Armasuisse Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Swiss Geological Survey Geological Information System Switzerland Nils Oesterling, Andreas Kühni, Rainer

armasuisseFederal Office of Topography swisstopoSwiss Geological Survey

Geological Information System

Switzerland

Nils Oesterling, Andreas Kühni, Rainer Kündig

SGM 2008, LuganoData acquisition, Geo-processing, GIS, Digital mapping and 3D visualisation

3 Federal Office of Topography swisstopoSwiss Geological Survey

Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2008 - Data-acquisition ..., Lugano / 22.11.08

... a central gateway to all available data, metadata, information and knowledge related to geology

• Web-based access

• Based on data, information, etc.

• Contribution to the NSDI Switzerland

• For the Swiss Geo-Community (universities, commissions, cantonal and federal offices, private, etc.)

What is a Geological Information System?



1. Heterogeneously distributed dataAccessibility and quality restricted -> centralise access

and ensure quality

2. Complex organisation of the Swiss Geo-Community

Who is doing what? -> clarify

3. Public awareness of Geology is restricted

What is geology? -> Dinos, volcanoes and earthquakes? - or even more?

Why do we need such an information system?



1) Geological data

• Demand for (digital) geological datasets (vector format) is growing :

• Increasing number of natural hazards• Growing importance of environment and

natural resources• Growing number of constructions and need

for energy supply



1) Geological data (cont.)

• One task - many data• Data heterogeneously distributed• Conventional distribution is slow

(ftp, CD by mail) Centralise accessibility to all data and

information Ensure data quality (reliability) Supply data via web-services for

immediate access and use



2) Swiss Geo-Community - today

Universities

Major Projects

Cantons

Geological Surveys

Societies and Associations

Commissions

Geo-Consultants



Geological Information System CH

2) Swiss Geo-Community - in future

Universities

Major Projects Cantons

Geological Surveys

Societies and AssociationsCommissions

Geo-Consultants



3) Public awareness

• Public awareness of geology is poor What’s geology all about?

• „Dinosaurs, volcanoes and earthquakes!?“



Natural resources

Basic research

Environment protection

Energy

Natural hazards

Infrastructure

Education

3) ... Geology is a lot more!



Solution ?

• Central• Data = core• Web-portal &

Web-Services• 3 sectors• Components• Targetgroups:

Professionals, semi-professionals and laymen

Geological Information System Switzerland



Components - existing

For example:

• Dataviewer @ swisstopo.ch

• Geo-Adresses @ geosciences.scnat.ch

• Geo-Jobs @ chgeol.org



Components - in future

• Use functionality of the Web2.0

• “OpenGeoMap” - Web-application

• creating your own geological map

• Comment on existing geological maps

• Geology-Forum

• Share geological knowledge

• 3D - geological model

• Talk by Baumberger et al. (17:45 Uhr)Geological 3D model of the Mont Terri rock laboratory



Summary

Built up a

Centralised, web-based Information System for geology related issues

to

• Enhance accessibility and quality of data, information, etc.

• Clarify the organisation of the Swiss Geo-Community

• Enhance public awareness of geology



Where to go from here?

• Start project (2009)

• Develop concept

• Define working group

• Develop prototype



• Thank you for your attention!

… and on with the work !!!

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Armasuisse Federal Office of Topography swisstopo Swiss Geological Survey Geological Information System Switzerland Nils Oesterling, Andreas Kühni, Rainer