Datapages Quo Vadis?

Electronic Resources ForumElectronic Resources ForumOctober 23, 2006October 23, 2006Philadelphia Marriott (GSA)Philadelphia Marriott (GSA)

Datapages Quo Vadis?Datapages Quo Vadis?

It’s all about maps, you see?It’s all about maps, you see?


AAPG/DatapagesAAPG/Datapages

Who are we today?Who are we today?• digital publishing program of AAPGdigital publishing program of AAPG• archive upstream literature databasearchive upstream literature database• GIS data are publications, tooGIS data are publications, too• ongoing GIS initiativeongoing GIS initiative


AAPG Digital PublishingAAPG Digital Publishing

Indispensible to the petroleum Indispensible to the petroleum geologistgeologist• applied researchapplied research• oil and gas analogsoil and gas analogs• new technologynew technology• rapid publicationrapid publication



AAPG Bulletin onlineAAPG Bulletin online Combined Publications archive Combined Publications archive

databasedatabase Search and DiscoverySearch and Discovery GIS UDRIL & GIS programsGIS UDRIL & GIS programs



AAPG Bulletin online monthlyAAPG Bulletin online monthly• as a members-only productas a members-only product

now including GIS files, audio podcastsnow including GIS files, audio podcasts

• AAPG BulletinNet for librariesAAPG BulletinNet for libraries• participation in GSWparticipation in GSW

Environmental GeosciencesEnvironmental Geosciences• eventually all services will be duplicatedeventually all services will be duplicated



Combined publications archiveCombined publications archive• our primary businessour primary business• content driven by E&P considerationscontent driven by E&P considerations• available 24/7 in all time zonesavailable 24/7 in all time zones

connectivityconnectivity redundancyredundancy

• much “gray” literaturemuch “gray” literature local and regional pubslocal and regional pubs field trip guides as a source for datafield trip guides as a source for data



Pay Per View Pay Per View alternative to a full alternative to a full archive database archive database subscriptionsubscription• the complete the complete

database is heredatabase is here• discounts for bulk discounts for bulk

pricingpricing


AAPG Digital PublicationsAAPG Digital Publications

Search and Search and Discovery.netDiscovery.net• rapidrapid• public access (no public access (no

fee)fee) incl. Google, etcincl. Google, etc

• all AAPG meeting all AAPG meeting paper abstractspaper abstracts

conference videosconference videos

• original papers as original papers as well as reprintedwell as reprinted



What consitutes a publication?What consitutes a publication?• OK, we know about books, journals, OK, we know about books, journals,

articles, and abstracts …articles, and abstracts …• What about databases?What about databases?

data georeferenced to lat/longdata georeferenced to lat/long composited from multiple studies (data composited from multiple studies (data

mining)mining)

• What about single maps?What about single maps? a map is a graphic expression of much dataa map is a graphic expression of much data


AAPG Quo Vadis?AAPG Quo Vadis?

Upstream archives database?Upstream archives database?• New collections all the timeNew collections all the time

Indonesia Petroleum Association (2006)Indonesia Petroleum Association (2006) Kansas, Tulsa geological societies (2006)Kansas, Tulsa geological societies (2006) Trinidad & Tobago, Pacific basin (2007)Trinidad & Tobago, Pacific basin (2007) Russian o&g translations (2007)Russian o&g translations (2007)

• Third-party cross-linkingThird-party cross-linking GeoRef, Google Scholar, Petroleum GeoRef, Google Scholar, Petroleum

AbstractsAbstracts

• Third-party sales representationThird-party sales representation



GIS UDRIL and the GIS pipelineGIS UDRIL and the GIS pipeline• industry-sponsored projectindustry-sponsored project

Upstream Digital Reference Information Upstream Digital Reference Information LibraryLibrary

• a mountain of georeferenced dataa mountain of georeferenced data• available in 2006-2009available in 2006-2009

non-sponsoring companiesnon-sponsoring companies university subscriptionsuniversity subscriptions single products available under 5-year plansingle products available under 5-year plan



AAPG’s GIS InitiativeAAPG’s GIS Initiative• special Spatial Editor nowspecial Spatial Editor now• GIS committee drivenGIS committee driven

pilot projects immediately availablepilot projects immediately available E&P prioritiesE&P priorities E&P funded (money AND data)E&P funded (money AND data)

• mission for technology transfermission for technology transfer small independents need GIS to competesmall independents need GIS to compete training and publicationstraining and publications



Spatial (graphic) searching launching Spatial (graphic) searching launching nownow• allows comprehensive search without allows comprehensive search without

knowing topicsknowing topics• allows simultaneous search of text allows simultaneous search of text

documents with GIS, other media, etc.documents with GIS, other media, etc.• eventual integration of vendor data eventual integration of vendor data

(proprietary), and government (public) (proprietary), and government (public) data in the same searchdata in the same search


Next Generation?Next Generation?


Q & A?Q & A?

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