GMAP for Windows 7 is a state of the art computer program which performs all processing and plotting tasks usually associated with the storage and presentation of palaeomagnetic pole positions, and generation of palaeogeographic reconstructions. GMAP is menu-driven and easy to use; the user is never far removed from the basic data from which palaeogeographic reconstructions are derived, and therefore has a sense of total control over the program's performance.
GMAP can generate reconstructions based on individual palaeomagnetic poles, averaged palaeomagnetic poles, and digitally derived smooth (APW) curves. Palaeogeographic reconstructions can be saved to disk files, and later viewed in chronological order as `animations'.
GMAP is supplied with a full range of continental outlines. It is also possible to import new continents via simple ASCII files or ARC GIS shape files.
The GMAP software system package was originally developed by Torsvik at the University of Bergen (1982) and later with contributions from both Lauri Pesonen and M.A. Smethurst (Torsvik & Smethurst 1989).
GMAP routines are currently being ported to GPlates (www.gplates.org) and this GMAP version is similar to earlier versions but can run under Windows 7 (older 16/32-bit Editions versions not compatible with Windows 7).
(A) DOWNLOAD/INSTALL SYSTEM (CLICK ON LINK BELOW):
http://www.earthdynamics.org/bugs/Gmap2012System.zip
(1) Click 'Open' or 'Save' in File Download Box (see above)
(2) After the File has been downloaded and WinZip has fired up, click 'setup.exe'
(3) During 'setup' the software must be installed to c:\gmap
(B) DOWNLOAD/INSTALL DATA (CLICK ON LINK BELOW):
http://www.earthdynamics.org/bugs/Data.zip
(1) Click 'Open' or 'Save' in File Download Box
(2) After the File has been downloaded extract data (\Data) to c:\gmap (should be organized as c:\gmap\data)
(C) DOWNLOAD PRELIMINARY MANUAL (CLICK ON LINK BELOW):
For older GMAP and IAPD software visit: www.geodynamics.no
Future updates will appear on: www.earthdynamics.org