The communication of advances in research to the common public for both education and decision making is an important aspect of scientific work. An even more crucial task is to gain recognition within the scientific community,
which is judged by impact factor and citation counts. Recently, the latter concepts have been extended from
textual publications to include data and software publications.
This paper presents a case study for science communication and data citation. For this, tectonic models, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), best practices for data citation and a multimedia online-portal for scientific content
are combined. This approach creates mutual benefits for the stakeholders: Target audiences receive information on
the latest research results, while the use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) increases the recognition and citation of
underlying scientific data. This creates favourable conditions for every researcher as DOI names ensure citeability and long term availability of scientific research.
In the developed application, the FOSS tool for tectonic modelling GPlates is used to visualise and manipulate
plate-tectonic reconstructions and associated data through geological time. These capabilities are augmented by the Science on a Halfsphere project (SoaH) with a robust and intuitive visualisation hardware environment.
The tectonic models used for science communication are provided by the AGH University of Science and Technology.
They focus on the Silurian to Early Carboniferous evolution of Central Europe (Bohemian Massif) and were
interpreted for the area of the Geopark Bergstraße Odenwald based on the GPlates/SoaH hardware- and software stack.
As scientific story-telling is volatile by nature, recordings are a natural means of preservation for further use, reference and analysis. For this, the upcoming portal for audiovisual media of the German National Library of Science and Technology TIB is expected to become a critical service infrastructure. It allows complex search queries, including metadata such as DOI and media fragment identifiers (MFI), thereby linking data citation and science
communication.
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1. Tectonic Storytelling with Open Source Tools
The cross-pollination of citable scientific data, science communication and multimedia preservation
EGU GA 2014 ESSI2.7
2.5.2014
Peter Löwe (1), Jan Barmuta (2), Jens Klump (3,4), Janna Neumann (1), and Margret Plank (1)
(1) Technische Informationsbibliothek TIB, Hannover, Germany (peter.loewe@tib.uni-hannover.de),
(2) AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland,
(3) Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Potsdam, Germany
(4) Earth Science and Resource Engineering CISRO, Kensigton WA, Australia
2. 2
Overview
• Science:
• Recognition = citation + acknowledgement
• Science Communication + Nature Interpretation
• Interpreting deep geologic time
• FOSS Tools – made simple
• The road ahead – the bigger picture
3. 3
Science
Recognition = citation + acknowledgement
• A crucial goal for modern scientists is to gain recognition within their
scientific community – which is measured by citations gained.
• In the last years, the concept of citation has been extended from
textual publications to include data and software publications.
• Another significant task for scientists is to communicate the ongoing
advances in research to the common public to educate and enable
decision making.
• Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and open data enable
new ways to communicate and advance science – in academia and
society.
4. 4
Science Communication
• Public communication presenting science-related
topics to non-experts.
• aims to generate support for scientific research, or to
enable informed decision making.
• Growing emphasis on explaining methods rather
than simply findings of science.
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Free Open Source Software in Science
Communication for Plate Tectonics
• Data Publishers for
Earth &
Environmental
Science:
www.pangea.de
• Free and Open
Source GIS:
www.osgeo.org
• Gplates plate
reconstruction tool:
www.gplates.org
• “Adaptable,
interactive and
quantitative
paleographic maps”
[Wright N. et al, 2012]
Scientific Data
Drill cores, Sediments,
Paleomagnetism,
Paleaobiology, etc.
FOSS
GIS
Models
Plate reconstruction
and trajectories
Science
Communication
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Environmental Interpretation:
Location-based science communication
I’ll interpret the rocks,
learn the language of flood,
storm and the avalanche.
I’ll acquaint myself
with the glaciers and wild gardens and
get as near to the heart of the world as I can. [John Muir, 1871]
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The Global Geoparks Network (GGN)
• A Geopark is a unified area with significant geological heritage.
• Geoparks use that heritage to promote awareness of key issues facing
society.
