GIS in Geology: Examining the Geological Change of Mount St. Helens

GIS is a powerful tool for examining the world around us. Gathering, analyzing, and visualizing data in a spatial format has the ability to reveal solutions to problems we are researching and answer questions we may not know we have. This type of spatial analysis connects directly with the field of geology, where professionals study the planet's structure, composition, and change over time. Our final Map Monday release for the semester demonstrates how GIS can be utilized to study a large-scale geological change by comparatively examining Mount St. Helens, before and after the dramatic 1980 volcanic eruption.