Bedrock
Carry a geologic field companion into the landscape.
Bedrock combines mapped geology, deep time, paleogeography, rock identification, fossils, hazards, landforms, and structured field notes in one geology-first mobile workspace.
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05:48Pre-trip
NaturalistTripper builds a route. Place caches geology and ownership.
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06:24On the ground
Montana Field Guide opens to species accounts without signal.
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10:30Capture & log
Photographs land in Lightroom. Flyway Birding logs the count.
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eveningPublish
GeoPlace tags every photograph. iNat Publish Pro batches the day.
Move from map units to observations you can defend.
Bedrock is intended for students, rockhounds, educators, field professionals, and anyone who wants more than a simplified geology overlay.
Read the geology beneath your feet
Review mapped units, age, lithology, geologic history, field expectations, confidence, hazards, fossils, and nearby geologic context.
Work through rock and sediment evidence
Use structured observations, classification tools, mineral and texture clues, and staged identification rather than relying on a single image guess.
Build a real field record
Save places, rock observations, samples, strike and dip, measured sections, traverses, sketches, photos, and classification results.
Geologic context from public science, interpreted carefully.
- Macrostrat and USGS geology
- International Chronostratigraphic Chart data
- Paleobiology Database and paleogeographic reconstructions
- FEMA, Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, and other public hazard datasets
- Mapped contacts and unit descriptions vary in scale, age, and precision.
- Automated rock identification is provisional and depends on visible evidence.
- Bedrock is not a substitute for professional hazard, engineering, mining, or land-access advice.
Common questions.
Is Bedrock only a geology map?
No. It combines mapped geology with deep time, field expectations, rock and sediment identification, fossils, hazards, and a structured field notebook.
Can it identify a rock from one photo?
It can help evaluate visible evidence, but reliable identification often requires texture, hardness, grain, reaction, field setting, and other observations.
Can I use it for professional engineering or hazard decisions?
No. Bedrock is an interpretive field and learning tool, not a substitute for licensed professional analysis or authoritative site-specific data.
Geology that follows you into the field.
Bedrock is currently in development.