U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey InfoBank: CMG’s field data catalog walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank

InfoBank: contains the  Who  What  Where  When  How  Why - about CMG field activities (and more)

InfoBank: structured information storage scheme of databases and software  61 Years  511 Scientists  533 Countries, Oceans, Studies  913 Platforms  5054 Field Activities  272,088 Web pages  1,131,189 Files  GBytes

InfoBank: provides organized access to CMG data and metadata  1081 Unique keywords searched  1755 Web pages linked to  24,000 Web visits - per month

InfoBank: Visits

InfoBank: CMG’s field data catalog walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank

InfoBank: since we last met…  Suleyman Yesulyurt   Jacilou Terciano   Alex Ma

InfoBank: since we last met…  Redesigned analog materials database, programs, structure.  Created "holdings" Excel spreadsheets.  Assessed refrigerated core holdings for geographic location/Activity ID/physical location.  Located and repackaged CMG dry samples at MarFac and O'Brien.

InfoBank: since we last met…  Added WesternGeco seismic information.

InfoBank: since we last met…  Scanned Jim Hein's sampling notebooks and present them as PDFs.

InfoBank: since we last met…  Defined "location map" standard limits for all field activities.  When previously missing, created field activity N/S/E/W boundaries.  Regenerated all "location maps" and "index maps".

InfoBank: since we last met…  Redesigned "metadata page” for all field activities.

InfoBank: since we last met…  Added USGS Fact Sheet PDFs.

InfoBank: since we last met…  Added to WCMG staff pages links to their "field activities".  Added to WCMG staff pages links to their "analog materials".

InfoBank: upcoming…  MarFac Reefer move and associated database changes.  USGS Open House – "Dress Like a Marine Geologist”  InfoBank linkages – "Getting to know you"