Framework for a Geoscience Information Super-Symposium
(supported by the CGI-IUGS, IAMG and GIC)
Overall coordination: Bruce Simons, Simon Cox, Richard Hughes, Robert Tomas, June Hill, Lesley Wyborn
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors eMails
1. Geoscience Spatial Data Symposia for regional geoscience information activities and Robert Tomas robert.tomas@jrc.ec.europa.eu
Infrastructure developments from Oceania, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Bruce Simons Bruce.Simons@dpi.vic.gov.au
Americas. The latest news from geoscience-related Spatial
Data Infrastructure development around the world, with
particular reference to the pan-European INSPIRE initiative
and SDI, the North American GIN and Geoconnections
initiatives and the Australian AuScope project.
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
1.01 Geoscience Information in Covering general contributions to geoscience information and Kristine Asch Kristine.Asch@bgr.de
today’s online spatially-enabled the integration and relationship of geoscience Spatial Data Francois Robida f.robida@brgm.fr
world Infrastructure (SDIs) to more generic SDIs
1.02 Geoscience Information Recent developments in Europe, including the latest news Robert Tomas, robert.tomas@jrc.ec.europa.eu
Developments in Europe from the pan-European INSPIRE initiative and Spatial Data Jean-Jacque Serrano
Infrastructure
1.03 Geoscience Information Recent developments in North America, including the Steve Richard
developments in North America Geoscience Information Network John Broome
1.04 Geoscience Information Recent developments in Oceania, including the Australian Bruce Simons Bruce.Simons@dpi.vic.gov.au
Developments in the Oceania AuScope initiative. Mark Rattenbury M.Rattenbury@gns.cri.nz
Region
1.05 Geoscience Information Recent developments in Asia and South East Asia Koji Wakita
Developments in the Asia
1.06 Geoscience Information Recent developments, technical architecture and infrastructure Kristine Asch Kristine.Asch@bgr.de
Developments in Africa of geoinformation systems in Africa, including the GIRAF and Dana Capova
AEGOS initiatives dana.capova@geology.cz
1.07 Geoscience Information Recent developments in South and Central America Gabriel Asato g_asato2000@yahoo.com
Developments in South and Paulina Gana mapageo@ingeominas.gov.co
Central America Jorge Gomez Tapias jogomez@ingeominas.gov.co
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors
2. Information Management - Geoscience information management best practise and John Laxton jll@bgs.ac.uk
Interoperability and Standards standards for digital and analogue data; thesauri, dictionaries, Simon Cox Simon.cox@csiro.au
vocabularies, ontologies and semantics. Development and
application of information exchange formats underpinning
interoperability (GeoSciML, GML, EarthResourceML, OGC
and other standards), mapping data models to standards;
successes, best practise and lessons learnt.
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
2.01 Information Management - Looking after the ground truth: the problems and opportunities Marco Amanti
managing non-digital data and in managing non-digital data and putting new life into old data Dana Capova dana.capova@geology.cz
digital conversion through digital conversion and exploitation of paper records,
integration of primary documentation and sample collections
into comprehensive information systems, virtual museums
2.02 Information Management - Developing Information Models, Databases & Architecture Peter Baumann p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
developing schematic standards Ali Al-Mishwat lemonfather@yahoo.com
2.03 Information Management - Applying information exchange standards, mapping data to John Laxton jll@bgs.ac.uk
applying information exchange information standards, lessons learnt (GML, GeoSciML, Simon Cox Simon.cox@csiro.au
standards EarthResourceML, OGC & other standards)
2.04 Content management - The critical role of thesauri, vocabularies, ontologies and Guillaume Duclaux Guillaume.Duclaux@csiro.au
semantic standards dictionaries in digital systems Steve Richard steve.richard@azgs.az.gov
development
2.05 Content management – Indexing and searching geoscientific information. If you can’t Lesley Wyborn Lesley.Wyborn@ga.gov.au
metadata: can it be find the data, why bother collecting and keeping it? However,
automatically generated? capturing effective metadata can be time consuming. With
increasing volumes of data, systems that automatically
generate metadata are becoming critical.
