Friday, August 1. 2008

OneGeology-One Geological Map for the World

Geology goes mainstream. In an effort by the world's geological survey's, and led by the British Geological Survey, the mission of the OneGeology project is to "create a dynamic digital geological map data for the world" according to the project's website. Contributions come from many organizations and information on a WMS Service Registry is available. The BBC interviews the project's director, Ian Jackson, who discusses the efforts to help policy makers intelligently discuss the impact of natural resource depletion and climate change.

Access to subsurface geology of approximately 36 countries and regions are available at the OneGeology online portal.

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