Transcript The ICDP Information Network

The ICDP Information Network
Telework and Information Management in
Scientific Drilling Projects
Jens Klump and Ronald Conze
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
What is the ICDP?
 The International Continental Scientific
Drilling Program is a multinational
programme to further and fund geosciences
in the field of continental scientific drilling.
 Members are: Austria, Canada, China, Czech
Republic, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Mexico,
Norway, Poland, USA, as well as UNESCO,
ODP and Schlumberger Inc.
ICDP Participants and Projects
ICDP Goals
 Scientific Drilling gives us an insight into the
processes and structures inside the earth.
 The drilling locations are chosen as key sites
of the earth system.
 The results give us the information we need
to develop responsible and sustainable
strategies to manage our environment and
Earth’s natural resources.
ICDP Research Themes
ICDP Project Life Cycle
drill phase
scientific evaluation
publication phase
Telework in ICDP Projects
 ICDP activities are international
collaborative projects.
 Data are collected at a central site and
redistributed via the internet.
 Communication and data access within the
ICDP Information Network are channelled
through ICDP project portals.
The ICDP Information Network
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To facilitate telework within the ICDP, the ICDP
Information Network has two main aims:
1. Provide project information and communication
tools for all members of the science team.
2. Allow project members to access and analyse
complex project data and derived data products.
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These services are integrated into project portals.
ICDP Information Network
Agents
World
Project Science
(Users)
Team
Potsdam/Passadena
(Project
Management,
Headquarters)
Hilo
OSG
Companies
CalTech
Field Lab
(Operational Sites)
Drillers Office
Drill Site
ICDP Information Network
Topology
Core/Mud
Pasadena
Internet
Internet
Hawaii
Logging
Lab
Field Office
CalTech et al.
Internet
Laptops
Internet
GFZ
Internet
Science
Team
OSG
Drill Site
•Daily Drilling Report
•Budget Plan
Potsdam
•Initial Cuttings/Core
Documentation
ICDP Information Network
Basics
ICDP Information Network
Drilling Information System (DIS)
= data acquisition
Project Portal
= data dissemination
General On-Site Data Flow
Example: LakeDIS Data Model
 Modules:
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Project
metadata
Core
tracking
Sample
tracking
Analytical
data and
metadata
Data Access through Web
Portals
 The power of a database system does not lie
in storing data, but in its ability to recompile
data in a new and meaningful way.
 Besides the provision of simple data tables,
the database has to serve as a base for more
advanced tools for the display and analysis of
data.
 Access to data can be aided by project portals.
What are Portals?
 Access to a broad array of online resources
and services.
 Recognisable topic hierarchies.
 Powerful search technologies.
 Personalised services.
 Configurable presentation.
 Integration of heterogeneous corporate
resources.
ICDP Portal Services
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ICDP Clearinghouse
Data Warehouse / Log Data Mart
Scientific Visualisation
Online Map Server / Online GIS
Communication Tools
Virtual Crust Data Mart*
Bore(w)hole Plan (online planning tool)*
* Work in progress
The ICDP Clearinghouse
Presentation
Maps
Meta Data
Navigation
Navigation
Thesaurus
Retrieval
Catalogue
Example: HSDP Log Data Mart
Example: Visualisation
 Data from the
ICDP Data
Warehouse
can be
visualised in
interactive
diagrams.
Example: Online Map Service
 Interactive
maps as a
spatial query
tool.
 Visualisation
of data in
their spatial
context.
From Data to Knowledge
 Data management is only the first step.
 Advanced tools are needed to allow
researchers to extract information from
datasets.
 Communication about the newly gained
information creates knowledge.
Creation of Added Value
Data → Information → Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge Management
Information Management
Value /
Benefit
Information
Data Management
Data
Database
publish
associate
understand
distribute
extract
describe
provide
model
process
maintain
generate
record
Future of the ICDP Information
Network
 Development of project portal
frameworks
 Resource Integration
 Service Integration
 Knowledge Integration
The ICDP Information Network:
Summary
The ICDP Information Network is a system for telework in
geosciences. It offers:
 Management of data acquired by a globally distributed
group of researchers,
 Access to complex scientific drilling project data for all
members of the scientific team, worldwide,
 Tools to communicate the newly gained information.
The ICDP Information Network is a first step towards
knowledge management in geosciences.
Online Resources
 International Continental Drilling Program
http://www.icdp-online.de
 High resolution CONTINENTal paleoclimate
recorded in Lake Baikal
http://continent.gfz-potsdam.de