The death knell— yes, the death knell —for [exclusively] paper geologic maps P. Kyle House Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology University of Nevada, Reno

Geology Evolves with Technology, Shouldn’t you?

Exclusively paper geoscience is over Web 2.0 and the ‘geoweb’ Mapping as unifying geo-foundation Simple tools to complex tools More geologists need to get on board Spread the word (online, maybe?)

Exclusively paper geoscience is over

Web 2.0 and the ‘geoweb’

Mapping as unifying geo-foundation

Simple tools to complex tools

More geologists need to get on board

Spread the word (online, maybe?)

Ease of Compilation Digitizing lines is drawing ‘final’ lines Enhanced Contextual Experience For compilers, reviewers, and users Collaboration / Interactivity Share your desktop with your colleagues, share your data with the world

Ease of Compilation

Digitizing lines is drawing ‘final’ lines

Enhanced Contextual Experience

For compilers, reviewers, and users

Collaboration / Interactivity

Share your desktop with your colleagues, share your data with the world

Web 2.0 is a concept The application of web-based services for interactive and collaborative purposes Wikis Blogs Social bookmarking Collaborative mapping / GIS Requires rethinking some basic tenets

Web 2.0 is a concept

The application of web-based services for interactive and collaborative purposes

Wikis

Blogs

Social bookmarking

Collaborative mapping / GIS

Requires rethinking some basic tenets

Is it Relevant? Ask your kids and students.

Data availability and data sharing Dynamic, collaborative input (peer review proxy) Science community standards (via consensus) Idea development, dissemination, and discovery Enhance communication

Data availability and data sharing

Dynamic, collaborative input (peer review proxy)

Science community standards (via consensus)

Idea development, dissemination, and discovery

Enhance communication

Online archive of images, discussions Tips, tutorials, etc. Invited or public audience Idea chronology Superior to e-mail attachments, threads Make new friends / find collaborators Data sharing!

Online archive of images, discussions

Tips, tutorials, etc.

Invited or public audience

Idea chronology

Superior to e-mail attachments, threads

Make new friends / find collaborators

Data sharing!

Bridge the analog-digital gap with pen and paper, really! Check out Adapx.com Dude, this thing works!

Bridge the analog-digital gap with pen and paper, really!

Can you sign your name with a mouse? No? Then why map a contact with one? Check out wacom.com Check out Cardinal Systems

Check out geosetter!

Instant geospatial gratification. Allows for descriptive commenting from invited viewers or anyone. Great potential for online collaboration.

Instant geospatial gratification. Allows for descriptive commenting from invited viewers or anyone. Great potential for online collaboration.

[Exclusively] paper geology is becoming irrelevant Geoscientists need to participate more in the ‘Geoweb’ and share more data There are simple tools available for this We need better examples to motivate

[Exclusively] paper geology is becoming irrelevant

Geoscientists need to participate more in the ‘Geoweb’ and share more data

There are simple tools available for this

We need better examples to motivate

An initiative to develop a digital, collaborative surficial geologic map of Nevada Major Goals: Collaborative GIS Mediated, online contribution Multi-platform OneGeology data model GeoSciML data structure Phase One: 2009-2010 Clark County

Major Goals:

Collaborative GIS

Mediated, online contribution

Multi-platform

OneGeology data model

GeoSciML data structure