Geoscience Data and Collections National Resources in Peril (2002) / Chapter Skim
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Executive Summary
Executive Summary
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Armed with this information, obtained using geoscience data and collections, the KGS gathered new seismic data around the city, from which two anomalous zones of potential high gas pressure were identified. The gas had migrated 8 miles from a leaking salt cavern used as an underground natural gas storage facility.
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Natural hazards are assessed using historical records of their occurrence, coupled with prehistoric evidence gathered using geoscience data and collections. In both cases, absence of geoscience data and collections means that interpretations will be weaker at best and erroneous at worst.
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Based on information presented to us and gathered over the course of the study, the committee concludes that many geoscience data and collections are currently in peril. Therefore, the committee recommends that priority for rescuing geoscience data and collections be placed on those that are in danger of being lost.
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The committee recommends that access to these funds be on a competitive basis, and that preference be given to institutions with holdings that meet the same priorities as those outlined above for preservation. The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Science Foundation are two federal agencies with experience and demonstrated effectiveness at distribution of funds to the museum, library, and science communities on a competitive basis.
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The committee recommends that the federal geoscience data and collections coordinating committee should appoint several federal external science advisory boards to advise on priorities for federal holdings, with respect to preservation, cataloging, and access among and within federal and quasi-federal agencies. Previous NRC reports (e.g., NRC, 2001)
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In addition, the federal, external science advisory boards would advise on what geoscience data and collections should logically fall within the purview of various federal agencies. Monitoring of conformance to agreed-upon practices, as a question of how rather than what, would reside within the charge of the federal geoscience data and collections coordinating committee.
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Future generations deserve the opportunity to build upon existing successes and avoid repetition of our failures. Geoscience data and collections are national resources, and are a part of our nation's heritage.
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