Introduction to practical training on hyperspectral image analysis with CoreSpecViewer

Author

Affiliation

Russell Rogers

Geological Survey Ireland

This course is designed to be used in conjunction with CoreSpecViewer. Download and install the software to get the most from this course.

Part one

Part one is an introduction to hyperspectral core scanning

Launch slides

Part two

Part two is a step by step guide to working with hyperspectral data at the individual scan level in CoreSpecViewer.

The data used in this presentation is from here (2GB download) if you want to follow along.

Launch slides

Part three

Part three is a step by step guide for working with hyperspectral data at the full hole level in CoreSpecViewer.

in production - coming soon

Data and licence

The hyperspectral core scans used in this course (hole 00_13-18-088-11W5, boxes 101-114) are published by the Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) and were downloaded from:

Alberta Geological Survey (2023): Core Data Interactive Map; Alberta Energy Regulator / Alberta Geological Survey, AER/AGS Interactive App or Map 014, https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/iam-014 [accessed August 2026].

The scanning programme is indexed in Spectrum Geosciences Ltd. and TerraCore Geospectral Imaging (2026): Index to hyperspectral core scanning imagery for mineral core from the Athabasca Basin, Canadian Shield, and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator / Alberta Geological Survey, AER/AGS Special Report 129, 15 p.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.