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Equipment variety cartoon Geology School provides information about earth science concepts, processes and terminology. The information served is general, broad in scope, and intended to serve a broad variety of needs, users, and age groups. All information presented have associated keywords. These keywords index information from the various Geology School components. Einstein cartoon

The primary components are:

  • Text -- for example the USGS CMG InfoBank < walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/> data and metadata definitions.
  • Graphics -- for example the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program's EQ glossary < earthquake.usgs.gov/image_glossary/>.
  • Video -- for example the Annenberg/CPB Resources Earth Revealed educational series < www.learner.org/progdesc/series78.html>.
    • The series is served on-line by Annenberg through this link. A free registration and password is required.
    • This is the source for viewing the full 30-minute videos.
    • These videos are commonly broadcast by public broadcast television stations to be used as school curriculum.
    • Our transcript of each learning object (video segment) is presented.
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Data and metadata dictionaries describe formats and naming conventions used by InfoBank.

Terms, data types, and data formats are definitions of terminology as used within InfoBank.

"We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted." -- H. R. Haldeman

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