PMTools: a new paleomagnetic software program - Ivan Efremov - 2021 MagIC Workshop (1/20/21)
Channel: Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
Date: 27/01/2021

"PMTools: a new paleomagnetic software program" by Ivan Efremov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Lightning poster talk presented at the virtual 2021 MagIC Workshop (https://earthref.org/events/MAGIC/2021/) - Rock and Paleomagnetism through Time and Space. Jan 19th-21st, 2021.

Abstract:
Ivan Efremov (1), Roman Veselovskiy (1,2)

(1) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 
(2) Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS, Moscow, Russia

It’s well known that all paleomagnetists use different software for analysis and visualization of the paleomagnetic data. These programs provide their unique interface and features, each soft has its pros and cons. In Russia the most usable paleomag software is the paleomagnetic tools by Randy Enkin (Enkin, 1996) for DOS. We love these programs because they are easy to use, all operations can be run using hotkeys, and they contain all functions we need. But Enkin's tools have some disadvantages: for example, if you want to insert the graphics from Enkin’s software in your publication, you will need to redraw it, that takes some time. Our goal is to create a new software – PMTools, which will be able to work with all widely used paleomagnetic data formats and provide at least the same functionality as Enkin’s software provides.

PMTools is a cross-platform software for statistical analysis and visualization of paleomagnetic data. Its main features include (1) using Enkin’s like hotkeys for the data processing, (2) comfortable work with many files of any format simultaneously, (3) ability to perform a full cycle of routine paleomagnetic operations, (4) all graphics created in PMTools is adapted for direct using in publications and presentations and can be exported in vector format. In the nearest future we are going to make PMTools stronger and include the field tests procedures (fold test, conglomerate test, etc.). In the more distant future PMTools will become a modular open source application, so that each user will be able to add its own modules, thereby expanding the program's functionality.

Now PMTools in final stages of beta and the v.1.0.0 will be released in the nearest future (spring-summer 2021). If you would like to get access to the beta version, please contact us.
References

Enkin, R.J., 1996. A Computer Program Package for Analysis and Presentation of Paleomagnetic Data, Pacific Geoscience Center, Geological Survey of Canada, http://www.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca/tectonic/enkin.htm.