Experience
The author of Australian Geology Travel Maps is a geologist and software developer with over 35 years experience in information technology, including working in the mining and exploration industry and for Geoscience Australia and the Geological Survey of NSW.
Open Source
Trilobite Solutions uses and contributes to Open Source software. This is used extensively in app development and data systems, for example, Ubuntu (linux) running PostGIS (a spatial database) and QGIS (an excellent free geographic information system). Open source desktop applications are used in both the Mac OSX and Ubuntu environments.
Quality, Dependability & Simplicity
The driving design philosophies for all software developments are quality, dependability and simplicity. Apps need to make life simpler – and they must be totally reliable. The interface to the Trilobite Solutions apps is kept as simple as possible, and small hints guide the new user. Quality is the top priority in all aspects of development. Industry best practice defined by Google, Apple and the Open Source community are followed with all functionalities. And you are not on your own after you install the app – any stability issues with the apps are reported to Trilobite Solutions via a Google-provided monitoring system.
Field testing
Extensive hours of computing work has gone into the creation of the apps, including the creation of maps and the development of the Android and Apple apps, but to create a good field app requires first-hand experience in the field, and extensive testing in the environment that the app is designed for. The app is tested by the author regularly in the field in various locations around Australia.
Enjoy!
We hope you develop a fascination for geology and its relationship to landscapes, and you enjoy using your Trilobite Solutions app in the great outdoors of Australia and New Zealand. If you are reading this from overseas, come over and see for yourself!
David Collins
Geologist and Developer
Trilobite Solutions
