GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 216
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 205 (Colorado Convention Center)

T46. Advanced Information Systems and the Geosciences: Visioning the Future

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Mary C. Hill, Suzanne A. Pierce and Basil Tikoff, Advocates
1:30 PM
A VISION FOR MOBILE GEOSCIENCE IN OUTREACH, RESEARCH, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE, USING FLYOVER COUNTRY (Invited Presentation)
MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, LOEFFLER, Shane, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55104, MCEWAN, Reed, Institute for Health Informatics & Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, AI, Sijia, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55104 and LOW, Russanne, GLOBE Observer, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Arlington, VA 22201; GLOBE Program Office, Boulder, CO 80383, amyrbo@umn.edu
1:50 PM
EXPLORING PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS USING ISOMAP
BOWEN, Gabriel J.1, PUTMAN, Annie1, OERTER, Erik1, VANDER ZANDEN, Hannah1, WOO, Jungha2, WUNDER, Michael3 and ZHAO, Lan2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (3)Department of Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, gabe.bowen@utah.edu
2:05 PM
THE STRABO DATA SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS
WALKER, J. Douglas1, TIKOFF, Basil2, NEWMAN, Julie3, GOOD, Jessica4, ASH, Jason1, ANDREW, Joseph E.1, WILLIAMS, Randolph T.2, MICHELS, Z.D.2, KAHN, Maureen2 and BUNSE, Emily G.1, (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3)Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (4)Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, #100, Tucson, AZ 85701, jdwalker@ku.edu
2:20 PM
GOT DATA? CURRENT APPROACHES TO IMPROVING DATA DISCOVERY AND ACCESS
STROKER, Kelly J.1, JENCKS, Jennifer1, CARTWRIGHT, John C.2 and VARNER, Jesse3, (1)NOAA/NCEI, 325 Broadway, E/NE42, Boulder, CO 80305; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder, 325 Broadway, E/NE42, Boulder, CO 80305, (2)NOAA/NCEI, 325 Broadway, E/NE42, Boulder, CO 80305, (3)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, 216 UCB, Boulder, CO 80303-0216, kelly.stroker@noaa.gov
2:35 PM
VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS: ENABLING A STEP CHANGE IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH GLOBALLY
WYBORN, Lesley A.I., National Computational Infrastructure, Australian National University, 56 Mills Road, Acton, 2600, Australia and GLAVES, Helen, British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, lesley.wyborn@anu.edu.au
2:50 PM
PRELIMINARY GEOHYDROLOGIC APPLICATIONS OF SPATIAL PHYLOGENETIC BIODIVERSITY ANALYSES IN THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
MCCLURE, Sheila1, BAUGHMAN, Jenna T.2, PELAEZ, Jess1 and PARDO, Justin R.3, (1)Blueprint Earth, 340 S Lemon Ave #7879, Walnut, CA 91789, (2)Biological Sciences, Blueprint Earth, 340 S Lemon Ave #7879, Walnut, CA 91789; Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 3040 Valley Life Science Building #3140, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Blueprint Earth, 340 S Lemon Ave #7879, Walnut, CA 91789; Department of Geosciences & Environment, California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032, sheila@blueprintearth.org
 
3:05 PM
Break
3:20 PM
GROWING  INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR GEOSCIENCES: STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTING CURRICULAR DESIGNS
PIERCE, Suzanne A.1, FUENTES-PINEDA, Gibran2, ARORA, Ritu1 and CABRAL-CANO, Enrique2, (1)Texas Advanced Computing Center, Austin, TX 78758-4497, (2)Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, spierce@tacc.utexas.edu
3:35 PM
THE FUTURE OF LANDSAT DATA PRODUCTS: ANALYSIS-READY DATA AND ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLES
FOGA, Steve1, DAVIS, Brian1, SAUER, Brian2 and DWYER, John L.2, (1)Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001, steven.foga.ctr@usgs.gov
Handouts
  • foga_gsa_presentation_FINAL.pdf (2.6 MB)
  • 3:50 PM
    MULTI-MISSION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (MMGIS) FOR A MARS ROVER
    CALEF III, Fred John1, GENGL, Hallie1, SOLIMAN, Tariq K.2, POWELL, Mark W.1 and ABERCROMBIE, Stewart P.1, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (2)Computer Science, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, fcalef@jpl.nasa.gov
    4:05 PM
    AUTOMATIC MODELING AND COUPLING OF GEOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING OBJECTS BASED ON TP VOLUME
    WU, Mingfei, Department of Geomatics, Hohai University, Nanjing, 211100, China and LI, Hao, Nanjing, 211100, China, xyq098405@gmail.com
    4:20 PM
    INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR GEOSCIENCES: MAKING A DIFFERENCE ONE SCIENTIST AT A TIME (Invited Presentation)
    GIL, Yolanda, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1001, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, gil@isi.edu
    4:40 PM
    INTELLIGENT MONITORING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT BEING CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)/NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (NETL) FOR GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF CO2
    DRESSEL, Brian W.1, MAHAJAN, Kanwal2 and RODOSTA, Traci2, (1)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880, Brian.Dressel@NETL.DOE.GOV
    4:55 PM
    FUTURISTIC GEOSCIENCE MODELING:SMART MODELING FRAMEWORKS, SELF-DESCRIBING MODELS AND THE ROLE OF STANDARDIZED METADATA (Invited Presentation)
    PECKHAM, Scott D., INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80309, Scott.Peckham@colorado.edu
     
    5:15 PM
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