T148 Global Vision: Geoscience Information for the Future (Posters)
Monday, 28 October 2013
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Hall D
GEOLOGICAL, ATMOSPHERIC, CLIMATIC DATA: COLLECTIONS IN THE U. S., POSSIBLY IN THE WORLD. A VISUAL PRESENTATION OF TYPES OF DATA, FORMATS AND LOCATIONS OF STORAGE
Paper number: T148-7
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Authors
Abstract
Big Data is "all the rage" lately. What constitutes big data in the geosciences? Where is it being stored? How much data? -- some idea of the size of repositories. Who has access? What provisions exist for sharing? What formats? In this survey I want to cover U.S. governmental resources at the federal and state levels, and survey as many institutions as I can. I will quite possibly include (other) nation states, too, if I find significant resources. I intend to include atmospheric and climatic data resources, but probably not GIS.