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Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5172

Geoinformatics 2008—Data to Knowledge

Edited by Shailaja R. Brady, A. Krishna Sinha, and Linda C. Gundersen

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Geoinformatics is the term used to describe a variety of efforts to promote collaboration between the computer sciences and the geosciences to solve complex scientific questions. It refers to the distributed, integrated digital information system and working environment that provides innovative means for the study of the Earth systems, as well as other planets, through use of advanced information technologies. Geoinformatics activities range from major research and development efforts creating new technologies to provide high-quality, sustained production-level services for data discovery, integration and analysis, to small, discipline-specific efforts that develop earth science data collections and data analysis tools serving the needs of individual communities. The ultimate vision of Geoinformatics is a highly interconnected data system populated with high quality, freely available data, as well as, a robust set of software for analysis, visualization, and modeling. This volume is a collection of extended abstracts for oral papers presented at the Geoinformatics 2008 conference, June 11 and 13, 2008, in Potsdam, Germany.

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Brady, S.R., Sinha, A.K., and Gundersen, L.C., editors, 2008, Geoinformatics 2008—Data to Knowledge, Proceedings: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008 -5172, 76 p., also available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5172


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