[ENVIRONMENT] Open Geoscience Data Models

[环境] 开放地球科学数据模型

• 批准号: NE/I022175/1
• 负责人: Garry Baker
• 金额: $ 11.4万
• 依托单位: British Geological Survey
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FI022175%2F1
• 关键词: ENVIRONMENT; Open; Geoscience; Data; Models

Geological Survey Organisations (GSOs) are generally the principal repository of geoscience data in their respective countries and this is potentially an extremely valuable resource for economic development. However, it is also common that this resource is underutilised because of the way the data holdings are organised and because of difficulties in accessing them. These problems are most common in the GSOs of developing countries.A well managed and readily available geoscience information resource is a key component of a poverty alleviation strategy in a developing nation. This is because such information can contribute to development in the following ways: - Clean water supplies from unpolluted groundwater resources improve health and release the economic potential of women who no longer spend their days carrying water to meet their domestic needs; - Identifies primary mineral resources which can be exploited as part of a wealth generation strategy, by providing raw materials for export or indigenous production; and - Identification of natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, flooding or naturally occurring toxic substances.The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been designing and building geosciences databases for several decades. We now have a wealth of mature and well documented designs. We have a reputation for excellence in this area and are contacted by other GSOs and industry for copies of our designs. However, this is presently an ad hoc process which requires an awareness of BGS' skills and knowledge that we do share our designs at no cost.It is our aim to provide an initial resource of open, ready to use database designs that will be available to all on a public website. We will also build a self sustaining community which will develop these designs and add additional designs to meet the needs of the wider environmental community.In order to achieve our goals we proposed a two year project to carry out the following activities: 1. Create a web based resource hosted by the BGS which contains downloadable Database Design Packages. 2. Build a community of interested parties to maximise the uptake of the downloadable Database Design Packages and exchange ideas on good data management practices within geoscience. 3. Develop a strategy to ensure community sustainability and ensure that a web based resource is maintained long after the project ends.It is anticipated that the primary application of the data model packages would be by GSOs creating new databases to hold geoscientific data or used as templates to compare their current designs against. The data model packages would all conform to NERC Standards, so by adopting elements of the data models end users would inherently be aligning themselves with the same high standards. The adoption of common internationally accredited standards promotes good data management practice and could facilitate future data sharing and system integration opportunities.We expect the project to produce the following benefits: - More GSOs will have access to huigh quality geoscience database designs, which should lead to greater use of such designs - Greater opportunity for environmental modelling because improved data infrastructure - Greater opportunity to re-purpose data or create commercially valuable derived data products - Increasing the usefulness of data through centralised descriptions of the meaning and inter-relationships of the information - Increase the time spent on adding value to and interpreting data by making it easier and quicker to find and access data - New long lasting multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional partnerships will be formed which should lead to future collaborative research & funding opportunities

地质调查组织通常是其各自国家地球科学数据的主要储存库，这可能是经济发展的一个极其宝贵的资源。然而，由于数据库的组织方式和难以获取这些数据，这一资源未得到充分利用的情况也很常见。这些问题在发展中国家的地球观测组织中最为普遍。管理良好和随时可用的地球科学信息资源是发展中国家减贫战略的一个关键组成部分。这是因为这些信息可以通过以下方式促进发展：从未受污染的地下水资源中提供清洁水，改善健康状况，释放妇女的经济潜力，使她们不再整天为满足家庭需要而挑水;收集可作为创造财富战略的一部分加以利用的初级矿产资源，为出口或本地生产提供原材料;以及-识别自然灾害，如地震、滑坡、洪水或自然产生的有毒物质。英国地质调查局（BGS）几十年来一直在设计和建立地球科学数据库。我们现在有丰富的成熟和有据可查的设计。我们在这一领域享有卓越的声誉，其他GSO和行业都在联系我们的设计副本。然而，这目前是一个临时的过程，需要BGS的技能和知识的意识，我们不分享我们的设计没有成本。这是我们的目标是提供一个开放的初始资源，准备使用数据库设计，将提供给所有在一个公共网站。我们还将建立一个自我维持的社区，开发这些设计，并增加额外的设计，以满足更广泛的环保社区的需求。为了实现我们的目标，我们提出了一个为期两年的项目，以开展以下活动：1.创建由BGS托管的基于Web的资源，其中包含可下载的数据库设计包。2.建立一个由感兴趣的各方组成的社区，以最大限度地利用可下载的数据库设计包，并就地球科学领域的良好数据管理实践交换意见。3.制定一项战略，以确保社区的可持续性，并确保在项目结束后很长一段时间内维持网络资源。预计数据模型包的主要应用将是由地球观测组织创建新的数据库来保存地球科学数据，或用作模板来比较其目前的设计。数据模型包都将符合NERC标准，因此通过采用数据模型的元素，最终用户将本质上与相同的高标准保持一致。采用国际认可的通用标准，可促进良好的数据管理方法，并有助日后分享数据和整合系统。我们预期这项计划会带来以下好处：- 更多的地球观测组织将有机会使用高质量的地球科学数据库设计，这将导致更多地使用这种设计-由于数据基础设施的改善，环境建模的机会更大-更有机会重新利用数据或创建具有商业价值的衍生数据产品-通过集中描述信息的含义和相互关系来增加数据的有用性-通过更轻松快捷地查找和访问数据来增加数据增值和解释数据所花费的时间-新的持久的多学科和多将形成机构伙伴关系，这将导致未来的合作研究和资助机会

项目成果

Open Geoscience Data Models: end of project report

开放地球科学数据模型：项目报告结束

• 发表时间: 2014
• 作者: Watson C