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Stratapy: a tool for automated stratigraphic log visualisation.

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  • 1School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Jack.L.Smith@ed.ac.uk.

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Stratapy is a new Python package that simplifies stratigraphic log digitisation for Earth scientists. This tool enables rapid, high-quality log generation from simple inputs, improving scientific workflows and data interpretation.

Keywords:
Data visualisationGraphicsSoftwareStratigraphic logStratigraphy

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  • Earth Sciences
  • Geology
  • Stratigraphy

Background:

  • Stratigraphic logs are crucial for geological interpretation but manual visualization is time-consuming and difficult to reproduce.
  • Existing digital tools for log visualization are often limited, field-specific, and lack core functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce stratapy, a Python package for rapid and high-quality stratigraphic log digitisation.
  • To provide an accessible tool for scientists, including non-programmers, to generate publication-quality logs.
  • To establish a standardized framework for log illustration and digitisation in Earth sciences.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a Python package, stratapy, designed for ease of use by non-programmers.
  • Implementation of a parameter-based customization approach for flexibility in style and function.
  • Integration of standardized lithological patterns, geological features, symbology, and automatic chronostratigraphic correlation.

Main Results:

  • Stratapy enables rapid generation of publication-quality stratigraphic logs from basic text or spreadsheet inputs.
  • The package supports customisation, standardized patterns, geological features, symbology, and chronostratigraphic correlation.
  • Stratapy facilitates the creation of multi-panel and correlated logs for complex system visualization.

Conclusions:

  • Stratapy modernizes scientific workflows by improving the quality and interpretation of stratigraphic logs.
  • The tool promotes standardized digital practices within the Earth sciences.
  • Stratapy offers a flexible and accessible solution for stratigraphic log digitisation across research and industry.