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AN: IN43C-04 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Standardizing geologic data interchange: GeoSciML from the IUGS/CGI datamodel collaboration
AU: * Cox, S J
EM: Simon.Cox@csiro.au
AF: CSIRO Exploration and Mining, ARRC PO Box 1130, Bentley, WA 6102 Australia
AU: Boisvert, E
EM: eboisver@nrcan.gc.ca
AF: Geological Survey of Canada, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, Qu G1K 9A9 Canada
AU: Brodaric, B
EM: brodaric@nrcan.gc.ca
AF: Geological Survey of Canada, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ont K1A 0E9 Canada
AU: Duffy, T R
EM: trd@bgs.ac.uk
AF: British Geological Survey, Murchison House West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA United Kingdom
AU: Johnson, B R
EM: bjohnson@usgs.gov
AF: US Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, Va 20192 United States
AU: Laxton, J L
EM: jll@bgs.ac.uk
AF: British Geological Survey, Murchison House West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA United Kingdom
AU: Richard, S H
EM: steve.richard@AZGS.AZ.Gov
AF: Arizona Geological Survey, 416 West Congress Street, Tucson, Az 85701 United States
AU: Simons, B
EM: Bruce.Simons@dpi.vic.gov.au
AF: GeoScience Victoria, Dept of Primary Industries GPO Box 4440, Melbourne, Vic 3001 Australia
AB: GeoSciML is a harmonised information model and XML encoding for the exchange of geologic data. It is unique in its breadth of inputs and content, drawing from precursory national geoscience data model efforts in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. The common suite of feature types is based on geological criteria (units, structures) artefacts of geological investigations (specimens, sections, boreholes, observations), along with supporting elements required as classifiers for the primary objects (material description, timescale, lexicons, etc). The data model design accommodates the short-term goal of representing information associated with geologic maps and boreholes, as well as being extensible in the long-term to other feature types. The initial version does not include portrayal and cartographic elements associated with a map itself. The model uses patterns designed for implementation as a GML Application Schema, which ensures compatibility with standard web-service interfaces from the Open Geospatial Consortium. The meta-model is based on features and properties, and leads to a rich information-oriented transfer encoding. The availability of standard patterns for mapping from UML provides a convenient bridge to existing conceptual models available from several sources. The project is being undertaken under the auspices of the IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information. As the development team is geographically scattered, a web-based collaborative environment has been essential to progress. The results are intended for widespread use, so project documentation, including the current state of the model and schema, is openly accessible.
UR: http://www.cgi-iugs.org
DE: 6615 Legislation and regulations (6324)
DE: 6620 Science policy (0485)
DE: 9810 New fields (not classifiable under other headings)
DE: 9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005