CGI Council meeting

This year the annual Council meeting of the IUGS Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) takes place in Berlin, Germany.

CGI:

The Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information is a Commission of the International Union of Geological Sciences.
Our mission is to enable the global exchange of knowledge about geoscience information and systems.

CGI Objectives:

An understanding of geology is crucial in protecting human life, health and assets, and sustaining our environment and resources. As in many areas of life today, information technology is having a dramatic impact on the way geological data and knowledge is being captured, processed and disseminated. It is no exaggeration to say that the effective application of IT is the key to the future exploitation of geological knowledge for the benefit of society.

Specifically CGI aims to:

• provide the means for transferring knowledge on geoscience information and systems
• stimulate international dissemination of best practice in geoscience information
• stimulate and support initiatives which are developing standards
• establish and occupy an accepted position in the international geoscience information community and represent IUGS on geoscience information matters.