Data preservation examples: good and poor storage of samples.
Courtesy of Indiana Geological Survey.

 

FY 2007 List of Funded Grants to State Geological Surveys

State Abbrev. Institution Principal Investigator(s) Title Funding Amount Matching Funds End Date

Final Technical Report

Award Number
AK Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Lawrence Freeman Assessment of Alaska Geological & Geophysical Data Collection and Preservation Needs $4,997.06 $4,997.06 6/30/2008 Alaska FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0129
AL Geological Survey of Alabama W. Edward Osborne Assessment of Geological and Geophysical Data at the Geological Survey of Alabama $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Alabama FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0115
AZ Arizona Geological Survey Lee Allison Arizona Sample and Data Inventory $5,000.00 $5,245.00 7/14/2008 Arizona FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0124
CT State of Connecticut Margart Thomas CT Geoscience Data Preservation Initiative Core Rescue and Inventory $5,000.00 $5,000.00 8/31/2008 Connecticut FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0160
DE University of Delaware Kelvin W. Ramsey Inventory of Delaware Geological Sample Repositories $5,000.00 $5,052.00 9/30/2008 Delaware FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0146
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection Flordia Geological Survey Kenneth Campbell Geological Data and Collections Inventory $5,000.00 $5,000.00 7/31/2008 Florida FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR00148
IA Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Bob Libra Iowa Geologic Data Inventory $5,000.00 $5,669.00 6/30/2008 Iowa FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0135
ID University of Idaho Reed Lewis Idaho Data Preservation $5,000.00 $5,000.00 8/31/2008 Idaho FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0160
IN The Trustees of Indiana Univ. Richard Hill Preliminary Inventory of the Indiana Geologica Survey's Geological and Geophysical Collection $5,000.00 $5,000.00 7/31/2008 Indiana FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0150
KS University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. Rex Buchanan Current Collections and Data Preservation Needs $5,000.00 $5,452.00 6/30/2008 Kansas FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0123
KY University of Kentucky Research Foundation Patrick Gooding Inventory of Collection Resources & Data Preservation Needs at the Kentucky Geological Survey $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Kentucky FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0136
LA Louisiana State University Brian Harder Premliminary Inventory of Geologial & Geophysical Data at the LA Geological Survey Resource Center $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Louisiana FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0117
MA University of Massachusetts Amherst Stephen Mabee Massachusetts Subsurface Data Inventory $4,998.00 $5,252.00 6/30/2008 Massachusetts FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0125
ME Maine Geological Survey Robert Tucker Geologic Collections Inventory $4,929.00 $4,929.00 6/30/2008 Maine FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0134
MN Regents of the University of Minnesota L. Harvey Thorliefson Assessment of Preservation Needs for Geologic Collections and Data in Minnesota $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Minnesota FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0126
MO Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources Patrick Mulvany Inventory of Geologic Data at the Missouri Division of Geology & Land Survey $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Missouri FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0131
MT Montana Tech of the University of Montana Margaret Delaney Inventory of Geological & Geophysical Data and Samples at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology $5,000.00 $5,000.00 8/31/2008 Montana FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0161
ND Industrial Commission of North Dakota Edward Murphy
Fred Anderson
Comprehensive Inventory and Survey of Available Geological Information and Data Source for the State of North Dakota $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 North Dakota FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0116
NE Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Robert Joeckel Inventory of Geologic Data for Nebraska $5,000.00 $5,000.00 7/31/2008 Nebraska FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0149
NJ New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Suhas Ghatge Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 New Jersey FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0132
NM New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Ron Broadhead New Mexico Geological & Geophysical Data Inventory $4,882.66 $4,882.66 7/14/2008 New Mexico FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0143
NV Board of Regents, NSHE obo University of Nevada, Reno David A. Davis Inventory of Geological & Geophysical Data and Samples at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Nevada FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0122
NY New York State Education Department William Kelly A Proposal to Provide an Inventory of the Drill Cores, Drill Cuttings, Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, Analyses, and Well Logs of the New York State Geological Survey/State Museum $5,000.00 $8,381.00 7/14/2008 New York FY 07 Final Techncial Report .pdf 07HQGR0144
OH Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Div. Geological Survey Greg Schumacher Proposal for Ohio Division of Geological Survey Digital Catalog $4,904.00 $4,904.00 7/14/2008 Ohio FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0145
OK The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Charles Mankin Assessment of the Oklahoma Geological Survey's Geological & Geophysical Data Collection Resources and Data Preservation Efforts $5,000.00 $7,027.00 6/30/2008 Oklahoma FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0130
OR Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Ian Madin Oregon Dept. of Geology & Mineral Industries Geodata Sample & Data Inventory $4,972.00 $5,237.00 7/31/2008 Oregon FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0151
PA PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resource William Bragonier Pennsylvania Data Preservation Program $5,000.00 $5,142.00 6/30/2008 Pennsylvania FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0133
SC South Carolina Dept. Dr. C.S. Howard A WWH (What, Where, and How Much) Inventory of Available Geologic Information in South Carolina $5,000.00 $5,867.00 9/30/2008 South Carolina FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0121
TN Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation Ronald Zurawski Conducting an Inventory of Tennessee's Geological & Geophysical Data Collections… $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Tennessee FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0128
TX The University of Texas at Austin - Geophysical Data Preservation $5,000.00 $5,034.00 7/31/2008 Texas FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0147
UT Utah State Dept. of Natural Michael Laine Preservation of Utah Geological & Geophysical Data $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Utah FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0118
VA VA Dept of Mines, Minerals, & Energy Amy Gilmer Data Preservation Inventory $5,000.00 $5,124.00 6/30/2008 Virginia FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0127
WA Washington Dept. of Natural Resources Dave Norman Washington State Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program $5,000.00 $5,000.00 6/30/2008 Washington FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0137
WI Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Dr. Thomas Evans Inventory of Geologic & Geophysical Researh Collections of the WI Geological & Natural History Survey $5,000.00 $5,606.00 6/30/2008 Wisconsin FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0119
WV West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Bascombe M. Blake West Virginia Geologic Data Inventory $5,000.00 $6,265.00 6/30/2008 West Virginia FY 07 Final Technical Report.pdf 07HQGR0120
Totals       $174,682.72 $185,065.72      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Data Preservation Events

2009 Geoscience Data Preservation Techniques Workshop Website

http://igs.indiana.edu/gdpt2009/index.cfm

July 14 & 15, 2009
Bloomington, Indiana



Data preservation example: cores in need of rescue

Courtesy of Maine Geological Survey.

An example of cores in need of rescue.

What is the Data Preservation Challenge?

Scattered across the Nation are geological and geophysical collections of materials and data, in a wide range of formats that have long been recognized as valuable. Information that resides in these collections, as diverse as rock and ice cores, fossils, rock samples, geophysical tapes, and paper well logs, is invaluable to future scientific research and educational activities. The National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) is working to identify, catalog, and preserve a wide range of materials and data that support a breadth of activities, including, but not limited to:

  • Identifying new oil and gas and mineral deposits
  • Contributing to research on climate change
  • Addressing issues related to water quality
  • Enhancing the ability to identify geologic hazards
  • Supporting research on development of unconventional energy sources.