Integrated Geo Systems (IGS) is a
computational architecture system developed for managing
geoscientific
Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...
data through
systems and
data integration
Data integration involves combining data residing in different sources and providing users with a unified view of them.
This process becomes significant in a variety of situations, which include both commercial (such as when two similar companies ...
.
Geosciences often involve large volumes of diverse data which have to be processed by
computer 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) is a type of database containing geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with software tools for managing, analyzing, and visualizing those data. In a ...
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 BooksIntegrated Geo Systems Research Paper
Computer systems
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