Welcome to the CGI
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. This website will be one of the most important ways that CGI will achieve its mission.
We hope you will find the website worth visiting! If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions you are welcome to send them to us.
If you would like to know more about us or perhaps become a member of CGI, please see our participation pages.
A major initiative of the CGI is the development of GeoSciML. More information about GeoSciMl, as well as downloads of GeoSciML materials, are available.
CGI members
The number of geoscience information colleagues joining the CGI reached an all time high of 200!
Geoscience Information Events
List of some of the Geoscience Information Events that are taking place in the future.
| Event | Location | Dates | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd GIRAF Workshop | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, hosted by SEAMIC and organized by the CGI and the UNESCO. | 05/12/11 - 09/12/11
Registration is open |
Website |
| Regional Geographic Conference (UGI 2011) | Escuela Militar / Santiago, Chile | 14/11/11 – 18/11/11
Registration is open |
Website |
Current technical collaboration activities
- Metadata forum - the rapid growth in the internet has raised the importance of Metadata.
- OneGeology - an interoperable geological map of the world.
Current working groups
- Interoperability Working Group - developing standards to enable seamless web integration of data hosted by different agencies.
- Multi-lingual thesaurus working group - developing a core multilingual vocabulary for Geosciences.