GeoSciML
Encyclopedia
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. Its feature-type catalogue includes Geologic Unit, Mapped Feature, Earth Material, Geologic Structure, and specializations of these, as well as Borehole and other observational artefacts. It was created by, and is governed by, the Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information
(CGI) to support interoperability of information served from Geologic Surveys and other data custodians. It will be used in the OneGeology
project, an effort to create a geological map
of the entire Earth, served live by merging data from many national geological surveys.
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...
Application Schema
GML Application Schemas
Geography Markup Language provides the basis for domain- or community-specific "Application Schemas", which in turn support data interoperability within a community of interest...
that can be used to transfer information about geology, with an emphasis on the "interpreted geology" that is conventionally portrayed on geologic maps. Its feature-type catalogue includes Geologic Unit, Mapped Feature, Earth Material, Geologic Structure, and specializations of these, as well as Borehole and other observational artefacts. It was created by, and is governed by, the Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information
Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information
The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information , 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...
(CGI) to support interoperability of information served from Geologic Surveys and other data custodians. It will be used 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...
project, an effort to create a geological map
Geologic map
A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show geological features. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or symbols to indicate where they are exposed at the surface...
of the entire Earth, served live by merging data from many national geological surveys.
External links
- Geoscience Markup Language (GeoSciML) - from IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information
- XML schemas and documentation from the official release server.
- Geologic Time Scale - model and schema as described in a paper published in Geosphere