GEOCAMP: THE ONLINE PUBLISHING PLATFORM OF …

GEOCAMP: THE ONLINE PUBLISHING PLATFORM OF GEOLOGICAL GUIDES

DAVID BRUSI 1, JOAN BACH 2, M. RITA ESTRADA2

ORIOL OMS 2 & ENRIC VICENS 2

Bologna, 12th - 15th June, 2012

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session 4 “Popularisation of geosciences and geoheritage

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THE BEGINNINGS


THE BEGINNINGS

Public funding and financial support from:


WHAT IS GEOCAMP ?

•GEOCAMP is a web that brings together numerous resources

•GEOCAMP is a free access website


WHAT IS GEOCAMP ?

•GEOCAMP is a tool for automatic edition of guides of geological content

•GEOCAMP is available in Catalan, Spanish & English


WHAT IS THE GEOCAMP EDITOR ESTRUCTURE ?

•General information sheet:

heading for the item of interest of the site (or trip), authors, affiliation, the main goals, geographical area, etc



•Generalities:

in order to provide sufficient a previous knowledge of the area before entering the descriptions of sites of geological interest



•Descriptions:

In the case of trips, the application allows to define a "main itinerary" structured in stops (observation points)



•Other points of interest, to describe, briefly, other sites that can complement the main itinerary

•Educational activities or suggestions, that provide resources to teachers to carry out the trip with their students

•References or web links, provide more information about the area or subject matter described

•Acknowledgments, for those who wish to mention the personal or institutional support


OUR FINAL GOAL: AN ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION


A SEARCH TOOL AND THE EVALUATION PROCESS


GEOCAMP: AN EVOLVING PROJECT

2002-2011

July, 2012


OUR NEXT CHALLENGES

•To become a collaborative tool to divulge and share geological heritage through field guides prepared by specialists, teachers and institutions.

•To develop more itineraries in Catalonia from the IGC leadership.

•To spread a GEOCAMP as a real wiki-media of geological heritage.

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