2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 108
Monday, 29 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T120. Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Best Practices

U.S. Geological Survey; Association of American State Geologists; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Paleontological Society

 

Tamara L. Dickinson and John C. Steinmetz, Advocates
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1:30 PM
THE NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA PRESERVATION PROGRAM
DICKINSON, Tamara L., U.S. Geological Survey, 911 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, tdickinson@usgs.gov, tdickinson@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
MANAGING MILLIONS: COLLECTIONS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AT THE SMITHSONIAN
BUTLER, Carol R., Office of the Associate Director for Research and Collections, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, NHB MRC 106, Washington, DC 20013-7012, butlercr@si.edu, butlercr@si.edu
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2:00 PM
SAVING EVERYTHING IS NOT AN OPTION
FAUNDEEN, John, Department of the Interior, USGS-EROS, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, faundeen@usgs.gov, faundeen@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
DATA PRESERVATION WITHIN THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S ENERGY RESOURCES PROGRAM
GUNTHER, Gregory L.1, FERDERER, David A.1, SKINNER, Christoper C.1 and BIEWICK, Laura R.H.2, (1)Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046 MS 939 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team, P.O. Box 25046 MS 939 DFC, Denver, CO 80225, ggunther@usgs.gov, ggunther@usgs.gov
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2:30 PM
ARCHIVAL POLICIES AND MANAGING PHYSICAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY PROGRAM
BUCZKOWSKI, Brian J., U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA 02543, bbuczkowski@usgs.gov, bbuczkowski@usgs.gov
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2:45 PM
SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF DATA RESCUE AND PRESERVATION AT THE ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGIC & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
PAPP, Kenneth R., FREEMAN, Lawrence K., SEITZ, Susan and COMBELLICK, Rodney A., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3707, ken.papp@alaska.gov, ken.papp@alaska.gov
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3:00 PM
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA PRESERVATION PRACTICES OF THE FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
RAMDEEN, Sarah, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, CB# 3360, 100 Manning Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360, ramdeen@email.unc.edu, ramdeen@email.unc.edu
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3:15 PM
MOVING FROM AN ANALOG PAST TO A DIGITAL FUTURE: GEOSCIENCE DATA PRESERVATION AT THE WISCONSIN GEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY
ROBERTSON, James M., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin - Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, jmrober1@wisc.edu, jmrober1@wisc.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
PRESERVING AND DIGITALLY ARCHIVING HISTORIC COAL MINE MAPS FOR INDIANA'S COAL MINE INFORMATION SYSTEM
WEBER, Licia A., Information Technology Section, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, weber@indiana.edu, weber@indiana.edu
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4:00 PM
USGS LONG TERM DATA ARCHIVE SUPPORT FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
SMITH, Timothy B., SAIC, USGS Center for EROS, 47914 252nd Street, Mundt Federal Bldg, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, MILLER, Wayne A., USGS Center for EROS, Mundt Federal Bldg, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198 and BOETTCHER, Kenneth, SAIC, USGS Center for EROS, Federal Mundt Bldg, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, tsmith@usgs.gov, tsmith@usgs.gov
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4:15 PM
NAMSS - A NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS
HART, Patrick E., CHILDS, Jonathan R. and TRIEZENBERG, Peter, US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 999, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, hart@usgs.gov, hart@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
REGIONALLY-BASED PALEONTOLOGICAL DATABASES – TWO EXAMPLES OF WEB-BASED ARCHIVING OF USGS FOSSIL DATA FROM ALASKA AND THE GREAT BASIN
BLODGETT, Robert B., U.S. Geological Survey - Contractor, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 and ZHANG, Ning, 2650 NW Roosevelt Drive, Corvallis, OR 97330, rblodgett@usgs.gov, rblodgett@usgs.gov
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4:45 PM
VOLUNTEERS AS FORCE-MULTIPLERS IN THE FOSSIL LAB
CARPENTER, Kenneth, Denver Museum Natural History, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205-5798, Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org, Ken.Carpenter@dmns.org
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5:00 PM
CREATING AN INSTITUTIONAL STANDARD FOR METADATA
LIKE, Karen K., Indiana Geol Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405 and STEINMETZ, John C., Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, klike@indiana.edu, klike@indiana.edu
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5:15 PM
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: METADATA STANDARDS FOR PERSONAL GEOSCIENCE-RELATED DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTIONS
TUITE Jr, Michael L., Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903, mtuite@virginia.edu, mtuite@virginia.edu
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