WORKSHOP TO IDENTIFY GROUND-BASED DIGITAL AQUISITION, ANALYSIS, AND VISUALIZATION NEEDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE COMMUNITY

0549324 OldowThis赠款将支持地球科学界研讨会，以确定地质科学界的地面数字采集，分析和可视化需求。 将在爱达荷州大学的John Oldow的指导下组织两个讲习班，计划于2006年初冬举行。 许多地球科学家目前面临的一个挑战是获得和培训使用数字野外绘图工具，以及合并以不同分辨率获得的数字数据集和使用多种工具的复杂性。 开发方便用户的开放源码软件，用于处理和分析数字制图产品，显然是一项需要，也是一项相当大的挑战。 讲习班将侧重于可能开发一种新的设施/服务，以支持使用地面激光扫描（TLS）、全球定位系统、数字摄影测量和遥感图像（例如，卫星或机载多光谱图像），以及更传统的实地测绘工具。 该设施的概念被称为INTERFACE（数字现场数据采集和勘探跨学科联盟），将为美国各地的研究人员和学生提供设备、培训、数据处理、数据存档和可视化设施，以支持直接数字数据采集和地表地貌的可视化。 讲习班的具体目标是：（1）确定数字数据采集所需的方法和技术，（2）探索数据库和分析工具的要求，（3）概述国家系统的架构，以实现设备的可访问性、培训、分析和数据存档，（4）发起关于数据标准、所需元数据和数据库信息格式的讨论，（5）确定与数字采集方法相关的可视化要求，（6）制定社区参与和实施数字采集系统的战略，（7）概述数字采集系统与地球科学现有或计划中的网络基础设施倡议的关系。计划有代表广泛专业知识的约25名地球科学家出席。 与会者将来自地貌、结构、地震和大地测量界，并有针对性地邀请那些在数字采集、数据库开发、信息管理和数据分析工具应用方面具有经验的人参加。 讲习班的成果将在2006年美国地质学会全国会议和美国地球物理联合会秋季会议上提交给地质界，此外还将向地质界直接提交一份报告，该报告将通过电子分发和GEON网站（geongrid.org）提供。

0549324OldowThis grant will support an Earth sciences community workshop to identify ground-based digital acquisition, analysis, and visualization needs of the geological science community. A two workshop will be organized under the direction of John Oldow at the University of Idaho and is planned for early Winter, 2006. A current challenge for many geoscientists is access and training in the use of digital field mapping tools as well as the intricacies of merging digital datasets acquired at differing resolutions and using multiple tools. The development of user-friendly, open source software for processing and analysis of digital mapping products is a clear need and a considerable challenge. The workshop will focus on the possible development of a new facility/services to support state-of-the-art digital geologic field mapping using technologies including terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), GPS, digital photogrammetry, and remotely sensed imagery (e.g., satellite or airborne multispectral imagery), as well as more traditional field mapping tools. The facility concept has been termed INTERFACE (INTERdisciplinary Alliance for Digital Field Data ACquisition and Exploration) and would provide equipment, training, data processing, data archiving, and visualization facilities to researchers and students across the United States to support direct digital data acquisition and visualization of surficial landforms. Specific goals of the workshop are to: (1) identify the methods and technologies needed for digital data acquisition, (2) to explore database and analysis tool requirements, (3) outline a vision for the architecture of national system for equipment accessibility, training, analysis, and data archiving, (4) initiate a discussion on data standards, required metadata, and information formats for databases, (5) identify the visualization requirements associated with digital acquisition methods, (6) develop a strategy for community involvement and implementation of the digital acquisition system, and (7) outline the relation of the digital acquisition system to existing or planned cyberinfrastructural initiatives in the earth sciences. Attendance of about 25 earth scientists representing a wide range of expertise is planned. Participants will be drawn from the geomorphology, structure, seismic and geodetic communities, with targeted invitations to those with experience in digital acquisition, database development, information management, and the application of data analysis tools. The findings of the workshop will be presented to the geologic community at the 2006 National Meeting of the Geological Society of America and the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in addition to a report submitted directly to the EAR/IF Program and available to the community via electronic distribution and access on the GEON website (geongrid.org).***