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Interactive Web Map started / February, 2006
IGME 5000 final print succeeded! / December, 2005
IGME 5000 pre-print completed - IGME 5000 at the IGC, Florence / July, 2004 After an intense period of work the IGME 5000 pre-print (  ,
103 KB) was completed on Friday, 23. July!
The IGME 5000 GIS map and several aspects of its geological content and development, including the impact of the project on geoscience standards initiatives, will be presented at the International Geological Congress in Florence from 21. to 27. August 2004 (see details below). Following the IGC experts and advisers involved in the preparation of the IGME 5000 will have a final opportunity to optimize the map (and thus influence the underlying database and GIS). The map then will be prepared for the final off-set printing, which will be completed in Spring 2005. At that time the digital data are also intended to be released via the internet. A timely opportunity to publicise this new geological map of Europe
occurred on 25. July: A German TV programme about the English geologist
William Smith and his map of England of 1815 featured the IGME 5000,
too. (http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/25/0,1872,2147417,00.html) IGME 5000 at the IGC, Florence:
Map compilation continues, review started / July, 2003 Progress continues on completing the remaining areas of the map and the database and within the period of the report new information has now been added for the marine regions in particular, but also for North Africa and the Dinarides. Regrettably some participating countries have still to submit their contributions. Countries who have submitted contributions are receiving a modified map, adapted to IGME 5000 criteria and harmonized with the neighbouring countries' geology. Work on map compilation (including harmonisation and generalisation) is intensifying as the deadline of Florence 2004 approaches; specifically, Scandinavia, the Baltic, the Middle East and Turkey have to be tackled within the period. The team is currently reviewing and refining large sections of the map, including Africa, the Alps and Iceland. The compilation of a map of the marine geology of the Mediterranean region, which aspires to meet the (sometimes conflicting) expectations of some of the scientific advisors, is proving to be a considerable challenge. This part of the project was discussed in detail at the EGS-EUG-AGS meeting in Nice in April 2003. It is hoped that additional expertise added to the advisory team in 2003 will ensure that the map of this area is as comprehensive and as accurate as it can be. The new advisors are: Prof. Jean Mascle, Dr. Nicolas Chamot Rooke, Dr. John Woodside, Dr. Menchu Comas and Dr. Edwan Gueguen. Preparations for the full and final review of the total IGME 5000 map are currently being made and potential reviewers are being contacted. Also for the definition of term dictionaries for the IGME 5000 database new advisors joined the IGME 5000 advisory board: Dr. Douglas Fettes, BGS (U.K.) and IUGS, and Dr. Jonathan Snow, Max Planck Institute, Mainz (Germany). Presentations on, or including major elements of, the IGME 5000 project
have been made at the following conferences: International Association
of Mathematical Geologists, Berlin, September 2002; GIS in Geology, Moscow,
November, 2002; International Conference on GIS for Earth Science Applications
(ICGESA), Ljubljana, May 2003, 4th European Congress on Regional Geoscientific
Cartography, Bologna, June 2003. Additionally, the work of the project
has proved extremely relevant to the DIMAS Working Group (a group set
up by CGMW to establish standards for small scale digital geological maps
and data - web address link to DIMAS). The IGME 5000 project manager has
also been active within a new IUGS Commission - The Commission for the
Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI Web address
link). These events and groups have provided good opportunities for networking
and ensuring that the IGME 5000 project stays in touch with relevant geoscience
and IT developments.
Focus on the North Atlantic Ocean / May 17, 2002 This is a short update of IGME 5000 progress to provide information since the last "News" update in June 2001. Steady progress continues to be made with completing the remaining areas of the map and database and new information has now been added for Northwest Africa, the Ukraine, and Moldavia. The team is continually working on the North African geology, but also on Denmark and the North Sea. The current focus is on the validation, population, and organisation of the database. A proto retrieval template has been developed with which geological units can be retrieved by their attributes of age and lithology. Good progress was made in the North Atlantic, where the latest data from several sources (particularly geophysical data) has been incorporated. The relevance of the IGME 5000 work on establishing standards continues to be recognised in the form of invitations to join a number of international working groups focusing on this area (see below). Presentations on the IGME5000 project have been made at two conferences
during the period (IAMG annual conference, Cancun, and Deutscher Kartographentag,
Berchtesgaden). Additionally, a number of demonstrations and visits have
been hosted by the IGME 5000 at the BGR, Hannover. However, by far the
most significant event in the period was the CGMW General Assembly in
Paris in January/February 2002. Here the progress of the project was presented
and was reviewed by the Bureau and participants. Two working groups were
initiated by the Assembly; the first one on digital data standards and
the second one on term dictionaries. The Working Group on digital data
standards held its kick off meeting in Hannover on 16 May.
