<s>
Integrated	B-General_Concept
Geo	I-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
IGS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
computational	B-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
for	O
managing	O
geoscientific	O
data	O
through	O
systems	O
and	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geosciences	O
often	O
involve	O
large	O
volumes	O
of	O
diverse	O
data	O
which	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
processed	O
by	O
computer	B-Application
and	O
graphics	B-Application
intensive	I-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
processes	O
involved	O
in	O
processing	O
these	O
large	O
datasets	O
are	O
often	O
so	O
complex	O
that	O
no	O
single	O
applications	B-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
perform	O
all	O
the	O
required	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
get	O
the	O
required	O
results	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
necessary	O
that	O
all	O
applications	B-Application
software	I-Application
involved	O
in	O
various	O
stages	O
of	O
data	O
processing	O
,	O
analysis	O
and	O
interpretation	O
effectively	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
sharing	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGS	O
provides	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
maintaining	O
an	O
electronic	O
workflow	O
between	O
various	O
geoscience	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
through	O
data	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
as	O
a	O
front	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Format	O
engine	O
for	O
data	O
connectivity	O
link	O
between	O
various	O
geoscience	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
array	O
of	O
geoscience	O
relational	O
databases	O
for	O
data	B-General_Concept
integration	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specialized	O
geoscience	O
applications	B-Application
software	I-Application
as	O
processing	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
