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Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE)

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NSF 23-534

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Supports the improvement and democratization of access to open-science resources in the geosciences — with a focus on increasing access to data, physical collections, software, advanced computing and other resources.

Supports the improvement and democratization of access to open-science resources in the geosciences — with a focus on increasing access to data, physical collections, software, advanced computing and other resources.

Synopsis

The Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE) program seeks to support sustainable and networked open science activities to foster an ecosystem of inclusive access to data, physical collections, software, advanced computing, and other resources toward advancing research and education in the geosciences. The purpose of this support is to broadly enable geoscientists to leverage expanding information resources and computing capabilities to address interdisciplinary grand challenge research questions at the forefront of the geosciences.

Priority goals for GEO OSE are to: (i) improve the openness and scientific value of the existing network of cyberinfrastructure resources in the geosciences and related fields, such as data repositories, open-source software communities, and shared computing resources (e.g., high-performance and cloud computing), including via alignment on and adoption of common data and metadata standards that advance access and interoperability; (ii) democratize access to cyberinfrastructure capabilities that enable innovative geosciences research and education, including by advancing cloud-based approaches and workflows; (iii) strengthen the capacity of current and future geoscientists to access, utilize, and collaborate within the growing ecosystem of open science resources; and (iv) contribute to advancing open science principles within the geosciences, including (but not limited to) the FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics), and the TRUST Principles for digital repositories (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability, and Technology), as well as Reproducibility and Replicability.

Program contacts

Raleigh L. Martin
ramartin@nsf.gov (703) 292-7199 GEO/RISE
Maria P. Womack
mwomack@nsf.gov (703) 292-2620 GEO/AGS
Sean C. Kennan
skennan@nsf.gov (703) 292-7575 GEO/OCE
Alejandro Suarez
alsuarez@nsf.gov (703) 292-7092 CISE/OAC
Eva E. Zanzerkia
ezanzerk@nsf.gov (703) 292-4734 GEO/EAR
Marc Stieglitz
mstiegli@nsf.gov (703) 292-4354 GEO/OPP
Eric DeWeaver
edeweave@nsf.gov (703) 292-8527 GEO/AGS
Joseph Carlin
jcarlin@nsf.gov (703) 292-8562

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