual inspection, integration, analysis and communication. LIME is an easy to use and lightweight 3D viewer for high performance visualisation and interpretation of meshes and photorealistic textured models created using, for example, lidar, photogrammetry, and structured light scanning. LIME is a virtual environment for interpretation and measurement, novel 3D rendering, and ...

Geocellular grid sections created from LIME outcrop interpretations in geomodelling software, imported back into LIME as Panels for co-visualisation, quality control and presentation purposes (Thompson Canyon (2017), VOG Group, https://v3geo.com/model/9).

Panels. Panels are a new addition to LIME, and make use of the advanced visual framework to integrate multiple data types into the 3D scene. A Panel is essentially a plane in 3D space which can be used for two main purposes: Projection of 3D scene objects onto Panels to create orthorectified inputs for interpretation and annotation;

Virtual outcrop model loaded from V3Geo cloud source (Gerace, VOG Group, https://v3geo.com/model/73). If you work for a company that is a sponsor of the SAFARI project, you can also log in and connect to around 500 virtual outcrop models using the custom SAFARI connection in LIME.

Image overlays . LIME can be used to display models with multiple texture layers, such as where different image datasets are integrated. Examples are from hyperspectral imaging, where material mapping results can be overlaid on the photorealistic models. This significantly aids interpretation and verification of results.

LIME is a high performance 3D viewer for working with models acquired using laser scanning, photogrammetry and related spatial measurement techniques.