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Geo-information work at China Geological Survey


3.3 Geophysical and geochemical databases
In the field of geological investigation and exploration, a series of databases have been completely developed and some of them are being updated each year. And most databases of this kind are integrated with its data processing system, such as regional gravity database in 2000, geophysical Borehole database in 2001, and aeromagnetic database at 1:1,000,000 scale in 2002. Aero-electromagnetic database is completed in 2001, which contains former survey data all around the country. Data collection of regional geochemical database will soon be completed. Stream sediment data were come form different 31 provinces around China. Multi-purpose geochemical data are also planned to collected into database, which were collected over the past three years both at regional agriculture strategy, environment study and city plan.

Table 2 is a brief list of these databases developed in China, mostly in CGS.

Table 2. Data format and database released by CGS
No. Databese Name Software based Status
1 1:500,000 digital geological map spatial database MapGIS Available
2 1:200,000 digital geological map spatial database ArcInfo, MapGIS Partly available
3 1:2,500,000 digital geological map spatial database MapGIS Available
4 1:5,000,000 digital geological map spatial database MapGIS Available
5 1:250,000 digital geological map spatial database ArcInfo, MapGIS On going
6 1:50,000 digital geological map spatial database ArcInfo,MapGIS On going
7 1:6,000,000 digital hydrogeological map spatial database MapGIS Available
8 1:5,000,000 national geochemical anormaly ArcInfo, MapGIS AvailablePartly available
9 1:5,000,000 national gravity anormaly MapGIS Available
10 1:5,000,000 national aeromagnetic anormaly MapGIS Available
11 1:200,000 digital hydrogeological map ArcInfo, MapGIS On goingPartly available
12 Geophysical parameters of rocks ArcView Partly available
13 1:200,000 heavy mineral database MapGIS Partly available
14 1:50000 digital hydrogeological, engineering geological and geo-environmental maps MapGIS Partly available
15 1:500,000 digital geo-environmental maps MapGIS On going
16 National solid mineral deposits and its distribution ArcInfo,MapGIS Available
17 Dynamic monitor of groundwater MapGIS Partly available
18 1:50,000 hydrology, engineering, environment and geology of key cities and economic areas ArcInfo,MapGIS Partly available
19 Rock property and distribution ArcInfo,MapGIS On going
20 National solid mineral drill core Partly available
21 Geophysical Logging ArcView Partly available
22 National isotopic dating of rocks MS Access On going
23 China Litho-stratigraphy/strata ASCII Available
24 Aero-magnetics data Geosoft, Partly available
25 Regional gravity MapInfo, MS Access Partly available
26 Regional geochemistry (stream sediments) OpenInfo, SQL server Partly available
27 Aero-electromagnetic SQL server Available
28 Aero-radioactive SQL server On going
29 Remote sensing PCI, Erdas Available
30 Marine geology and mineral resources ArcInfo, Oracle On going
31 Geological Trans section ArcInfo On going
32 Digital geological reports and bulletins MS Wordand image Available
33 Catalog of geological achieves MS Wordand image Available
34 Catalog of national geological library Available
35 National geological relics On going
36 National geological hazards ArcInfo,MapGIS On going
37 National geothermal and mineral water MS Access On going

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