2.06 Standardised approaches An internationally unified approach is needed for the for the Kerstin Lehnert, lehnert@ldeo.columbia.edu
for the registration and registration and discovery of physical specimens in the Lesley Wyborn lesley.wyborn@ga.gov.au
discovery of physical specimens Geoscience community, particularly those that are used to
generate new data such as chemical analysis, age
determinations and microscope specimens.
2.07 Enabling geoscience data Increasingly geoscience data is being seen as fundamental to Lesley Wyborn lesley.wyborn@ga.gov.au
to be part of the future grand issues related to environment, climate, water and the
challenges of global science biosphere. Standards development in the Geoscience domain
cannot be done in isolation: cross domain linkages with other
domains are essential.
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors
3. Delivery, dissemination and Strategic and technical progress, developments and plans Richard Hughes rah@bgs.ac.uk
exploitation of geoscience data from the OneGeology Global and OneGeology Europe Oliver Raymond Oliver.Raymond@ga.gov.au
and information initiatives. The creation of information and knowledge from
geoscience data to address societal needs and create societal
impacts and benefits; intellectual property and digital rights
management in the digital era. Developments and best
practise in the delivery of dynamic and static data and
information.
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
3.01 Information dissemination Best practise in using GIS and geoscience data to help Oliver Raymond Oliver.Raymond@ga.gov.au
& delivery - Decision support society’s problems Richard Hughes rah@bgs.ac.uk
systems KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ian Jackson
3.02 Dynamic delivery of Harnessing the real time power of the internet with emphasis Jean-Jacque Serrano jj.serrano@brgm.fr
information on geoscience portal developments
3.03 Intellectual Property, The problems and issues of disseminating geoscience data in Mark Thornton Mark.Thornton@deedi.qld.gov.au
licensing and the creative a digital era, including digital rights management, licensing, Greg Jenkins gregory.jenkins@sa.gov.au
commons Intellectual Property Rights, copyright, the cost of public sector
data, liability, security and authentication of web-based
databases.
3.04 OneGeology - Progress to An over-arching strategic session to deal with the general Ian Jackson ij@bgs.ac.uk
date and future plans progress and operational matters and the future John Broome
Francois Robida f.robida@brgm.fr
3.05 OneGeology - Supporting Papers relating to the OneGeology Technical Working Group Tim Duffy trd@bgs.ac.uk
Technology, Tools and progress Agnes Tellez-Arenas a.tellez-arenas@brgm.fr
Standards
3.06 OneGeology - Regional Regional and national components of OneGeology, such as Ian Jackson ij@bgs.ac.uk
and National Intitatives OneGeology-Europe as well as any national input John Broome, Francois John.Broome@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Robida f.robida@brgm.fr
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors
4. Tools – software, hardware, Information technology challenges and solutions in the Peter Baumann p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
open source geosciences; data management and assimilation on the
petabyte scale; high performance computing, cloud and grid
technologies in the geosciences. Digital mapping techniques
and methodologies, digital data capture and digital workflows
from field to output; digital cartography techniques and
standard
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
4.01 Geosciences and How much more space and speed will we need? Peter Baumann p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
computing – hardware, software issues relating to the current and future provision of digital Jorge Gomez Tapias
and middleware technology and storage and network performance
systems for the geosciences
4.02 Geosciences and Applications for Earth Sciences Peter Baumann p.baumann@jacobs-university.de
computing – Free and open-
source geospatial software
4.03 Geosciences and A session about cartographic data management, Gabriel Asato g_asato2000@yahoo.com
computing – Digital Mapping generalization, cartographic data models, cartographic
Techniques standards and digital techniques, new products, on line
products, symbology libraries, algorithms for cartographic
representation, constraints in data representation, etc.
