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The Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) 2007-2008

The Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) 2007-2008. Presented at the IPY Open Consultative Forum 11 March 2005 Mark A Parsons. Vision. Geoscience in this century is given a forward impetus as IGY did 50 years ago – promote a revolution in geoscientific data availability and access worldwide.

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The Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) 2007-2008

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  1. The Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) 2007-2008 Presented at the IPY Open Consultative Forum 11 March 2005 Mark A Parsons

  2. Vision • Geoscience in this century is given a forward impetus as IGY did 50 years ago – promote a revolution in geoscientific data availability and access worldwide.

  3. Themes • Data access • Data release • Data preservation • Integration and discovery • Capacity building With a focus on “e-science” and virtual observatories

  4. eGY Objectives • Digitize and make available analog records • Make existing data sets available • Free access to all • Develop a system of Virtual Observatories • Embrace and extend the IGY principles of data sharing and scientist involvement

  5. But what is it? • An “opportunity” • A forum to collaboratively address the challenges of modern data management and integrative science: • Distributed data • Cross-disciplinary data • Large, complex data sets, • Open data access and sharing, • Data, information, knowledge discovery • Data preservation and rescue • Interoperability • Data usability and quality • etc., etc., etc.

  6. Best Practices for Data Management What are the attributes of successful systems (including people) Focus on access and usability Initial effort sponsored by CODATA Data Integration and Knowledge Discovery Truly interdisciplinary understanding of data and infromation Virtual Observatory Census What’s out there now and how do we tie them together? Education and Outreach Connecting teachers to virtual observatories Looking for major international sponsors and Working Groups

  7. International Support • Initiative of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics • Led by the International. Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy • ICSU endorsed

  8. Relationship with IPY • Bridge to other international years and organizations such as the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) • Broader scope can help IPY determine and define appropriate data systems and practices • Could inform the IPY data strategy and augment the DIS • Collaborative outreach--get IPY data into the classroom and public consciousness • IPY involvement will help move eGY forward

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