Project Overview

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Currently, a significant number of geophysical observation and continuous monitoring systems operate worldwide, leading to a continual increase in the volume of geospatial data. The processing, analysis, and visualization of geological and geophysical data, as well as newly acquired results, represent critical tasks in modern Earth sciences.

This creates a need for advanced information systems that provide cross-thematic data access. Such systems must allow users to perform both routine operations and complex, multi-level, intelligent analyses on spatial datasets. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are information systems that support the collection, storage, processing, visualization, and dissemination of spatial data, enabling the extraction of new information and knowledge about spatially referenced phenomena. Today, GIS have a wide range of applications and serve as an effective tool for consolidating and thoroughly analyzing spatial information obtained through various methods.

To meet these challenges, the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GC RAS) has, over the past several years, been developing a multidisciplinary analytical GIS specifically designed for Earth sciences research.

The primary objectives of this GIS are the integration of Earth science databases into a unified geoinformation environment and the implementation of a spatial data presentation system that facilitates interaction between the GIS and users via a thin client. A defining feature of our system is the integration of multi-thematic spatial data with Discrete Mathematical Analysis (DMA) methods. This enables the solution of a wide range of problems in Earth sciences and supports informed decision-making in various domains of scientific research and practical applications.