This year is focussing on the compilation of the marine geology, of data and map harmonisation ; this in parallel with scientific review via the participants. In BGR the work on map harmonisation and generalisation continues, though not all of the participating countries have submitted their contributions both in map form and via the data input mask. Gradually the countries who submitted contibutions for a scientific review are receiving the modified map, adapted to IGME 5000 criteria and harmonized with the neighbouring countries' geology. In a final stage the entire map will be scrutinizedby an indepentent board of international experts. The following maps have been added to the GIS recently:
Momentarily the BGR IGME 5000 team is working on the geology of North-east Africa, the British and Irish Shelf and the Atlantic Ocean. A colloqium was held for BGR/NLfB staff in Hannover in January where IGME 5000 procedures, systems and progress to date was presented and a live demonstration of the developing GIS was given. A Workshop planned for the Marine Advisory Working Group in February had to be postponed until later in the year as several of the prospective participants were not available. Drawing on practical IGME experience of the current European situation and practices, significant input was made to the FOREGS Working Group on European Standards for Digital Geological Cartography and Computer Modelling. The Working Group's final (confidential) report was forwarded to all FOREGS Directors in January 2001 and members of FOREGS organisations should approach their Directors should they wish to see a copy.
Participants of the Workshop were:
We can proudly announce that Tunisia, Kazachstan and Malta took the
opportunity to join the project during the Rio Congress and the last meeting
of the Forum of European Geological Surveys (FOREGS) in Madrid. This brings
the total number of partners to 46.
A major project milestone was reached in August when the IGME 5000 was
presented to the Commission of the Geological Map of the World (CGMW)
Plenary Session, at the 31st International Geological Congress in Rio
de Janeiro. Entitled a "GIS under Construction", a Powerpoint presentation
describing the progress of the IGME 5000 project was presented as part
of the Subcommission for Europe's report (Vice-President: Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Dr. h.c. F.-W. Wellmer, BGR president). The Commission welcomed progress
made, (including a new general legend which you can download here).
New Advisors for Marine Geology / September 20, 2000 Prof. Algimanatas Grigelis of the Lithuanian Institute for Geology has volunteered to draft the geology of the Baltic Sea. Additionally, Dr. Jean Sougy, CGMW, kindly agreed to provide input and advice on the geology of the Mediterranean. The growing and continuing support of the geological community for the IGME 5000 project is greatly appreciated.
Even More Draft Maps in the GIS ! / September 20, 2000 Up to the date of the 31st IGC in Rio the draft maps from:
had been digitised and and entered into the GIS
Next Draft Maps in the GIS
/ July 20, 2000
have now been digitised and entered into the GIS
Exchange of Colour Schemes Agreed / June 21, 2000 While visiting the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in
Ottawa, Kristine Asch (BGR, IGME 5000) and Lesley Chorlton (GSC) who is
compiling a digital geological map of the world at a scale 1 : 35 000
000 agreed to exchange North American and European colour schemes (Arc/Info
shadesets) and to link their web sites of the world map and the IGME 5000.
Project Presentation in Canada
/ May 24, 2000
WAGMaG Founded / May 24,
2000 A new working and advisory group on the marine geology of Europe was established in Paris in March this year during a workshop on the IGME 5000 marine geology. This was kindly organised by CGMW president elect Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Cadet, in cooperation with Kristine Asch. The 1-day workshop was held in the Université Pierre et Marie Curie with the aim of supporting the project in the extensive and challenging task of compiling the geology of the marine areas of Europe. This includes the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, the Northern Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea Members of the WAGMaG can be found on the list of the IGME 5000 Advisors.
First Draft Maps in the GIS
/ May 24, 2000
have now been digitised and entered into the GIS
Last update: 05.12.2005 |
