Request For Comment: Raw Geophysical Data Schemas v2
We are delighted to announce the publication of an RFC that discusses potential changes to existing geophysical data schemas!
Check out a brief summary of the RFC below.
Title: Raw geophysical data schemas v2
Author: Michael Di Felice
Summary
The current "raw geophysical data" schemas are comprised of:
frequency-domain-electromagnetic(FDEM);time-domain-electromagnetic(TDEM);gravity;magnetics;radiometric.
These objects are unique in that they are intended to represent (primarily) data captured from surveys, conducted in lines. In their current form, they are heavily inspired by Oasis montaj “geodatabases” (“GDBs”).
There are a few matters that may need some cleaning up with the raw geophysical data schemas. Some of these are general, and span all raw geophysical data schemas (e.g., matters pertaining to coordinate representation within survey-line), while others are specific to a given particular schema/discipline (e.g., time-gate handling in EM schemas, or live/dead-time handling in the radiometric schema).
Motivation
The raw geophysical data schemas have yet to see wide adoption or integration into existing workflows. There are, at the moment, parallel streams of work which are attempting to contend with these schemas for the first time. In doing so, some of initial shortcomings are being brought to light.
We have a good opportunity to capitalize on the lack of adoption in these schemas and make necessary changes to make them usable & suited for our needs.
While some of the proposed changes do not necessarily constitute breaking changes, it is our recommendation to create a new version of these schemas altogether. We should also mark the 1.x.x of the raw geophysical schemas as officially "deprecated", so as to avoid investment/integration in them.
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The evo-schemas repository is a great place to discuss new geoscience object schema ideas or to propose changes to existing schemas. We welcome all community contributions!