ELECTRONIC GEOPHYSICAL YEAR 2007-2008
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF GEODESY AND GEOPHYSICS (IUGG)

Booth No: 18
http://www.iugg.org

An Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY) initiative is proposed by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics for 2007-2008 to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY). By exploiting the power of modern information management capabilities, eGY will accomplish in 21st-Century terms what the IGY achieved through the establishment of
a world-wide network of geophysical observatories and World Data Centers - namely access by the world community to vastly better and more comprehensive information about the Earth and geospace.

eGY will contribute to a step increase in making past, present, and future geoscientific data readily and freely available to all scientists in a timely and convenient fashion. This involves the discovery of data, securing access permission, use of modern technologies to make data
available, and a strong spirit of international resolve and cooperation. A role in the establishment and coordination of a network of virtual observatories will be a central feature of eGY.