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

 

FY 2009 List of Funded Grants to State Geological Surveys

State Abbrev. Institution Principal Investigator(s) Title Funding Amount End Date Final Technical Report Award Number
AL Geological Survey of Alabama W. Edward Osborne
Sandy Ebersole		 Continuation of Metadata Development for Geological Data at the Geological Survey of Alabama $25,829.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00083
AR Arkansas Geological Survey Willliam Douglas Hanson Core & Well Cuttings Inventory for the Norman F. Williams Well Sample Library $7,280.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00124
AZ Arizona Geological Survey Stephen Richard AZ Geoscience Information Network (AZGIN), Phase II $16,631.08 6/30/2010   G09AP00108
CA CA Dept. of Conservation George Saucedo Inventory of CA Geologic Map Data $18,911.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00100
CT State of Connecticut Margaret Thomas Inventory and Metadata Development of Connecticut Geological Formation Educational Hand Sample Collection $13,326.12 6/30/2010   G09AP00091
DE University of Delaware William Schenck Delaware Geological Survey Digital Image Metadata $27,658.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00076
FL Florida Geological Survey Clint Kromhout FDEP/FGS Metadate Project (Part II) $49,073.30 9/14/2010   G09AP00095
IA Iowa Department of Natural Resources Raymond Anderson Metadata for Geologic Collections, SW Iowa $15,000.00 9/14/2010   G09AP00127
ID University of Idaho Research Foundation Reed Lewis
Virginia Gillerman		 Data Preservation $22,908.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00085
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 FY09 $17,018.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00092
IN The Trustees of Indiana University Richard Hill Indiana Data Preservation Program 2009 $19,111.00 9/14/2010   G09AP00093
KY University of Kentucky Research Foundation Gerald Weisenfluh National Catalog Metadata Submissions for Kentucky Sites $15,195.00 8/31/2010   G09AP00128
LA Louisiana State University and A&M College Brian Harder Log Inventory for National Catalog of Geological & Geophysical Data at the LA Geological Survey Resource Center $5,800.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00088
MA University of Massachusetts Amherst Stephen Mabee Metadata for Portion of DCR Well Completion Reports $10,886.00 5/23/2010   G09AP00045
MD Maryland Department of Natural Resources Lamere Hennessee Metadata Creation for Maryland Geological Survey's Sediment Core Collection $14,280.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00080
MI Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality Steven Wilson 2009 National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program $15,000.00 7/31/2010   G09AP00130
MN Regents of the University of Minnesota Harvery Thorleifson Creation of NGGDPP-Compliant Metadata for Individual Items in Geological Collections & Data in Minnesota $8,177.00 4/30/2010   G09AP00055
NH New Hampshire Geological Survey David Wunsch New Hamphsire Geologic Data Inventory & Capture $16,021.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00110
NJ New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Sushas Ghatge 2009 NJGS Geoscientific Data Preservation Project - Inventory and Metadata Creation $30,825.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00084
NM New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Ron Broadhead Population of National Geological & Geophysical Data Catalog with New Mexico Data (Year 2) $22,220.13 8/31/2010   G09AP00137
NV Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno Ron Hess
David Davis		 Nevada Collections Metadate for the National Catalog $14,750.00 7/31/2010   G09AP00122
NY New York State Education Dept. William Kelly Inventory of the Collections of Oil & Gas Well Drill Cuttings Recovered from New York Wells and Creation of Metadata for Individual Samples in that Collection $27,374.00 4/30/2010   G09AP00046
OH Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Greg Schumacher NGGDP Data Preservation $19,993.60 5/31/2010   G09AP00094
OK The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma G. Randy Keller Prototype of a Process to Create Digital Metadata & A Query System for Well-related Data Collections of the OK Geological Survey $9,908.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00099
SC South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources C. Scott Howard Development of a Drill-Log Database by the South Carolina Geological Survey $2,000.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00090
UT Utah Geological Survey Steve Bowman UGS Rock Core, Geologic Map, and Aerial Photography Data Preservation Project $19,998.07 4/30/2010   G09AP00044
VA Virginia Dept. of Mines, Minerals, and Energy William Lassetter Virginia Geologic Information Catalog $17,035.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00106
WA Washington Dept. of Natural Resoureces Jessica Czajkowski Washington State Metadata Project $46,283.00 6/30/2010   G09AP00109
WI Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Thomas Evans From Acquisition to Access: Inventoring WGNHS Research Collections and Creating Metadata for the National Digital Catalog $21,345 6/30/2010   G09AP00107
Total       $549,836.30      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.