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Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
ACTIVE
What we do: Connect data facilities, especially those that include Earth science datasets, and provide a collective voice for CDF members.
Why we do it: Geoscience data standards and stewardship require collaboration and communication.
Nick Jarboe (Oregon State University), Karen Stocks (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Cluster Co-Chairs
The Council of Data Facilities (CDF) is a federation of existing and emerging geoscience data facilities that serves as an effective cyberinfrastructure foundation for domain and interdisciplinary earth system science.
CDF has served as an important organization for data facilities under EarthCube. With the end of EarthCube, we see ESIP as a synergistic place to continue the CDF work.
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Upcoming events on the community calendar
Monday, April 13, 2026
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April 13, 2026 -Data Stewardship Committee
Data Stewardship Committee
This Committee meets monthly to discuss updates across ESIP Partner organizations that relate to data management, preservation, and access. The group is a standing committee tasked by ESIP’s governance to […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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April 14, 2026 -Semantic Technologies Committee
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April 14, 2026 -Education Committee
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April 14, 2026 -Canceled Education Committee
Semantic Technologies Committee
This Committee helps collaborate with ESIP participants and Collaboration Areas on semantic-related topics. We foster sharing and reuse of ontologies and controlled vocabularies. Our goal is to provide a collaborative […]
Education Committee
This Committee connects educators to Earth science and Earth-related data sciences. Educators include K-12 teachers, community college and undergraduate instructors, museum and park interpreters, after-school instructors, and other informal educators. […]
Canceled Education Committee
This Committee connects educators to Earth science and Earth-related data sciences. Educators include K-12 teachers, community college and undergraduate instructors, museum and park interpreters, after-school instructors, and other informal educators. […]
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026 -Semantic Harmonization
Semantic Harmonization
This Cluster is a spinoff from the Semantic Technologies Committee, with long term goals to disseminate best practices for harmonizing semantic resources. To learn more about this Cluster and its […]
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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April 16, 2026 -Ag & Climate
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April 16, 2026 -Discovery
Ag & Climate
Agriculture & Climate 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for all attendees, registration is required […]
Discovery
Join a discussion with Mingfang Wu (ARDC) about a recent paper from the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Data Discovery Paradigms interest group. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]
Friday, April 17, 2026
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April 17, 2026 -Machine Learning
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April 17, 2026 -Earth Comms
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April 17, 2026 -Canceled Cloud Computing – CANCELED
Machine Learning
This Cluster fosters collaboration among researchers, data scientists, technologists, and decision-makers, and aims to responsibly integrate ML technologies into the scientific workflow. To learn more about this Cluster and its […]
Earth Comms
Join Daniel Male from Mariner11 (http://www.mariner11.com/)! This talk will cover the fundamentals of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), including its core principles and current considerations for organizations, as well as the […]
Canceled Cloud Computing – CANCELED
This Cluster helps ESIP members tackle challenges as geospatial computing continues to demand more volume, variety, and velocity - the core characteristics of big data. To learn more about this […]
Saturday, April 18, 2026
No events on this day.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
No events on this day.