Workshop for Metamorphic Petrology Database

本提案为一个关于开发变质岩石学数据库的讲习班寻求资金。该讲习班将于2004年5月20日在蒙特利尔举行的2004年春季AGU会议期间举行。研讨会的目的是制定一个工作计划的发展MetPetDB,讨论许多问题围绕这样的努力(见文本),定义所需的功能的数据库,来描述类型的工具,需要开发与数据库建设,并设计一个计划,确保集成和兼容的类似努力的其他分支地质,以及广泛关注捷安公司等工作。研讨会的成果将包括研讨会结果报告、数据库需求和工具包功能的详细描述、结果传播计划、作为MetPetDB活动门户的网站建设计划，以及未来数据库开发的时间表。变质岩石学数据库（以及地球科学中其他类似的数据库）的重要性怎么强调都不为过。一旦全面运作，它们很可能改变个体研究人员进行科学研究的方式，将极大地促进合作研究工作，将提高研究效率，将提高资助研究的成本效益，将加强学生研究的合作努力，并将确保地质数据的长期使用和全球可及性。这项工作和其他相关工作将服务于全球地质学界，将提高本科生和研究生的教育经验，并将为公众提供获得赞助研究成果的途径。

This proposal seeks funds for a workshop on development of a database for metamorphic petrology (MetPetDB). The workshop is to be held on May 20, 2004 during the spring, 2004 AGU meeting in Montreal. The purpose of the workshop is to develop a working plan for the development of MetPetDB, to discuss the numerous issues that surround such an effort (see text), to define the desired functionality of such a database, to describe the types of tools that will need to be developed in conjunction with database construction, and to design a plan to ensure integration and compatibility with similar efforts in other branches of the geosciences, as well as with broadly focused efforts such as GEON. Outcomes of the workshop will include a report of workshop findings, a detailed description of database requirements and toolkit functionality, a plan for dissemination of results, a plan for the construction of a website to serve as a portal for MetPetDB activities, and a schedule for future database development. The significance of a metamorphic petrology database (and other similar databases in the geosciences) cannot be overemphasized. When fully operative, these are likely to change the way science is conducted by individual researchers, will greatly facilitate collaborative research efforts, will enhance research efficiency, will enhance cost effectiveness of sponsored research, will enhance student research collaborative efforts, and will ensure the longevity and global accessibility of geological data. This, and other related efforts, will serve the entire global geological community, will enhance educational experiences of undergraduate and graduate students, and will provide a means of public access to sponsored research results.