The International Conference on Geological Information represents
the first major attempt to bring together geoscience information
specialists from allover the world. The purpose of the conference
was to assess the current state-of the-art in geoscience
information from both the regional and functional point of view. It
was hoped that the conference could take steps to bring about
increased international cooperation and collaboration in the field
of geological information. The papers ranged over the whole spec
trum of documentation from primary publishing back to the user,
including data. Perhaps a keyword for the conference might be
"cooperation." The idea of, and need for, cooperation was stressed
in almost every talk. The final panel session was devoted to a
discussion on the formation of a proposed International Association
for Geological Information. Despite the growing pressure on
information managers, stimulated by increasing international
activities in geology, the global perspective of plate tectonics
and worldwide concern for the availability of non-renewable
resources, there does not exist an international organisation
specifi cally concerned with geological information. Delegates
agreed that there was no need for a new professional society of
individuals but that a federation or similar organisation might be
desirable. In the final session it became apparent that if the
geological information community is to make the best use of all the
systems and developments available there is very clearly a need to
know what exists in all these areas at present. An urgent task is
to identify these systems."
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