Collaborative Research: Geoinformatics: Development of Structural Geology and Tectonics Data System with Field and Lab Interface

合作研究：地理信息学：具有现场和实验室接口的构造地质和构造数据系统的开发

• 批准号: 1347323
• 负责人: Julie Newman
• 金额: $ 19.04万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1347323&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Geoinformatics; Development; Structural

The main research task addressed in this project is to construct a Data System for StructuralGeology and Tectonics (SG&T). SG&T data are complex for a variety of reasons, including thewide range of temporal and spatial scales (many orders of magnitude each), the complex three-dimensional geometry of some geological structures, inherent spatial nature of the data, and the difficulty of making temporal inferences from spatial observations. To successfully implement the step of developing a SG&T data system, the principal investigators must simultaneously solve three problems: 1) How to digitize SG&T data; 2) How to design a software system that is applicable; and 3) How to construct a very flexible user interface.To address the first problem, the principal investigators introduce the "Spot" concept, which allows tracking of hierarchical and spatial relations between structures at all scales, and will link map scale, mesoscale, and laboratory scale data. A Spot, in this sense, is analogous to the beam size of analytical equipment used for in situ analysis of rocks; it is the size over which a measurement or quantity is applicable. A Spot can be a single measurement, an aggregation of individual measurements, or even establish relationships between numerous other Spots. They will implement both a Spot and a more traditional Mapping mode for data input. To implement these approaches into a software system, they will utilize a Graph database - as opposed to a Relational database - to better preserve the myriad of potentially complex relationships. A Graph design is ideally suited for the complex relations inherent in a SG&T data system. Finally, they will construct a user interface that is intuitive, open source, and spans as many operating systems and devices as possible. For these reasons, they will develop a web-application that can run in both a connected (on the internet) and disconnected mode.

该项目中涉及的主要研究任务是构建一个用于结构地质和构造学的数据系统（SG＆T）。 SG＆T数据由于多种原因很复杂，包括范围的时间和空间尺度（每个数量级的许多数量级），某些地质结构的复杂三维几何形状，数据的固有空间性质以及从空间观察结果中进行时间推断的困难。为了成功实施开发SG＆T数据系统的步骤，主要研究人员必须同时解决三个问题：1）如何数字化SG＆T数据； 2）如何设计适用的软件系统； 3）如何构建一个非常灵活的用户界面。为了解决第一个问题，主要研究人员介绍了“斑点”概念，该概念允许跟踪各个规模的结构之间的层次结构和空间关系，并将链接地图规模，中尺度和实验室规模数据。从这个意义上讲，一个位置类似于用于原位分析岩石的分析设备的光束大小。这是适用测量或数量的大小。一个点可以是单个测量值，单个测量值的聚合，甚至可以建立许多其他斑点之间的关系。他们将同时实现一个斑点和更传统的映射模式以进行数据输入。为了将这些方法实施到软件系统中，他们将利用图形数据库（而不是关系数据库）来更好地保留无数的潜在复杂关系。图形设计非常适合SG＆T数据系统固有的复杂关系。最后，他们将构建一个直观，开源并跨越尽可能多的操作系统和设备的用户界面。由于这些原因，他们将开发一个可以在连接（在Internet上）和断开连接模式的网络应用程序。