Merge pull request #551 from geoscixyz/dougoldenburg-patch-2

Landing page: index.rst

Author: lheagy

.bumpversion.cfg

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.0.4
+current_version = 0.0.5
 files = conf.py _templates/footer.html
 

_templates/footer.html

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         </div>
         <br>
         <div class="col-md-8" align="left" font-size="11px">
-            <a href="https://github.com/geoscixyz/em/releases/tag/0.0.4">Version 0.0.4</a>
+            <a href="https://github.com/geoscixyz/em/releases/tag/0.0.5">Version 0.0.5</a>
         </div>
         <br>
         <div class="col-md-8" align="left" font-size="11px">

app.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # application: emgeosci
 # version: 1
-runtime: python37
+runtime: python27
+api_version: 1
+threadsafe: yes
 
 handlers:
 

conf.py

@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.0.4'
+version = '0.0.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.0.4'
+release = '0.0.5'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

index.rst

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ and the exponential increase in computer power allows us to solve problems
 that were not possible a few years ago. It is also becoming more common-place to
 acquire laboratory or in-situ measurements of physical properties and these
 are essential links in tying geophysics to questions about the earth. The
-other advance is the open-source technology that 
+other advance is the open-source technology that
 allows technical  material and ideas to be generated by multiple contributors
 through sources like Github_ . Cloud-based computing environments and
 open source software have also opened up portals for interacting with equations
@@ -54,47 +54,60 @@ throughout the communinity.
 What is EM GeoSci?
 ------------------
 
-The emphasis is on  physical principles of electromagnetic methods and their
-application in solving problems. Rigorous analytic solutions of the EM
-problems with specific transmitting fields and earth models is left to
-existing books and research papers. Also, the resource does not concentrate
-upon the scientific computing aspects to numerically solve Maxwell’s
-equations. We do however, make much use of software that can perform those
-functions. Rather, our emphasis is on using analytic and numerical solutions
-to understand electromagnetic  fields and fluxes obtained from various types
-of transmitters in different geological environments.
-
-Our emphasis is on fundamentals and applications and correspondingly
-:ref:`case_histories_index` play an essential role. These provide the
-motivation for using electromagnetics and show the success, or not, of their
-application in making an impact upon the problem at hand.
-
-Examples are available through `Jupyter Notebooks`_ and can be run through Binders_.
-The simulations use the open-source Simulation and Parameter Estimation package
-SimPEG_.
+EM GeoSci is an open-source resource that emphasizes the physical principles
+of electromagnetic methods and their application in solving geoscience
+problems. Rigorous analytic solutions of the EM problems with specific
+transmitting fields and earth models are left to existing books and research
+papers, and so too are the computational details required to numerically solve
+Maxwell’s equations. Our emphasis is on using analytic and numerical solutions
+to understand electromagnetic fields and fluxes obtained from various types of
+transmitters in different geological environments and to show how different EM
+surveys, using controlled or natural sources, can be applied in practise.
+`Case Histories <https://em.geosci.xyz/content/case_histories/index.html#case-histories-index>`_
+play an essential role. They allow readers to make the
+connection between the geoscience problem, the EM survey, and the eventual
+outcome. Understanding the fundamental physics is facilitated through the use
+of `Jupyter Notebooks <https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/geoscixyz/em-apps/master?filepath=index.ipynb>`_
+which allow users to visualize fields and
+explore understanding by changing parameters. The simulations use the open-
+source package `SimPEG <https://simpeg.xyz>`_ (Simulation and Parameter
+Estimation in Geophysics).
+
 
 .. image:: https://mybinder.org/badge.svg
     :target: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/geoscixyz/em-apps/master?filepath=index.ipynb
     :alt: Binder
 
-.. _Jupyter Notebooks: https://github.com/geoscixyz/em_examples
-.. _Binders: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/geoscixyz/em-apps/master?filepath=index.ipynb
-.. _SimPEG: http://simpeg.xyz
 
-This resource is Open Source and while currently being led by brilliant
-and enthusiastic graduate students and faculty at UBC, the vision is to have
-experts, worldwide, contribute. Join the development on Github_ or
-`get in touch <http://geosci.xyz/contact>`_!
 
+EM GeoSci and the SEG
+---------------------
+
+.. image:: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4d/SEG_2016_logo.svg/1200px-SEG_2016_logo.svg.png
+  :align: right
+  :alt: SEG logo
+  :width: 35%
+  :target: https://seg.org/
 
+EM GeoSci served as the main "textbook" resource for the `SEG 2017
+Distinguished Instructor Short Course
+<https://seg.org/Education/Courses/DISC/2017-DISC-Doug-Oldenburg>`_
+on “Geophysical Electromagnetics: Fundamentals and Applications”. We are
+grateful that the SEG supported us in our open-source experiment and allowed
+us to substitute EM GeoSci for the traditional hardcopy book that accompanies
+the DISC.  The `Case Histories <https://em.geosci.xyz/content/case_histories/index.html#case-histories-index>`_,
+which form an important component of EM GeoSci, are presented within
+a synoptic Seven-Step framework that is linked to original, published and
+copyrighted papers. We are grateful that the SEG has allowed us to adapt
+figures and content from their publications.
 
 
 EM GeoSci is under construction
 -------------------------------
 
 EM GeoSci is under active construction. We are working to fill in blank
 pages and address todo's. Our  goal is to have a mature version available by the
-end of 2017. In the meantime, we are making this resource available and
+end of 2019. In the meantime, we are making this resource available and
 `inviting contributions for case histories <http://disc2017.geosci.xyz/#contribute>`_.
 We welcome `feedback <http://geosci.xyz/contact>`_ about the useability of the site and the technical details.