Integrated Geo Systems (IGS) is a computational architecture system developed for managing geoscientific data through

systems A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and is exp ...

and

data integration Data integration refers to the process of combining, sharing, or synchronizing data from multiple sources to provide users with a unified view. There are a wide range of possible applications for data integration, from commercial (such as when a ...

. Geosciences often involve large volumes of diverse data which have to be processed by

computer A computer is a machine that can be Computer programming, programmed to automatically Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (''computation''). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic set ...

and graphics intensive applications. The processes involved in processing these large datasets are often so complex that no single applications software can perform all the required tasks. Specialized applications have emerged for specific tasks. To get the required results, it is necessary that all applications software involved in various stages of data processing, analysis and interpretation effectively communicate with each other by sharing data. IGS provides a framework for maintaining an electronic workflow between various geoscience software applications through data connectivity. The main components of IGS are: *

Geographic information systems A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not ...

as a front end. * Format engine for data connectivity link between various geoscience software applications. The format engine use
Output Input Language (OIL)
an interpreted language, to define various data formats. * An array of geoscience relational databases for data integration. * Data highways as internal data formats for each data type. * Specialized geoscience applications software as processing modules. * Geoscientific processing libraries

External links

Geological Society Books

Integrated Geo Systems Research Paper
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