Elsevier
and the Society of Economic Geologists Deliver 107 Years' Worth of Scientific
Maps through Geofacets
New
collaboration will create unmatched resource for geoscientists in metals and
mineral exploration by January 2013
Elsevier,
a world-leading provider of scientific, medical and technical information
products and services, today announced its collaboration with the Society of
Economic Geologists (SEG) to incorporate thousands of maps from SEG's leading
journal, Economic Geology, into Geofacets, Elsevier's premier research tool for
geoscientists working in exploration for the metals, mining, and oil and gas
industries.
The
move underlines Elsevier's continued drive to accelerate geoscientists'
discovery of hard-to-find scientific maps through Geofacets, supporting
confident decision-making in a high-risk exploration environment. This
collaboration particularly boosts Geofacets' ability to support metals and
mineral exploration, given SEG's well-established footing in the industry. By
January 2013 the joint venture will add a further 14,800+ maps collated over the
past 107 years from Economic Geology into Geofacets, bringing the total maps
within the research tool to more than 240,000.
"A
significant part of SEG's mission is to disseminate geological information and
aid those working in exploration, mineral resource appraisal, mining and metal
extraction," said Brian Hoal, Executive Director at SEG. "Collaborating with
Elsevier to make our maps and information much easier to discover, and therefore
easier to apply to their work, will help geoscientists combat specific industry
challenges such as low drilling success rates and the increasing difficulty in
finding new ore bodies."
"We
see and hear excitement from our users in the metals and mining industry every
time we mention the upcoming integration of SEG content into Geofacets," said
Phoebe McMellon, Senior Product Manager Geofacets at Elsevier. "By incorporating
the unique content of such a renowned society as SEG, we are able to help
Geofacets users discover critical, niche content that could otherwise remain
buried in volumes and centuries' worth of publications."
Attendees
of XVI Peruvian Geological Congress & SEG 2012 Conference in Peru from the
23rd - 26th of September 2012 will be able to preview Geofacets at exhibit booth
No. 64. This conference is being held jointly with the Geological Society of
Peru, and brings together members of the industry to share scientific and
technical knowledge..
For
further information visit: http://www10.giscafe.com/nbc/
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