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Title
- Main Title Integrated ground-based and remotely sensed data to support global studies of environmental change
Creator
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Author: Olson, R. J.Creator Type: Personal
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Author: Turner, R. S.Creator Type: Personal
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Author: Garten, C. T.Creator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.Contributor Type: OrganizationContributor Info: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
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Sponsor: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Contributor Type: OrganizationContributor Info: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
Publisher
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Name: Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPlace of Publication: TennesseeAdditional Info: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Date
- Creation: 1994-09-15
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: Data centers routinely archive and distribute large databases of high quality and with rigorous documentation but, to meet the needs of global studies effectively and efficiently, data centers must go beyond these traditional roles. Global studies of environmental change require integrated databases of multiple data types that are accurately coordinated in terms of spatial, temporal and thematic properties. Such datasets must be designed and developed jointly by scientific researchers, computer specialists, and policy analysts. The presentation focuses on our approach for organizing data from ground-based research programs so that the data can be linked with remotely sensed data and other map data into integrated databases with spatial, temporal, and thematic characteristics relevant to global studies. The development of an integrated database for Net Primary Productivity is described to illustrate the process.
- Physical Description: 4 p.
Subject
- Keyword: Research Programs
- Keyword: Information Systems
- Keyword: Biogeochemistry
- Keyword: Remote Sensing
- Keyword: Environmental Impacts
- STI Subject Categories: 99 Mathematics, Computers, Information Science, Management, Law, Miscellaneous
- Keyword: Climatic Change
- Keyword: Earth Atmosphere
- STI Subject Categories: 54 Environmental Sciences
- Keyword: Design
Source
- Conference: 14. international CODATA conference: data and knowledge in a changing world - the quest for a healthier environment, Chamberly (France), 18-22 Sep 1994
Collection
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Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical ReportsCode: OSTI
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Resource Type
- Article
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Other: DE96009622
- Report No.: CONF-940919--1
- Grant Number: AC05-84OR21400
- Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 237423
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc670568
Note
- Display Note: OSTI as DE96009622