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OneGeology: Mapping the Geology of the Planet

posted by Satri on Monday March 12, @09:19AM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the building-a-rocking-map dept.

GIS Lounge runs a short article on the OneGeology project aimed at mapping the geology of the planet. From the website: "The project's aim is to create dynamic digital geological map data for the world! The target scale is 1:1 million. But the project will be pragmatic and accept a range of scales and the best available data. The geological map data will be made available as a distributed web service, using the latest web feature mapping approach. Geological Surveys will dynamically 'serve' the data for their territories to a web portal. The plan is to make it available through Google Earth and other dynamic map browsers." It's an international effort, with numerous governments participating, but the main (only?) major player absent is the United States.

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• Geology maps for the U.S.

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  by Satri (3) on Tuesday March 13, @01:00PM (#1307)
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  Can be found following this link [mcwetboy.net]. It's maps for the whole U.S. for Google Earth.