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.

本海报阐述了两个旨在不同目的而构建的地球科学数据集（岩石的宏观地层数据库与古生物学化石事件数据库）的融合工作流程与动机，探讨了两个数据平台的应用前景，并分析了它们独特的数据结构如何塑造了合并数据集产生的结果解释。