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

 

FY 2008 List of Funded Grants to State Geological Surveys

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

Final Technical Report

 Award Number
AK Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Susan Seitz Preparation & Submission of Catalog Metadate for Alaska Site-Specific Geologic Data & Samples $19,186.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0132
AL Geological Survey of Alabama W. Edward Osbourne
Sandy Ebsersole		 Initiation of Metadata Development for Geological & Geophysical Data at the Geological Survey of Alabama $23,489.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0118
AZ Arizona Geological Survey Stephen Richard
Lee Allison		 AZ Geoscience Information Network (AZGIN) and Interface to the National Data Catalogue $24,959.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0134
CT State of Connecticut Dept.of Environmental Protection Margaret Thomas National Catalog Metadata for Connecticut Core Repository $5,524.00 9/1/2009   08HQGR0133
FL Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection/Florida Geological Survey Clint Kromhout
Sarah Ramdeen		 FDEP/FGS Metadata Project (Part I) $47,651.27 8/31/2009   08HQGR0119
IA Iowa Department of Natural Resources Robert McKay Metadata for Geologic Collections, NW Iowa $10,000.00 9/14/2009   08HQGR0130
ID University of Idaho Reed Lewis Data Preservation $29,993.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0104
IL Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Ronald Klass
Zakaria Lasemi		 Preservation of Geologic Data and Collections in Illinois: Compilation, Documentation, and Planning $20,477.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0113
IN Trustees of Indiana University Richard Hill Indiana Data Preservation Program 2008 $19,184.00 9/14/2009   08HQGR0126
KS University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. Ken Nelson
Rex Buchanan		 Geological & Geophysical Metadata Development & Publications $24,065.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0116
KY University of Kentucky Research Foundation Gerald Weisenfluh National Catalog Metadata Submissions for Kentucky Sites $24,647.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0131
MD Maryland Department of Natural Resources Lamere Hennessee Inventory of Geological Data and Collection at the Maryland Geological Survey $14,420.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0117
MI Michigan Dept. of Environmental  Qualtiy Steven Wilson 2008 National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program $30,336.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0139
MO Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources Cheryl Seegar Metadata Entry and Long-Range Data Preservation Plan $15,000.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0114
MS Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality John C. Marble The Mississippi Office of Geology Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program $5,000.00 9/21/2009   08HQGR0108
MT Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Peggy Delaney National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program: Phase II $31,481.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0125
NH New Hampshire Geological Survey - Dept. of Environmental Services David Wunsch New Hampshire Geologic Data Inventory and Capture $6,347.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0135
NM New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Industries Ron Broadhead Population of National Geological and Geophysical Data Catalog with New Mexico Data $15,261.25 8/31/2009 LINK 08HQGR0112
NV Board of Regents, NSHE, University of Nevada, Reno Ron Hess
David Davis		 Nevada Collections Inventory and Metadata for the National Catalog $6,763.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0129
OH Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Geological Survey Greg Schumacher NGGDP Data Preservation $15,076.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0106
OR Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Ian Madin Oregon Sample-Level Data Inventory $14,000.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0109
SC South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources C. Scott Howard Increased Usability through Data Preservation at the South Carolina Geological Survery $37,072.00 10/31/2009   08HQGR0105
TN Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation Ronald Zurawski Generating Files of Digital Metadata that Describe the contents of the TN Division of Geology's Zinc Mining Collection in Order to Begin to Populate the NGGDPP National Catalog $16,352.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0127
TX University of Texas at Austin -Bureau of Economic Geology Jay Kipper BEG Consolidated Geologic Sample and Log Database $29,433.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0115
UT Utah State Department of Natural Resources Michael Laine Utah Core Research Center Core Data Preservation Project $9,955.00 9/14/2009   08HQGR0121
VA VA Dept. of Mines, Minerals, and Energy Amy Gilmer Virigina Geologic Information Catalog $23,100.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0111
WI Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Thomas Evans From Acquisition to Access: Developing a Long-Range Data Preservation and Archiving Plan for WGNHS Research Collections $15,873.00 8/31/2009   08HQGR0128
WY Wyoming State Geological Survey Robert Tucker
David Lucke		 Geological and Geophysical Data Inventory $6,725.00 7/31/2009   08HQGR0110
Total       $541,369.52      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.