OneGeology : a global geoscience SDI ...?
Jackson, Ian
Powerpoint presentation.
It is a real struggle to get politicians to understand why they need Geological data. 60% of any exploration budget is spent looking for data before any work might commence. Geological data is not interoperable. Fact: Only 4% of UK population can locate themselves on a map. One Geology is the Geological community contribution to the International Year of Planet Earth in 2008. People were slow to support the initiative until press coverage in UK gave it a huge lift. Issuing the One Geology map will help humanity. We should not wait for the scientists to say when (if) it will be available. Fact: Geological maps are much prettier than geographical maps. Fact: Radon gas is the second highest killer in UK behind smoking with 2000 deaths. We need to know where it exists. Any reasonable data will do as a starting point for OneGeology irrespective of resolution and scale. It does not have to be 1:1million scale. If we try to reconcile the geology, it will take scientists decades to do it. It is better done by looking at the map, highlighting discrepancies and putting them right where we can. The most important feature is coverage.
Event: Expanding horizons in a shrinking world
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