"The ultimate app for Geography/Geology amateurs and professionals."
- Mel Martin, TUAW.com
Geology AZ is the edition of the popular GIS (geographic information system) covering the state of Arizona. It is a self-contained application (no Internet or cellular access required) that contains a vast amount of information about the geology and geography of Arizona.
Using the iPhones GPS, it enables you to navigate the state and get a much better understanding of your surroundings, identify geological formations, mines, quarries, rivers, estimate your current elevation, etc....
This release contains 23 layers, which can be combined in any desired way:
- states outlines
- the complete geological map from USGS
- terrain elevation
- fire history
- all earthquakes in recorded history over 3.0 magnitude
- mineral resources
- quaternary faults
- old faults
- public land ownership
- hydrologic units
- USGS quadrangles
- township and range
- urban areas
- counties
- hydrology
- roads and major streets
- railroad tracks
- cities and towns
- active mines
- potassium/argon dates
- state plane zones
- UTM zones
- main aquifers
For more details on these layers, see our web site www.integrity-logic.com/layers
There have been a number of improvements since the release of the sister programs Geology CA, Geology TX, Geology NY, Geology FL and Geology WA/OR. New layers have been added. A few minor bugs have been fixed.