• The Global Geoparks Network is supported by United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Geopark Bergstraße-Odenwald
Located in southern central Germany
(Hessia / Bavaria / Baden-
Württemberg)
Geologic features from three phases:
• Variscan Orogeny (380 – 320 Ma)
• Mesozoic sediments (260 - 65 Ma)
• Rheingraben (since 45 Ma)
• Messel pit UNESCO World Heritage
Site (Eocene)
• Geopark Rangers act as
environmental interpreters and
science communicators.
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Real world situation
The recent geomorphological
features hide the underlying
parts of the deeper geologic
past.
Frankenstein
Castle
Rheingraben
1.Variscan Orogeny (380 – 320 Ma)
2.Mesozoic sediments (260 - 65 Ma)
3.Rheingraben (since 45 Ma)
12. 12
How to communicate deep geologic time ?
Avalon(-ia) ? Armorica ?
future
Odenwald Geopark
13. 13
How to communicate deep geologic time ?
Avalon(-ia) ? Armorica ?
future
Odenwald Geopark
14. 14
How to communicate deep geologic time ?
Avalon(-ia) ? Armorica ?
future
Odenwald Geopark
King Arthur
15. 15
How to communicate deep geologic time ?
Avalon(-ia) ? Armorica ?
future
Odenwald Geopark
King Arthur + Asterix
16. 16
How to communicate deep geologic time ?
Avalon(-ia) ? Armorica ?
= Communication
breakdown
future
Odenwald Geopark
King Arthur + Asterix
17. 17
Research meets Interpretation
Paleozoic amalgamation of Central Europe
AGH University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environment Protection
Research focus: Central Europe, second
order tectonic features
●
Armorican Terrane assemblage
• Reconstruction of terrane trajecories
• Gplates for kinematic and geometrical
verification
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Reality Check:
Free and Open Source Software as Interpretation Props
• „Auxiliary aids should form a relationship with the
participants and should support the message.
• They serve the phenomenon and should in no case
dominate.“
• „This danger is especially prevalent in the case of
highly technical apparatus when their manner of
functioning gets into the foreground. Such “aids”
should not be used.“
[T.Ludwig, Interpreter Handbook 2012]
Keep it simple, stupidKISS
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Great off-the-shelf solutions exist
• Science on a Sphere Project [www.sos.noaa.gov]
• Various hardware solutions (internal/external
projectors)
• Large set of preproduced scientific film data sets.
• Cost intense.
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„Science on a Halfsphere“ Project:
Low-tech DIY alternative
„hands on“ FOSS for the real world
Models,
FOSS Soft-
ware stack
Simple
„Hardware“
Intuitive
wireless
Interface
Interactive
Spatio-
Temporal
Visualisation
IR-LED
IR-
Sensor
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
for Geologic Data … and Models !
• The use of Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) names ensures
citeability and long term availability of scientific research.
• DOI increase the recognition and citation of underlying scientific
data.
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Preserving science communication:
The TIB AV-Portal
• Scientific story-telling events are
volatile by nature.
• Recordings allow for further use,
reference and analysis.
• The TIB AV-Portal allows to store
and search for scientific films.
• This will include queries including
DOI to provide credit, references to
the model data and semantic
cross-ontology linkage.
Released today !http://www.tib-hannover.de
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Summary
• The approach allows to use recent research data models for science
communication and interpretation.
• Target audiences can gain information about the latest research results, while
the recognition and citation of the scientific work of the producers of the
underlying scientific data sets is increased.
• The application of Digital Object Indentifiers (DOI) to the data models ensures
their citability and long term availability.
Data
Model
Communication /
Interpretation
References,
Citation
Impact
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Thanks for listening !
I’ll interpret the rocks,
learn the language of flood,
storm and the avalanche.
I’ll acquaint myself
with the glaciers and wild gardens and
get as near to the heart of the world as I can.
John Muir, 1871