4.04 Geosciences and The application of high performance computing,grid cloud and Lesley Wyborn Lesley.Wyborn@ga.gov.au
computing – Where to now? simulation technology in geoscience: GPGPUs and Lutz Gross l.gross@uq.edu.au
virtualisation; workflows become king. Robert Woodcock Robert.Woodcock@csiro.au
4.05 Digital Data Capture – The chain of information / workflow from the field to the end Colm Jordan cjj@bgs.ac.uk
Advances in digital data capture user
in geological mapping
4.06 Virtual Geoscience New models of data access are developing where by digital Lesley Wyborn Lesley.Wyborn@ga.gov.au
Laboratories: enabling data libraries can be accessed online, enabling clients to Robert Woodcock Robert.Woodcock@csiro.au
integrated online access to download only the portions of data they require. In more
infrastructure, data, tools and advanced workflows the data selected can be analysed using
services cloud computing services and never locally.
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors
5. Model fusion, visualisation, Progress and developments in linking process- and time- Laurent Ailleres mark.jessell@gmail.com
exploration and 3D & 4-D dependent models across the environmental science Holger Kessler Laurent.Ailleres@monash.edu
modelling disciplines towards the development of predictive Mark Jessell hke@bgs.ac.uk
environmental modelling platforms. 2-, 3-, 4- and n-D
geoscience information, modelling and immersive visualisation
systems; error and uncertainty in such systems; deployment of
such systems in geological surveys and agencies.
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
5.01 Multi-dimensional In this session the objective is to discuss techniques and Helmut Schaeben schaeben@geo.tu-freiberg.de
modelling and visualisation of systems to aid the visual exploration of solid earth data and Nick Smith nick.t.smith@nnl.co.uk,
solid earth models - 2D, 3D, 4D, models. The scope of this session includes: Holger Kessler hke@bgs.ac.uk
nD - 3D visualization of Earth models and structures at various John Cannon j.cannon@usyd.edu.au
scales and resolutions
- 4D visualization of time-varying spatial data
- dealing with large datasets interactively in real-time (or near
real-time)
- visualizing multiple datasets.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Steve Mathers
5.02 Multi-dimensional Overcoming challenges associated with moving traditional 2D Mark Rattenbury M.Rattenbury@gns.cri.nz
modelling - Moving geological mapping processes to the third dimension. Steve Mathers sjma@bgs.ac.uk
surveys to a 3D culture KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Holger Kessler
5.03 Multi-dimensional Approaches to quantify and represent error in interpreted and Nick Smith nick.t.smith@nnl.co.uk,
modelling - Uncertainty in GIS sparse digital datasets Mark Jessell mark.jessell@gmail.com
and 3D modelling Laurent Ailleres Laurent.Ailleres@monash.edu
5.04 Visualisation and Session to cover the future directions of virtual reality and Laurent Ailleres Laurent.Ailleres@monash.edu
interaction through virtual reality augmented reality technologies in the geosciences Tim Rawling tim.rawling@unimelb.edu.au
and augmented reality
technologies
5.05 Model fusion - Linking Linking process models from the geosciences to other Arlei Benedito Macedo abmacedo@usp.br
process models from across the environmental models, enables a transdisciplinary Nick Smith nick.t.smith@nnl.co.uk
geosciences to other understanding of the environment. Understanding the many Holger Kessler hke@bgs.ac.uk
environmental models human and natural processes that come together in the zone
of human interaction can realistically be achieved and allows a
holistic view of water supply, waste management, pollution,
natural hazards and natural resources. We welcome
submissions that describe plans, methodologies and solutions
in this challenging domain.
