USGS Publishes Updated State Geologic Map Compilation #geoscience #geology

The USGS published an update to the State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. It represents a seamless, spatial database of 48 State geologic maps that range from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 scale, and this version includes updated data for six states, data for seven entirely new states, and numerous corrected errors since the preliminary dataset was launched.

Big Data Bottlenecks in Oil and Gas #energy #bigdata

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

What do people, computing power, and data I/O have to do with the oil and gas industry? They all represent some form of challenge or solution to the industry's relationship to big data.

GeoSciML Approved as a New Standard in the Open Geospatial Consortium

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) approved a new standard for the geological sciences. GeoSciML version 4.1 was officially adopted as a standard and "defines a model and encoding for geological features commonly described and portrayed in geological maps, cross sections, geological reports, and databases.

Map of the Day: Interactive Map of Disposal and Injection wells in Kentucky

Screenshot of the KGS injection and disposal wells interactive map

Today's Map of the Day from the Critical Issues resource platform is an interactive map of disposal and injection wells in Kentucky from the Kentucky Geological Survey. Follow AGI's Critical Issues Program on Twitter to get your daily map!

EarthCube Solicitation deadline: March 14

Do you have a passion for geoscience, data sharing, and cyberinfrastructure? Check out EarthCube! Initiated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2011, EarthCube aims to improve cyberinfrastructure and data sharing across the geosciences by funding interdisciplinary research. 2017 NSF EarthCube Solicitations are open until March 17, 2017. Learn more here.

MSA: Exploring New Data Publication

Announced the society news section of Elements Magazine, the Mineralological Society of America (MSA) President Rebecca Lange, shared that the society is exploring a new publishing initiative. An electronic-only data journal is viewed as a community need, since several disciplines across the geosciences are creating dataset repositories.

AGU: Visualization Contest and Travel Grant Winners Announced.

American Geophysical Union

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) announced the winners of their Data Visualization Story Telling Contest. In addition to travel stipends, and complimentary meeting registrations, the winners will share their entries on the NASA Hyperwall at 2016 AGU Fall Meeting.

Water Column Sonar Data Archive Launched

American Geophysical Union

Data as a National Asset for Decision-Making

Monday, July 25, 2016

Background:

Robust data collections are vital for understanding and managing Earth’s natural resources and hazards:

Earthquake data can help identify quake-prone areas and inform earthquake preparedness.
Air quality data can reveal potential health risks and hazards from air pollution.
Water quality data can capture noteworthy trends and changes in safety and accessibility.

Our speakers are:

Virginia Burkett, Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change, U.S. Geological Survey | Slides Video
Katrin Hafner, Global Seismic Network Program Manager, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology | Slides Video
Tim Dye, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer, Sonoma Technology, Inc. | Slides Video
Mark Bennett, Director, USGS Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center | Slides Video