Elsevier and the Society of Economic Geologists Deliver 107 Years' Worth of Scientific Maps Through Geofacets

Elsevier and the Society of Economic Geologists Deliver 107 Years' Worth of Scientific Maps Through Geofacets PR Newswire NEW YORK, September 20, 2012 NEW YORK, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New collaboration will create unmatched resource for geoscientists in metals and mineral exploration by January 2013 Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, medical and technical information products and services, today announced its collaboration with the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) to incorporate thousands of maps from SEG's leading journal, Economic Geology, into Geofacets, Elsevier's premier research tool for geoscientists working in exploration for the metals, mining, and oil and gas industries. The move underlines Elsevier's continued drive to accelerate geoscientists' discovery of hard-to-find scientific maps through Geofacets, supporting confident decision-making in a high-risk exploration environment. This collaboration particularly boosts Geofacets' ability to support metals and mineral exploration, given SEG's well-established footing in the industry. By January 2013 the joint venture will add a further 14,800+ maps collated over the past 107 years from Economic Geology into Geofacets, bringing the total maps within the research tool to more than 240,000.