ESIP Update: FUNding Friday Marker Magic

In the ESIP Update this week:

• ESIP News and Events
• ESIP Meeting Announcements
• Community Calendar
• Collaboration Areas
• What's Happening in Earth Science Data
• Job Opportunities

ESIP News and Events

New Blog: FUNding Friday – Microfunding Marker Magic

Curiosity and openness are core to the ESIP community. One of the more playful initiatives at ESIP is a microfunding competition called FUNding Friday. Here are the 2023 projects plus short write ups from each. Each description was written with the Up Goer Five text editor, which only uses the 1,000 most common English words.
 

*Last Chance* Ignite@AGU Speakers

This year, our Ignite@AGU presenters will take the stage at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

Applications are due this Friday, October 27. Save the date for the event: Wednesday, December 13 starting 6 p.m. during the AGU Fall Meeting.

ESIP Peer Recognition and Awards

An important aspect of the ESIP community is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments, achievements and service of our partner organizations and individual participants. Learn more about all the ESIP awards: esipfed.org/get-involved/awards

Nominations for the Martha Maiden Lifetime Achievement Award and Partner of the Year are due Oct 31. 

ESIP Meeting Announcements

Call for Sessions is Live (Due Nov 13)

We are excited to share that the call for sessions is open for the 2024 January ESIP Meeting! We look forward to gathering with you virtually for lively, in-depth discussions, demos, and presentations.

The 2024 theme is Grounded in Trust: Data Ethics Empower Collaboration. There are many paths and perspectives in this discussion. For example, we can explore the methodologies, metadata, and long-term stewardship that build trust in Earth science data, computing, and technology. Integrity and collaboration are two ESIP core values and we can share leading practices for effective teamwork. 

Collaboration Areas

Cloud Computing Cluster: Arraylake Presentation

Join the Cloud Computing Cluster on Oct 30 at 1:30pm ET for a presentation on Arraylake. Hop on via the ESIP Community Calendar: esipfed.org/community-calendar
 

Information Quality Cluster: IDW Presentation

If you're attending International Data Week (Oct 23-26), then join cluster co-chairs Ge Peng, Robert Downs, and Hampapuram Ramapriyan fo a SciDataCon23 session during in collaboration with ESCO FAIR Metrics & Data Quality Task Force and AU/NZ Data Quality Interest Group.

IT&I Rants and Raves: Crossing the (Never Ending) Finish Line

The Information Technology and Interoperability (IT&I) monthly webinar focuses on new tools and techniques in Earth science data.

This month, Scott Simmons from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) presents “Improving standards and documentation publishing methods: Why can’t we cross the finish line?”

The event is co-hosted by the ESIP IT&I Committee and the USGS Community for Data Integration (CDI).

What's Happening in Earth Science Data

To Read…

• Making Earth Science Data FAIR | NASA Earthdata
• Cloud-Optimized Geospatial Formats Guide | Cloud Native Geo 
• Digitally Preserving Svalbard’s Fragile Geology | Eos

Tune in…

GEO Indigenous Water Summit (Oct 25-27)

Aligned with the United Nations' declaration of 2023 as the Year of Water, the GEO Indigenous Water Summit and GAIA4ALL Hackathon offers a platform to showcase innovative Indigenous Earth observation solutions addressing water-related challenges, with a strong focus on the pivotal role of Indigenous knowledge in shaping a sustainable future. RSVP and join the online event. 

Science Gateways – Free Tutorials (Oct 23-27)

Preceding the Science Gateways 2023 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, SGX3 is hosting tutorials Monday, Oct 23 through Friday, Oct 27. Platforms include Jupyter, Python and Dask on Jetstream2 as well as Open OnDemand, Tapis Workflows API, Pattern Libraries, and inclusive gateways design with Style Guides. All tutorials are free, but space is limited.
 

Webinar Series: Permafrost Discovery Gateway (Nov 9)

The Permafrost Discovery Gateway continues their webinar series on Nov 9 at 1 p.m. EDT. Join the call via Zoom: Zoltan Sylvester, University of Texas, presents “A frozen history of meandering: Mapping and Modeling permafrost polygons on point bars.”Each month, the webinar series will focus on big geospatial data, remote sensing, and applications across permafrost regions.
 

Check Out…

NASA Lifelines Fellowship (Due Oct 31)

NASA Lifelines improves humanitarian decision-making with Earth Science so the most vulnerable communities can meet their needs. The fellowship program connects graduate students and recently graduated masters or PhD students to NASA Lifelines projects like murals, science communication, and multidisciplinary research. Applications are due by Oct 31.

VisDict Survey (Oct 31)

The project VisDict aims at creating visual dictionaries to enhance the communication between computer scientists and domain researchers. The survey below fits for students to experienced professionals and takes only 7-8 minutes. It’s about ranking images to explain a term. Complete the VisDict Survey before Oct 31.