Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information
Encyclopedia
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI), usually referred to by the unofficial "Commission for Geoscience Information" is a daughter or major subcommittee grade scientific daughter organization that concerns itself with geological
standard, information management
and interoperability
matters on a global scale.
of which, it is essentially a permanent working subcommittee that meets far more regularly (usually annually) than the quadrennial meetings scheduled by the IUGS, when it meets as a congress or membership of the whole
.
It is the governing agency responsible for the geoscience Geography Markup Language
based exchange language, GeoSciML
. The CGI and its members also play a significant role in the OneGeology
initiative.
Specifically CGI aims to:
The Interoperability Working Group aims to develop and test relevant and timely geological information standards. The ultimate objective of the working group is to enable seamless web integration of select information hosted at different locations in varied formats. It aims to achieve this by:
The Multi-lingual Thesaurus Working Group aims to enable the global exchange of geoscience information by establishing a common multilingual core vocabulary by developing and expanding the Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences.
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
standard, information management
Information management
Information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
and interoperability
Interoperability
Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together . The term is often used in a technical systems engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to...
matters on a global scale.
About
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information is a subordinate body of the International Union of Geological SciencesInternational Union of Geological Sciences
The International Union of Geological Sciences is an international non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the field of geology.-About:...
of which, it is essentially a permanent working subcommittee that meets far more regularly (usually annually) than the quadrennial meetings scheduled by the IUGS, when it meets as a congress or membership of the whole
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
.
It is the governing agency responsible for the geoscience Geography Markup Language
Geography Markup Language
The Geography Markup Language is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium to express geographical features. GML serves as a modeling language for geographic systems as well as an open interchange format for geographic transactions on the Internet...
based exchange language, GeoSciML
GeoSciML
GeoSciML or Geoscience Markup Language is a GML Application Schema that can be used to transfer information about geology, with an emphasis on the "interpreted geology" that is conventionally portrayed on geologic maps...
. The CGI and its members also play a significant role in the OneGeology
OneGeology
OneGeology is an international collaborative project in the field of geology supported by 113 countries, UNESCO and major global geoscience bodies. It is an International Year of Planet Earth flagship initiative that aims to enable online access to dynamic digital geological map of the world for...
initiative.
Aims
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) mission is to enable the global exchange of knowledge about geoscience information and systems.Specifically CGI aims to:
- Provide the means for transferring knowledge on geoscience information and systems
- Stimulate international dissemination of best practice in geoscience information
- Stimulate and support initiatives which are developing standards
- Establish and occupy an accepted position in the international geoscience information community and represent IUGS on geoscience information matters.
Methodology
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information has created two subcommittee level working committees, the Interoperability Working Committee and the Multi-lingual Thesaurus Working Group.The Interoperability Working Group aims to develop and test relevant and timely geological information standards. The ultimate objective of the working group is to enable seamless web integration of select information hosted at different locations in varied formats. It aims to achieve this by:
- develop a conceptual model of geoscientific information based on existing information models
- implement a subset of this model, the Geoscience Mark-up Language, referred to as GeoSciMLGeoSciMLGeoSciML or Geoscience Markup Language is a GML Application Schema that can be used to transfer information about geology, with an emphasis on the "interpreted geology" that is conventionally portrayed on geologic maps...
as an extension of Geography Markup LanguageGeography Markup LanguageThe Geography Markup Language is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium to express geographical features. GML serves as a modeling language for geographic systems as well as an open interchange format for geographic transactions on the Internet... - identify areas that require standardised vocabularies in order to enable data exchange
The Multi-lingual Thesaurus Working Group aims to enable the global exchange of geoscience information by establishing a common multilingual core vocabulary by developing and expanding the Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences.