NASA and the USGS are pooling their collected data to launch an OA database on the magnetic properties of the Earth's rocks. Quoting today's press release: "Satellite data of Earth's magnetic field combined with rock magnetic data collected on the ground will provide a more complete insight into Earth's geology, gravity and magnetism. The information in this database will allow more realistic interpretations of satellite magnetic data and will contribute to a variety of studies such as groundwater, mineral resource, and earthquake hazard investigations. The new database will be available to the public via the Internet. A clickable map of the world will include locations where detailed rock magnetic data were collected." The unified database is not yet online and the press release does not give a timetable.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 5/18/2004 12:41:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
