ESSI
Earth and Space Science Informatics
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Anatolii Chernov

Ph.D. student, geophysicist. Specialized in near-surface investigations. Familiar with GPR, ERT, magnetic, radiometric, seismic surveying. Professional interests: Geophysics for civil engineering, archaeology, geology, ecology; self-development. Hobbies: tourism, sport, collecting of minerals and rocks, interested in future-oriented technologies.

Boon of big data for geoscience investigations

The amount of digital data per person is rising with a geometric progression since 2009. According to the latest report of Oyster IMS, the digital universe will grow by a factor of 300 between 2005 and 2020: from 130 Exabytes to 40,000 Exabytes, or 40 trillion gigabytes (more than 5,200 gigabytes for every person in 2020). …[Read More]