2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 288
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
223/224 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T200. Advancing the Digitization of Paleontology and Geoscience Collections: Projects, Programs, and Practices I

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections; iDigBio, Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics Division; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History; Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

 

Talia S. Karim, Gil Nelson and Russell D. White, Advocates
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Handouts
  • T200_288-1_Nelson_GSA_2014.pdf (1.7 MB)
  • 8:15 AM
    PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE: A COMMUNITY BASED DATA SERVICE FOR PALEOBIOLOGY
    UHEN, Mark, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
    Handouts
  • PBDB C4P GSA workshop.pdf (1021.8 kB)
  • 8:30 AM
    THE INTERNET OF SAMPLES IN THE EARTH SCIENCES (ISAMPLES)
    LEHNERT, Kerstin A., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, BOWRING, Sam, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, CUTCHER-GERSHENFELD, Joel, School of Labor and Employment Relations, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, 504 East Armory Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820, DENSLOW, Michael, NEON, Inc, 1685 38th St., Ste. 100, Boulder, CO 80301, GIL, Yolanda, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1001, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, HALLETT, Benjamin W., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, 1W19, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, LENHARDT, W. Christopher, RENCI, 100 Europa Drive Suite 540, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, MOLINEUX, Ann, Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, J.J.Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, MOORE, Carla J., National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 and NOREN, Anders J., Department of Geology and Geophysics / LRC, University of Minnesota, Limnological Research Center, 500 Pillsbury Drive SE Rm 672, Minneapolis, MN 55455
    8:45 AM
    THE FOSSIL INSECT COLLABORATIVE: AN NSF-FUNDED PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS DIGITIZATION PROJECT
    SMITH, Dena M., CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, CU Museum - Paleontology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0265, BUTTS, Susan, Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 208118, DOOLEY Jr, Alton C., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112, ENGEL, Michael S., Division of Entomology (Paleoentomology), Natural History Museum, and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, FARRELL, Brian D., Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, GRIMALDI, David A., Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, HEADS, Sam, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Forbes Building, 1816 S. Oak Street, MC-652, Champaign, IL 61820, KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 and NORRIS, Christopher A., Yale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118
    Handouts
  • GSA2014briggsetalupload.pptx (17.7 MB)
  • 9:00 AM
    DATA, DIGITIZATION AND DISCOVERY IN THE PALEONICHES TCN
    CASEY, Michelle M., Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, FARRELL, Úna C., Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045 and LIEBERMAN, Bruce S., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
    Handouts
  • GSA Vancouver 2014.pptx (10.4 MB)
  • 9:15 AM
    DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE ONLINE MUSEUM SITE AND DATABASE WITH OPEN ACCESS
    WOODS, Justin A., Information Services, Southwestern Adventist University, 100 Magnolia, Keene, TX 76059 and CHADWICK, Arthur V., Geology, Southwestern Adventist University, 100 Magnolia, Keene, TX 76059
    Handouts
  • GSA 2014.pdf (8.8 MB)
  • 9:30 AM
    THE NEOGENE ATLAS OF ANCIENT LIFE:  A NEW DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR PALEONTOLOGY
    HENDRICKS, Jonathan R.1, PORTELL, Roger W.2, SYLVA, Nicholas L.3, KITTLE, B. Alex4, ROBERTS, Sean W.5, ABDOLLAHIAN, Nina6 and LENCI, Anthony M.6, (1)Department of Geology, San José State University, Duncan Hall 321, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, (2)Division of Invertebrate Paleontology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)Department of Geology, San José State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, (4)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (5)Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611, (6)Department of Geology, San José State University, Duncan Hall 321, San José, CA 95192
    Handouts
  • Hendricks-GSA2014-Final.pptx (5.0 MB)
  • 9:45 AM
    MAKING THE FORMER USGS MENLO PARK INVERTEBRATE COLLECTION DIGITALLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
    CLITES, Erica C., University of California Museum of Paleontology, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, GOODWIN, Mark B., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg., Berkeley, CA 94720 and MARSHALL, Charles R., Department of Integrative Biology and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780
    Handouts
  • GSA_Vancouver_2014_EClites_final.pdf (27.5 MB)
  • 10:00 AM
    MODERNIZING OLD FOSSILS -- IMPROVING ACCESS TO UNPUBLISHED USGS PALEONTOLOGIC INFORMATION
    STAMM, Nancy R. and SOLLER, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 908 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
    10:15 AM
    ADVANCING DIGITIZATION AT THE COOPER CENTER: RESULTS FROM IDIGBIO WORKSHOPS
    RIVIN, Meredith A. and LIPPS, Jere H., John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831
     
    10:30 AM
    Break
    10:45 AM
    A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MUSEUM DIGITIZATION STANDARDS FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
    TULGA, Sarah Ann, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 and HOLROYD, Patricia A., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
    11:00 AM
    DIGITAL PALYNOLOGY: IMAGING, AUTOMATION AND INTELLIGENT DATABASES
    PUNYASENA, Surangi W., Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, TCHENG, David K., Illinois Informatics Institute, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois, 1205 W. Clark St., Room 1008, Urbana, IL 61801, FOWLKES, Charless C., Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 3019 Donald Bren Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, MIO, Washington, Department of Mathematics, Florida State University, 1017 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4510 and SHYU, Chi-Ren, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
    11:15 AM
    ENHANCING THE VALUE OF PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH ORIGINAL SOURCE DOCUMENTATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE YALE PEABODY MUSEUM
    WHITE, Russell D. and UTRUP, Jessica A., Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
    11:30 AM
    PALEONTOLOGY AT THE ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE - NEW RESOURCES FOR PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH
    SORIANO, Carmen, Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Photon Source, 9700 S Cass ave, Lemont, IL 60439
    11:45 AM
    CONOP—A QUANTITATIVE STRATIGRAPHIC SOFTWARE AND AN APPROACH TO ITS PARALLELIZATION
    HOU, Xudong, Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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