Multi Lingual Thesaurus
Mission
To enable the global exchange of geoscience information with the help of a common multilingual core vocabulary by developing and expanding the Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences
Fundamental Declaration of the IUGS-CGI
The Multilingual Thesaurus of Geosciences (MTG) has to be:
- easily accessible (including on the web)
- available free of charge
Considerations
The participants recognize the importance of ensuring the compatibility of national information systems with commonly accepted international standards.
Main Objectives
- Updating categories and terms
- Establishing a polyhierarchy
- Adding synonyms and related terms
- Installing the thesaurus as a web based tool
- Adding new languages
Working Group Members
Marco Amanti (APAT, Italy)
Marielle Arregros-Rouvreau (BRGM, France)
Claude Beaupère (BRGM, France)
Joachim Gersemann (BGR, Germany) [spokesman]
Rachel Heaven (BGS, United Kingdom)
Jan Jellema (TNO-NITG, Netherlands)
Tomasz Mardal (PGI, Poland)
Luca Olivetta (Ministry of the Environment, Italy)
Maija Pennanen (GTK, Finland)
Sharon Tahirkheli (AGI, USA)
Caj Kortman (GTK, Finland) ) [in advisory capacity]
