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Some interpreters are inclined to use one display (type, scale, annotation, and color) for structural work and another scheme for stratigraphic work. Other explorationists use one scheme for all their interpretation.

Some interpreters are inclined to use one display (type, scale, annotation, and color) for structural work and another scheme for stratigraphic work. Other explorationists use one scheme for all their interpretation.

==Concluding remarks==

==Concluding remarks==

A flowchart summarizing the steps of project preparation and execution is shown in Figure 5. The topics touched on in this chapter could easily fill a volume. System software documentation should provide details describing “how-to” steps, but manuals generally do not address “when and why” situations. As most interpreters become familiar with a system, they learn how, when, and why a procedure is invoked and follow the same path for every project. The workstation is a toolbox of methods to speed and enhance the procedure. It is the interpreter's creativity, ingenuity, and imagination that generate meaningful interpretations. Explorationists use a number of techniques simultaneously to test and revise working hypotheses<ref name=pt08r22 />. One is more inclined to test many ideas quickly since it will not so take long to try them<ref name=pt08r5 />. A clever user can find paths that achieve results that were not deliberately programmed. An example might be as simple as using faults as horizon surfaces or vice versa for unique displays. These innovative uses, once proven, are occasionally programmed as menu items in new software releases.

A flowchart summarizing the steps of project preparation and execution is shown in [[:file:two-dimensional-geophysical-workstation-interpretation-generic-problems-and-solutions_fig5.png|Figure 5]]. The topics touched on in this chapter could easily fill a volume. System software documentation should provide details describing “how-to” steps, but manuals generally do not address “when and why” situations. As most interpreters become familiar with a system, they learn how, when, and why a procedure is invoked and follow the same path for every project. The workstation is a toolbox of methods to speed and enhance the procedure. It is the interpreter's creativity, ingenuity, and imagination that generate meaningful interpretations. Explorationists use a number of techniques simultaneously to test and revise working hypotheses<ref name=pt08r22 />. One is more inclined to test many ideas quickly since it will not so take long to try them<ref name=pt08r5 />. A clever user can find paths that achieve results that were not deliberately programmed. An example might be as simple as using faults as horizon surfaces or vice versa for unique displays. These innovative uses, once proven, are occasionally programmed as menu items in new software releases.

 

Effective use of any workstation for interpretation is made easier by a good user interface. An interpretation can be achieved by the experienced user significantly faster on a workstation than on paper. Time saved by interactive interpretation allows more detailed analysis in the final product. It seems axiomatic that a significant majority of geoscientists place a high priority on ease of use. This user friendliness includes language or terms that are obvious in meaning, straightforward paths to achieve goals, and manipulations of the data that are meaningful. The hardware and software vendors have designed exemplary systems. Totally integrated interpretation systems are the stated goals of vendors that market such systems, although the industry has many improvements to make in achieving these goals.

Effective use of any workstation for interpretation is made easier by a good user interface. An interpretation can be achieved by the experienced user significantly faster on a workstation than on paper. Time saved by interactive interpretation allows more detailed analysis in the final product. It seems axiomatic that a significant majority of geoscientists place a high priority on ease of use. This user friendliness includes language or terms that are obvious in meaning, straightforward paths to achieve goals, and manipulations of the data that are meaningful. The hardware and software vendors have designed exemplary systems. Totally integrated interpretation systems are the stated goals of vendors that market such systems, although the industry has many improvements to make in achieving these goals.