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CONCLUSION 
The rapid improvements in computer technology and remote 
sensing systems are having tremendous impact on all aspects 
of basic and applied research as well as on everyday prob 
lem-solving activities. This impact is becoming increas 
ingly evident in the geosciences area wherein new techniques 
to geographically register and merge remote sensing and 
geologic and geophysical data sets are either under develop 
ment or under initial assessment by the academic, research, 
and problem-solving communities. 
Although the exact significance of many of the geodata 
techniques being tested and examined will not be known for 
years to come, it is certain that the combination of 
increased users' interests and rapidly advancing techno 
logical developments in this computer era will stimulate 
numerous opportunities to capitalize on man's new capacity 
to digitally process, merge and map a variety of comprehen 
sive and complex heterogeneous data sets quickly, accurately 
and inexpensively. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Department of Energy 
for supporting the basic research described in this manu 
script. Specifically, the support being provided by the 
Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Engineering, 
Mathematical and Geosciences. Support for applying the 
research was provided by the Basalt Waste Isolation Project 
(BWIP) operated by the Rockwell Hanford Operations under 
contract with the Department of Energy, Contract DE-AC06- 
77RL-01030. 
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