OneGeology
In March 2007, over 80 scientists from 43 countries gathered in Brighton, UK, to discuss the proposition of creating an online geological map of the world for the benefit of students, teachers, researchers, professionals and other users anywhere in the world. The discussion was continued in another meeting held in Utrecht, Netherlands, in May 2007. The result was ‘OneGeology’, with the following mission statement: ‘Making web-accessible the best available geologic map data worldwide at a scale of 1:1 million, as a geological survey contribution to the International Year of Planet Earth (2008)’. The initiative is supported by a dozen international organisations including UNESCO and the International Union of Geological Sciences, as well as the geological surveys of 117 countries. The web portal was launched in August 2008 during the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway.
OpenGeosci
OpenGeosci is a new initiative from GeoScience World (GSW), a collaborative internet resource for research in geoscience. GSW, a nonprofit organisation registered in Alexandria, Virginia, Digital information technology has taken the world, including geoscience and the petroleum industry, to new horizons of research and data sharing. OneGeology and OpenGeosci are two online sources of immense help to the geoscience community was established in 2000 with the vision to ‘make earth science research information easily and economically available via internet.’ GSW’s founding organisations are the American
GSW to Offer eBooks
Starting this year, Geoscience World will be providing an eBook platform in geoscience to its subscribers. The platform will include ‘map-based and faceted searching, mobile access, related-content recommendations, and social sharing tools.’ GSW is offering this service in collaboration with HighWire.
