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

drill phase scientific evaluation publication phase ICDP Project Life Cycle

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  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.  These services are integrated into project portals.

World Project Science Team Potsdam/Passadena OSG Companies CalTech Hilo Field Lab Drill Site Drillers Office (Users) (Project Management, Headquarters) (Operational Sites) ICDP Information Network Agents

Drill Site Daily Drilling Report Budget Plan Initial Cuttings/Core Documentation Internet Potsdam GFZ OSG Field Office Pasadena CalTech et al. Core/Mud Logging Lab Hawaii Laptops Internet Science Team Internet ICDP Information Network Topology

Drilling Information System (DIS) = data acquisition Project Portal = data dissemination ICDP Information Network Basics ICDP Information Network

General On-Site Data Flow

Example: LakeDIS Data Model  Modules: 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  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

Catalogue Maps Thesaurus Meta Data Presentation Navigation Retrieval Navigation The ICDP Clearinghouse

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.

Knowledge Management Information Management Data Management Database Data Information Knowledge process provide model distribute extract describeunderstand associate publish record generate maintain Value / Benefit Creation of Added Value Data → Information → Knowledge

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  High resolution CONTINENTal paleoclimate recorded in Lake Baikal