Putting Data to Work: ESIP and EarthCube working together to trasform geoscience

We believe that society's quality of life, economic opportunities, and stewardship of the planet are enhanced by regular use of scientifically sound Earth science data and information provided in a timely manner by a community that is collaborating to improve their collective services. The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) and the NSF EarthCube initiative have worked together over the last seven years to find alignment across distributed data networks.

As we enter the last three years of this decade-long EarthCube experiment, ESIP and the EarthCube Office (ECO) are building on the foundational work done over the last seven years, taking steps to provide continuity to the existing EarthCube community while looking toward the future to expand EarthCube’s reach across geosciences disciplines. Fundamental work includes designing outreach and education activities for researchers interested in acquiring the skills needed to ensure their data practices are Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable (FAIR) and beyond.

This year we will focus on the theme: 'Putting Data to Work.' By increasing development and access to technology innovations, and nurturing a community of technically-savvy and engaged geoscientists through outreach activities like society meeting Data Help Desks, training and increased visibility. By building data stewardship capacity and working together across domains in the geoscience research ecosystem we will do better science, leaving a lasting legacy from EarthCube of fundamentally transforming geoscience.