Canadian Geoscience Knowledge Network CGKN

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Canadian Geoscience Knowledge Network (CGKN)

• Jamie Rupert
• on behalf of the CGKN Secretariat
• May 2006

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Outline

• What is the CGKN?
• What are the goals
• CGKN governance
• CGKN Initiatives
• CGKN linkages
• The good, the bad, and the ugly

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Geoscience IM in Canada

• Geoscience data held by 13 government agencies
• Data are in diverse agency and project
  databases.
• Few accepted standards
• Coordination by the National Geological Surveys
  Committee.

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The Canadian Geoscience Knowledge Network
VisionA Distributed Geolibrary Linking
Geoscience Information From All 13 Federal and
Provincial Agencies
CGKN
The geoscience component of CGDI
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Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure

• GeoConnections is building the Canadian
  Geospatial data infrastructure and supporting
  services.
• GeoConnections defines Canadian geospatial and
  technical standards.

http//geoconnections.org/
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• CGKN Guiding Principles
• (CGKN Business Plan 2001)
• Distributed Standards-based Approach
• Adoption of international standards
• Agencies control participation/data access
• Incremental evolutionary development
• Staged services development
• a) Data Discovery,
• b) Data Visualization,
• c) Data Access

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CGKN organization and Governance

• Endorsed in 1999 by the National Geological
  Surveys Committee (NGSC)
• Operated by the 3-person CGKN Secretariat
• Activities/communication by Data Integration
  Working Group
• Funding by participating agencies and
  appropriate initiatives (TGI, GeoConnections,
  CGMS?)

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CGKN Development Approach

• Development of on-line services
• Definition of national standards
• Discipline Working groups
• 1) bedrock geology.
• 2) geochemistry.
• 3) Surficial geology.
• 4) mineral deposits.
• 5) geophysics.
• 6) Geochronology
• 7) Metadata

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CGKN Activities

• Annual CGKN Workshop
• Monthly Teleconferences
• CGKN Website
• CGKN Online Data Catalogue
• CGKN Lexicon
• Standards Systems development

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1) Annual CGKN Workshop

• Since 2001
• Primarily technical experts
• 2 day workshop before PDA in Toronto
• Networking and sharing
• Demonstrations and training

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2) Data Integration Working Group

• 7 Discipline working groups
• 1) bedrock geology.
• 2) geochemistry.
• 3) surficial geology.
• 4) mineral deposits.
• 5) geophysics.
• 6) geochronology.
• 7) metadata.
• Monthly teleconferences
• Planning, sharing, networking

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3) CGKN Website

• www.cgkn.net

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4) CGKN Data Catalogue

• www.cgkn.net

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5) CGKN Lexicon of Canadian Geological Names

• 12000 entries
• Under active development
• Necessary for developing consistent Canadian
  geological coverage

• www.cgkn.net

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6) Standards Systems

• FGDC Metadata gt ISO
• Geochemical data model
• Surficial geology data model
• XML/GML-based data exchange formats (GeoSciML,
  etc.)
• NADM tools
• WMS/WFS Data service tools

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CGKN Linkages

• CGKN is linked to many international initiatives
• IUGS-CGI, IUGS-CGMW, IMAG, etc
• SEEGrid, GGIPAC, GeoSciML, etc.
• Liaison information is shared within CGKN
• Mineral Industry Geospatial Consortium (MIGC)

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Commission for the Management and Application of
Geoscience Information (CGI)

• Transfer knowledge on geoscience information
  systems.
• Stimulate dissemination of best practice in
  geoscience IM.
• Stimulate support standards development.
• Represent IUGS on geoscience information
  matters.

http//www.cgi-iugs.org/
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What hasnt worked

• Funding - mainly in-kind from non-federal
  agencies
• - little control on how funds where expended
• Range of technical expertise, security/standards
• Lack of common direction, management/technical
• Lack of communication, guidance
• NGSC ?? CGKN, management ?? technical
• Length of time to achieve goals, commitment
• Lack of fully dedicated CGKN HR

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What has worked

• Co-operation and communication at working level
• All agencies have increased their knowledge of
  international trends and standards
• Common vision of what needs to be done
• Sharing of expertise
• Willingness to participate