When Worlds Collide, Context Matters: Merging Distinct Datasets Built for Different Purposes

This poster presents the workflow/motivations of the joining of two distinct Earth science datasets built for different purposes (Macrostrat database of rocks and the Paleobiology Database of fossil occurrences), the intended applications of both data platforms, and how their unique data structures shaped interpretations of results generated from their merged dataset.

本学术海报介绍了为不同目的构建的两类独立地球科学数据集（岩石宏观地层数据库（Macrostrat database）与化石产出古生物学数据库（Paleobiology Database））的融合工作流程与构建动因，阐明了两个数据平台各自的预期应用场景，以及二者独特的数据结构如何影响对其合并数据集所生成结果的解读。