Geoinformatics: Transforming data to knowledge for geosciences
From: http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/20/12/abstract/i1052-5173-20-...
GSA Today
Article, pp. 4-10 | Full Text | PDF (2.6MB)
Geoinformatics: Transforming data to knowledge for geosciences
Abstract
An integrative view of Earth as a system, based on multi-disciplinary
data, has become one of the most compelling reasons for research and
education in the geosciences. It is now necessary to establish a modern
infrastructure that can support the transformation of data to
knowledge. Such an information infrastructure for geosciences is
contained within the emerging science of geoinformatics, which seeks to
promote the utilization and integration of complex, multidisciplinary
data in seeking solutions to geoscience-based societal challenges.