2021-2022 Data Preservation and Critical Minerals Activities in Arizona
Dates
Publication Date
2022-12-01
Citation
Zaffos, A and C.A. Richardson (2022). 2021-2022 Data Preservation and Critical Minerals Activities in Arizona.
Summary
The Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) is committed to making its geologic products freely available online to a variety of consumers of geologic information and data. To this end, AZGS proposed two projects under the 2021-2022 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) to increase the availability of its data. First, AZGS converted 32 of its older geologic maps that existed only as PDF scans into modern digital geodatabases. Each of these preserved maps was then archived and re-published at the National Digital Catalog, University of Arizona Campus Repository, Arizona Geological Survey Repository, and National Geologic Map Database. Second, AZGS participated in the annual Earth MRI workshop, tabulated several [...]
Summary
The Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) is committed to making its geologic products freely available online to a variety of consumers of geologic information and data. To this end, AZGS proposed two projects under the 2021-2022 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) to increase the availability of its data. First, AZGS converted 32 of its older geologic maps that existed only as PDF scans into modern digital geodatabases. Each of these preserved maps was then archived and re-published at the National Digital Catalog, University of Arizona Campus Repository, Arizona Geological Survey Repository, and National Geologic Map Database. Second, AZGS participated in the annual Earth MRI workshop, tabulated several mineral exploration drill logs into the borehole template, wrote a 148-page review publication on the mineral resources of Pinal County, and developed a long-range strategy for the preservation of critical minerals-related data and how linking the products with other funding programs can achieve additional synergies and create values for our stakeholders.
These are a set of digitally preserved research materials compiled by the Arizona Geological Survey with funding from the USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (G21AP10428).
