Abstract

Knowledge management plays an important role in scientific research and provides a basis for technical development in the era of Big Data. Studies of Cenozoic volcanoes in China have been undertaken for more than half a century, generating plentiful relevant literature and data. However, these data have stayed scattered between different authors and libraries, and as such hamper management and access. Based on theories Knowledge Bases and related technologies, we developed the Knowledge Base of Cenozoic Volcanoes (KBCV) to collect such volcanic data in China. The directory tree of the KBCV is structured based on five levels according to the volcano distribution, magma origin, data type, and file format. Data handled by the KBCV supports querying, searching, and browsing. The KBCV can provide well-managed Cenozoic volcanic data and technical support for scientific research and public communication. The KBCV is still in its early stage and is imperfect with respect to data completeness and universalization of the system, and efforts are being made to continuously sophisticate and popularize the system.