U Geology Students Make Earthcube Video – The Wave of the Future

New global information technology, tools, and access have dramatically changed our lives and how we communicate. It can similarly transform how we conduct our science. EarthCube (earthcube.ning.com) is a new National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative with the goal of building a comprehensive data and knowledge management system in the Earth, atmospheric, and oceanic sciences within a decade. Through this initiative, information and data will be integrated into a single, geovisualization and management portal, accessible through the internet to all scientists and the public. In March 2013, Prof. Chan and co-convener Dr. David Budd (U Colorado-Boulder) hosted a – EarthCube Sedimentary Geology Community workshop that brought together 57 sedimentary geoscientists to the U’s campus. Geology students from the U put together a short 2-minute, informational video on the EarthCube initiative.