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
Internet
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
DatabaseData
Information
Knowledge
process
providemodel
distributeextractdescribe
understandassociatepublish
recordgeneratemaintain
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 http://www.icdp-online.de
High resolution CONTINENTal paleoclimate recorded in Lake Baikal http://continent.gfz-potsdam.de