Antarctic Geologic Database: Rock Data and Sample Rescue

南极地质数据库：岩石数据和样本救援

基本信息

批准号：
9626819
负责人：
Rosemary Askin
金额：
$ 5万
依托单位：
Ohio State University Research Foundation -DO NOT USE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
1996
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1996-09-01 至 1998-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9626819&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Antarctic Geologic Database Rock Data

项目摘要

9626819 Askin Abstract This award supports the design, development, testing and implementation of a computer database for Antarctic geological collections, and to rescue Antarctic geologic data and samples. There is an increasing sense of urgency within the US Antarctic geologic community over the safe curation and accessibility of rock and fossil collections and data acquired during research in Antarctica. There is concern over the loss of samples obtained at great expense, including samples which are likely to be valuable for new lines of investigation. There is also concern over minimizing negative environmental impacts of earth science research in Antarctica, and over the availability of funding for proper curation of samples in the future. At present the lack of a centralized curation facility for Antarctic samples greatly inhibits potential use of existing samples for new projects. Unpublished information about samples exists with individual investigators but there has been no attempt to organize this for the betterment of the science. Development of a database is the logical first step that must be taken toward more responsible management of Antarctic rock and fossil materials. The Antarctic Geologic Database will be a user-friendly system accessible to the geologic community on Macintosh and IBM-based personal computers via the World-Wide-Web. It will allow easy search, retrieval and loading of geologic information collected by US geologists in Antarctica. The design will be based on the on-line archiving and cataloging system for the Synthetic Aperture Radar images and data in the Remote Sensing Laboratory at Byrd Polar Research Center, but will be specifically designed to handle Antarctic and geologic requirements and information. It will incorporate the best ideas of museum collections management systems and rock repository databases currently used in the Orton Geological Museum at the Ohio State University and elsewhere in the USA and ove rseas.

9626819 ASKIN摘要该奖项支持用于南极地质收集的计算机数据库的设计，开发，测试和实施，并营救南极地质数据和样本。美国南极地质社区对岩石和化石收集的安全策划和可访问性以及在南极研究期间获得的数据的安全策划和可访问性越来越紧迫。人们担心以巨大的费用获得的样品丢失，包括可能对新调查的样品有价值。还担心南极地球科学研究的负面环境影响，以及将来可以适当策划样本的资金的可用性。目前，缺乏用于南极样品的集中式策划设施极大地抑制了现有样品在新项目中的潜在使用。关于样本的未发表信息存在于个人调查人员中，但没有试图组织这一点以改善科学。数据库的开发是逻辑上的第一步，必须采取更负责任的南极岩石和化石材料的管理。南极地质数据库将是通过全球范围内的Macintosh和IBM的个人计算机上的地质社区访问的用户友好系统。它将轻松搜索，检索和加载美国地质学家在南极洲收集的地质信息。该设计将基于在伯德极地研究中心的遥感实验室中的合成孔径雷达图像和数据的在线归档和编目系统，但专门设计用于处理南极和地质要求和信息。它将结合当前在俄亥俄州立大学和美国其他地方和OVE RSEAS其他地方的Orton地质博物馆中使用的博物馆收集管理系统和岩石存储库数据库的最佳想法。