ESIP Update: Read our new air quality report

We worked with NASA to host three UNBOUND-AQ Workshops. The recommendation report is now available.

ESIP News and Events

UNBOUND-AQ Recommendation Report for NASA

Understanding Needs to Broaden Outside Use of NASA Data for Air Quality (UNBOUND-AQ) seeks to make NASA tools and resources more usable and accessible to a wider audience.

The three UNBOUND-AQ workshops took place between March and April 2023 and now the ESIP recommendation report is available. Read the news story and hear from several participating organizations.

ESIP Meeting Announcements

Make sure you get early registration rates

We are excited to gather with you (virtually or in Burlington) from July 18-21 for the ESIP Meeting. Early registration closes Tuesday, June 20. More details on rates, venue, and more: esipfed.org/m eetings.

Waivers and Expanding Access to ESIP Scholarship

We do offer registration waivers and scholarship opportunities. Applications are due Thursday, June 15. Reach out to staff@esipfed.org with questions.

Hotel Info

The conference will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Burlington, Vermont. The ESIP Meeting room block is open through Friday, June 23.

Please note: The hotel is fully booked Saturday, July 15, so the ESIP room block availability starts Sunday, July 16.

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ESIP Community Calendar

Here is what to expect this week:

Tuesday
- CANCELLED Agriculture and Climate (2 p.m. EDT)
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice (EDIJ) Committee (3 p.m. EDT)
- Envirosensing (5 p.m. EDT)
Thursday
- Marine Data (2 p.m. EDT)
- IT&I Tech Dive Webinar (3 p.m. EDT)
- Research Object Citation (4 p.m. EDT)

See the full Community Calendar.
Select the meeting you'd like to attend, login instructions are included in description. We list all times in U.S. Eastern Time; check the time in your time zone.

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ESIP Collaboration Areas

IT&I Rants and Raves

The next Rants and Raves through the Information Technology and Interoperability (IT&I) Committee: “Reproducible Data Pipelines in Modern Data Science: what they are, how to use them, and examples you can use!” with Julie Padilla from the USGS.

Join via the ESIP Community Calendar on Thursday, June 8 at 3 PM U.S. Eastern Time.

What's Happening in Earth Science Data

To read…

From data to action: Announcing the Western Wildfire Resilience Index | NCEAS News and Features | Psst, the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is celebrating 10 years as an ESIP Partner!
Care as (re)capture: Data colonialism and race during times of crisis | Sage Journals | Work produced by ESIP Partner MIT Space Enabled Research Group
Taking the Pulse of Global Change with World Heritage Data Sets | Eos

Tune In…

NSF Public Access and Open Science Working Group Listening Session (June 16)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is hosting a listen and learn session on Friday, June 16 from 1-2:00 PM Eastern, which will be oriented toward stakeholders from the Geosciences (GEO) and Biological Sciences (BIO) research communities. This is a chance to weigh in on ongoing implementation planning for NSF’s upcoming NSF Public Access Plan 2.0.

NSF Geoinformatics Program Webinars (June 23)

The National Science Foundation's Geoinformatics program funds cyberinfrastructure resources to serve and support Earth sciences research and education. With new funding opportunities available, the program is hosting two informational webinars on Friday, June 23 (registration link) and Friday, August 11(registration link).

Check Out…

NOAA Science Advisory Board (June 15)

NOAA is soliciting nominations for new members for the Science Advisory Board (SAB). At this time, individuals are sought with expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of weather and climate, environmental remote sensing, engineering for coastal resilience, social and behavioral sciences, and tropical cyclones. Individuals with expertise in other NOAA mission areas are also welcome to apply.

Application packages are due by June 15, 2023. For more information about this solicitation, you can visit the SAB website or read the full Federal Register Notice.

Request for Information – National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence (July 7)

The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has a Request for Information comment period open until July 7 for those interested in weighing in on how the US should structure AI priorities.

Job Opportunities

Join ESIP Slack and check out the #job-opportunities channel.

Internship | ORNL DAAC | to contribute to the national lab's scientific data management efforts
Data Management Specialist | National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) | to support NSIDC's archive of satellite, aircraft, and ground data
Director of Imaging Technology | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) | to lead advancements in underwater imaging