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Collaborative Database Effort for Geology
Building a multi-map, multi-user GeMS database
The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) has undertaken the challenge of developing a multi-map, multi-user database model based on the single-map Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) developed by the USGS and state geological surveys. The multi-map model is intended for national use. A multi-map geodatabase will help DGGS meet the future goal of a 1:100,000-scale Alaska compilation, and provide a vehicle for other geologic surveys and agencies to organize and share their own geologic data. DGGS is seeking interested individuals to take part in discussions via teleconferences to provide input on the needs of geologic surveys and other organizations, help develop the specifications of the database model, and share ideas to help the community.
Telecons or Webex will usually be held the 2nd Monday of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 9, 2022, 2pm ET.
Draft Agenda
- Introductions and comments
- Richie Erickson and Rich Signell, USGS “Jupyter Notebooks: A tool for scientific communication and reproducible results with examples from the U.S. Geological Survey”
- Lightning talk: Pedro Rivera, AK DGGS, “Use of Jupyter Notebooks and managing a multi-map database”
- Lightning talk: Travis Naibert, AK DGGS, “Daily quality control of field data using python and Jupyter notebooks in ArcGIS Pro: automating repetitive sorting tasks and creating reproducible workflows to share”
- Next meeting date is tentatively July 11, 2022. Attribute Rules and Dictionary Symbology in ArcGIS Pro Help Streamline Geologic Map Compilation in GeMS by Tracey Felger, USGS. We'll skip June for DMT'22 in Rolla, MO.
Possible topics for future meetings
- How to conduct GIS and geologic reviews of GIS files, presenters?
- More information on combining use of feature templates, domains, and attribute rules
- Efficient methodologies for heads-up digitizing and GeMS attribution: Tracey Felger, USGS; date?
- NRCan's image database schema and exif header metadata: Étienne Girard, NRCan; date?
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jennifer.athey@alaska.gov, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys