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Community Data Cluster

What we did: Connected users and local data experts to help improve drinking water quality in Flint, Michigan.

Why we did it: Community-based research has the ability to increase the quality of life and stability for at-risk community members.

Steve Diggs, Andrea Thomer

Cluster Co-Chairs

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Community-based research has the ability to increase the quality of life and stability for at-risk community members as well as empower individuals to push for change within their communities (e.g. Parker et al, 2007; Duran et al, 2019). Providing access to resources is just the first step in supporting communities to achieve their goals. Through our work in Flint, we took the first step — and the next steps require deliberate coordination with the Flint community to better align existing data resources with the people who need them.

The work continues: The Community Data Cluster is now merged with the Community Resilience Cluster.

Cluster Wiki

Community Calender

ESIP Slack

Collaboration Area Milestones

“The Cluster of [Positive] Discomfort”

In her guest blog, doctoral student Marion McKenzie from the University of Virginia shares her experience as a 2021 Community Fellow with the Community Data Cluster.

Fitness for Use Analyses

Findings from the Flint Dataset data stream mining and management (DSMM) shows that while publicly accessible, Flint datasets still need improvements in data stewardship.

ESIP Meeting Sessions

From the group's first Do-A-Thon at the 2020 Summer ESIP Meeting to a Curate-A-Thon at the 2021 Summer ESIP Meeting — and the breakout sessions and travel to Flint in between.

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Join your Earth Science Data community

Get Involved with ESIP

ESIP stands for Earth Science Information Partners and is a community of partner organizations and volunteers. We work together to meet environmental data challenges and look for opportunities to expand, improve, and innovate across Earth science disciplines.

In January and July, we hold two ESIP Meetings
Each month, our 30+ collaboration areas hold Zoom gatherings, called telecons, scheduled on the Community Calendar
The ESIP Lab pulls in technical expertise in Earth science data and information to support innovative pilot projects
Also, we fund Community Fellows each year to mentor early career researchers
ESIP offers awards and peer recognition for Earth science data professionals and the Raskin Scholarship for graduate students

Learn more about the people, projects, and organization of our 501(c)3 nonprofit.