5.06 Model fusion - Integrating Integrating geological and geophysical datasets for 3D Nick Smith nick.t.smith@nnl.co.uk,
Geological and Non-Geological modelling John Laxton, jll@bgs.ac.uk
data Ollie Raymond Oliver.Raymond@ga.gov.au
Tim Rawling tim.rawling@unimelb.edu.au
Symposia Theme Symposia Description Convenors Contacts
6. Mathematical Geosciences Applications of geomathematical analysis and modelling in the June Hill June.Hill@csiro.au
field of resource exploration. New advances and Ricardo Olea olea@usgs.gov
methodological challenges in the analysis of spatial, time-
dependent and compositional geoscience data. Application of
geostatistical and geomathematical methodologies and tools to
the interpretation of geochemical data, remotely sensed data,
rock anisotropy, and climate data
Session Title Session Description Proposed Convenors
6.01 Data Analysis in the The session will address new advances and challenges in Vera Pawlowsky-Glahn vera.pawlowsky@udg.edu
Geosciences methods for the analysis of geoscientific data, including Juan J. Egozcue juan.jose.egozcue@upc.edu
spatial, time-dependent and compositional data. Raimon Tolosana-Delgado raimon.tolosana@upc.edu
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr Helmut Schaeben, Dr Juan Jose
Egozcue
6.02 Success stories in Non-linear models as a rational foundation for the statistics Qiuming Cheng qiuming@yorku.ca
geocomplexity: Non-linear and modelling of natural systems including earthquakes, Frits Agterberg agterber@NRCan.gc.ca
processes, networks and floods, landslides and climate change. Mineral deposits often
patterns in geosciences exhibit multifractal characteristics and local singularities. Case
history studies of this type are particularly welcome in this
session.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof Tom Blenkinsop
6.03 Geostatistics for Modeling This session will focus on novel geostatistical methods that Jef Caers jcaers@stanford.edu
Complex Geological Systems aim to realistically represent complex geological systems in a Gregoire Mariethoz gregoire.mariethoz@minds.ch
wide variety of applications, such as oil and gas fields, aquifer
modeling, mining deposits etc… . The focus will be on
multiple-point geostatistics, process-based and surface-based
methods, pattern-based models or advanced variogram-based
techniques. Theoretical as well as field application or state-of-
the-art reviews are welcome.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof Roussos Dimitrakopolous
6.04 Soft Computing and This session will include research and application papers on Ioannis Kapageridis ioannis.kapageridis@gmail.com
Intelligent Methods in the use of soft computing techniques such as neural networks,
Mathematical Geology genetic algorithms, fuzzy systems and intelligent agents
systems for solving geosciences problems of classification,
prediction, estimation and control.
6.05 Stochastic characterisation The primary focus of the session would be stochastic Peter Dowd peter.dowd@adelaide.edu.au
of rock masses modelling of fractures and fracture networks in rock masses
and the modelling of fracture propagation under natural and
induced conditions. It could also include stochastic modelling
of any rock property that characterises rock masses.
Applications include enhanced geothermal energy systems;
characterisation of rock masses for safe underground disposal
of hazardous wastes; mining methods (e.g., block caving).The
purposes of the applications include design (e.g., of enhanced
geothermal reservoirs or of mining methods) and risk
assessment.
6.06 Crystallographic Preferred Session to cover: Helmut Schaeben schaeben@mailserver.tu-freiberg.de
Orientation and Anisotropy of data collection by X-ray, neutron, synchrotron diffraction or David Mainprice David.Mainprice@gm.univ-montp2.fr
Rocks electron backscatter diffraction,
data analysis to compute an orientation density function and its
characteristics.
data interpretation in terms of anisotropic properties,
deformation, recrystallization
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Steven Reddy
6.07 Geomathematics, The session will invite contributions on geomathematical and Ute Herzfeld uch5678@gmail.com
Geoinformatics and Remote geostatistical methods and algorithms, aimed at innovative
Sensing analysis of remote-sensing observation, and on computational
and geoinformatical implementations. Remote sensing data
may include satellite, airborne, field, marine and terrestrial
observation types, image-type and discrete measurements.
