The progress and development trend of the geoscience information technology viewed from the abstracts submitted to the 34th IGC held in Brisbane, Australia

In the era of data-intensive scientific discovery, the interoperable data, information, systems and infrastructures are advancing the entire geoscience discipline and responding to great societal challenges. At the 34th IGC, the scientists and experts from various parts of the world exchanged views concerning the progress and achievements of geoscience information technology. Viewed from the 34th IGC, the modern technologies such as data management technology, high performance computing, cloud and grid technology and virtual technology have been applied extensively in various fields of geoscience, and information products and services have become the main channels of many geological surveys. The geoscience data sharing has broken the thematic, regional, national and even continental restrictions. Global geoscience information scientists are working together in the same direction, so that geoscience knowledge can well serve the rapidly changing Earth.