International Data Interoperability - The World Stress Map
Published in April, 2007, the World Stress Map is a result of more than two decades of international collaboration
The World Stress Map (WSM) merges data which otherwise would be fragmented in separate, often inaccessible archives. It provides the long-term preservation of tectonic stress data from physical loss of data carriers or organizational problems of data storage.
The WSM includes interoperable data from a variety of international contributors. A complete data set, along with software tools and a bibliography, are available at http://world-stress-map.org. Additional information and posters are available at http://www.ccgm.org
The WSM is the global database of contemporary tectonic stress of the Earth's crust. Its uniformity and quality is guaranteed through:
- quality ranking of the data according to international standards
- standardized regime assignment
Posted December 6th, 2007 by carynn