Computational and informatic methods may focus on the
mathematical or statistical approach, or on graphical, visual,
web, mapping, cyber-infrastructure ...any imaginable
component or implementation.
6.08 Quantitative mineral Emphasis in this session is on probabilistic evaluation of Qiuming Cheng qiuming@yorku.ca
resources estimation regional or global ore and hydrocarbon resources that have Frits Agterberg agterber@NRCan.gc.ca
not yet been discovered. For example, GIS-based methods
such as Weights-of-Evidence and logistic modeling can be
used in regional studies. Both mathematical-statistical and
subjective, fuzzy-logic type contributions are welcome.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr Graeme Bonham-Carter, Dr Eric
Grunsky
6.09 Geoscience information The session covers mathematical-model-based integration of Alok Porwal aporwal@iitb.ac.in
synthesis for mineral geoscientific datasets in a GIS-environment for delineating John Carranza carranza@itc.nl
prospectivity mapping prospective target areas for mineral exploration, with
presentations on latest developments including exposition of
new models and case histories documenting applications of
established models.
6.10 Numerical modelling of In recent years the numerical geological modelling improved Paolo Ruffo paolo.ruffo@eni.com
basins and petroleum system its capabilities to model more geological processes and with Carlo Doglioni carlo.doglioni@uniroma1.it
modelling more efficiency. The complexity of this modelling still requires
both theoretical and experimental developments. Potential
topics are:
* Basin modelling in different geodynamic contexts;
* Modelling plate tectonics as a tool for understanding basin
evolution;
* Modelling heat flow variability in different tectonic settings;
* Basin Characterisation: paleo-environment and
sedimentation;
* High Pressure-High Temperature: Geomechanics and
Petroleum System Modelling;
* Source Characterization and Unconventional Resources;
* Petroleum System Modelling & Reservoir studies;
* Prospect Risk Evaluation & Petroleum System Modelling;
* High Definition Basin Modelling: visualisation and numerical
issues of “GigaCells” Models.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Prof Michael Gurnis, Prof Chris
Scotese
6.11 Spatio-temporal data The increasing prevalence and availability of age-coded digital Thomas Landgrebe thomas.landgrebe@sydney.edu.au
mining and data analysis Geoscientific data is creating opportunities to combine data Guillaume Duclaux Guillaume.Duclaux@csiro.au
from multiple sources, and study complex spatio-temporal
relationships. This unified analysis across spatio-temporal
domains and different modes of data is presenting new
challenges associated with a higher degree of simulation and
analysis complexity, going beyond what traditional scientific
tools are offering.
In this session we welcome contributions where formal spatio-
temporal data analysis is playing an important role.
6.12 New Theories and This session invites paper combining state-of-the art theories Katsuaki Koike koike@kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Methods in Resources and technologies for exploring and assessing both renewable Margaretha Scott margaretha.scott@deedi.qld.gov.au
Exploration and non-renewable resources presuming exploitation with Ryoichi Kouda roy.kouda@aist.go.jp
minimum environmental impact and geosequestration. (Co-
sponsored by ISME).
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr Donald Singer, Dr Magaretha
Scott, Dr Katsuaki Koike
6.13 Advanced models in Recent developments of models have opened new doors in Jan Harff jan.harff@io-warnemuende.de
sediment dynamics applied to balancing erosion, transport and accumulation of sediments on James Syvitski James.Syvitski@colorado.edu
marine geology and climatology different temporal and spatial scales. The session invites Dan Tetzlaff DTetzlaff@houston.oilfield.slb.com
sedimentologists, marine geologists, basin
modelers, paleoceanographers, and –climatologists to discuss
the state of the art and future potential in numerical modeling
of sediments dynamics on the geological scale as a results of
tectonic, climatic and oceanographic forcing. In the session
we will shed light on theory, numerical models and
parameterization not only for historical reconstructions, but - in
connection with climate models - also for future projections.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Cedric Griffiths