Workshop Support: Development of a Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education in Structural Geology, Idaho, October 2003

2003年10月，在爱达荷州McCall的爱达荷大学设施举行了为期两天的研讨会，以确定构造地质学社区的网络基础设施需求。研讨会的目标是：(1)确定现代构造地质学家所需的数据库需求和分析工具；(2)概述构造地质学网络基础设施的架构及其与地球科学中现有或计划中的网络基础设施举措的关系；(3)发起关于数据标准、所需元数据和数据库信息格式的讨论；(4)制定社区参与和实施网络基础设施的策略。参与者包括约25名结构地质学家，代表了广泛的专业知识。许多参与者都有数据库开发、信息管理和数据分析工具应用方面的经验。研讨会的研究结果将在美国地质学会全国会议上提交给构造地质学界。最终报告将发表在GSA Today上，并将提交给美国国家科学基金会，同时提出实施构造地质学网络基础设施的建议。

A two-day workshop is being held at the University of Idaho facility in McCall, Idaho in October, 2003 to identify the cyberinfrastructural needs of the structural geology community. The goals of the workshop are to: (1) identify the database needs and analysis tools required by modern structural geologists, (2) outline a vision for the architecture of a structural geology cyberinfrastructure and its relation to existing or planned cyberinfrastructural initiatives in the earth sciences, (3) initiate a discussion on data standards, required metadata, and information formats for databases, and (4) develop a strategy for community involvement and implementation of the cyberinfrastructure. Participants consist of about 25 structural geologists representing a wide range of expertise. Many of the participants have experience in database development, information management, and the application of data analysis tools. The findings of the workshop are being presented to the structural geology community at the National Meeting of the Geological Society of America. The final report will be published in GSA Today and will be presented to the National Science Foundation together with recommendations for implementation of the structural geology cyberinfrastructure.