Cyberinfrastructure Needs for Field Geology - Insights from Yosemite and Owens Valley

Explore the intersection of geology and computer science in this informative talk by Dr. Yolanda Gil from USC Information Sciences Institute. Discover the challenges geologists face in collecting, managing, and integrating field data, and learn about the potential applications of artificial intelligence in field science. Gain insights from a unique field trip to Yosemite National Park and Owens Valley, where computer scientists observed geologists at work. Uncover opportunities for cyberinfrastructure development in areas such as speech recognition, sketching, data modeling, geospatial reasoning, image processing, and robotics. Understand the goals of the NSF EarthCube EC3 project and its efforts to bridge the gap between earth sciences and computer science. Benefit from Dr. Gil's expertise as a renowned AI researcher and her perspective on the future of technology in field science.

What Do Geologists Want? A Computer Scientist's Report on a Field Trip to Yosemite and Owens Valley