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The Merge blog brings together ESIP news, guest posts, and #EarthScienceData stories.
ESIP stands for Earth Science Information Partners, a nonprofit of data professionals and partner organizations working together to take care of our planet with sound, accessible Earth science data.
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Deep Learning Around the (Icy) River Bend
The ESIP Lab funds pilot projects to expand the impact of Earth science data. Like this one with Trung Bao Le from North Dakota State University that set out to “see” under the ice, analyze complex fluid dynamics and improve predictions for river...

Easy Resources for Managing Marine Data
Data from ocean observing systems and marine data in general are important topics within the interdisciplinary community in Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP). Managing marine data can feel as bottomless as the ocean, but the ESIP Marine...

Guest Blog: The Sprawling, Dynamic and Powerful World of Python for GIS
Python for GIS is not a game of snakes and legends. Geospatial programming is a core set of skills in the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) community. In his guest blog, Community Fellow Jake Gearon from Indiana University Bloomington...

Opening Doors: Why ESIP Gathers Virtually
Virtual is an important part of meeting culture now. In her guest blog, Susan Shingledecker, Executive Director of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), explores why we are alternating in-person and virtual meetings.Break out your slippers and...

Drones Measure Mountain Snow
The ESIP Lab funds pilot projects to expand the impact of Earth science data. Like this one with Eric Sproles from Montana State University that set out to find more efficient ways to measure mountain snow albedo. Mountain topography is what makes...

ESIP Community Celebrates 2023 Award Winners
The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is an organization of organizations. There are no individual members, however, individuals and member organizations often step up as excellent data stewards, community organizers and enthusiastic...

ESIP Turns 25 This Year
Founded in 1998, the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) community celebrates a major milestone this year. What has changed in 25 years? What will the next 25 years hold?What ESIP Does ESIP helps Earth science data and computing professionals...

Welcome 2023 Community Fellows
Welcome 2023 ESIP Community Fellows! ESIP Community Fellows are graduate students interested in bridging the gap between informatics and Earth science. The 2023 Community Fellows will support ESIP's collaboration areas and meetings in January and...

NASA UNBOUND: ESIP Collaborates on Environmental Justice Workshops
Throughout 2022, Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) brought together data users to discuss better ways to leverage NASA data for environmental justice and equity. The report on the four-part workshop series is now available.Understanding...

ESIP Endorses Guidance for Science on Schema.org Metadata
The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) voted to endorse new metadata guidance to help make Earth science data more discoverable and interoperable. The endorsement is of the ESIP Schema.org Cluster’s newly released updates for Science On...

Deep Learning Around the (Icy) River Bend
The ESIP Lab funds pilot projects to expand the impact of Earth science data. Like this one with Trung Bao Le from North Dakota State University that set out to “see” under the ice, analyze complex fluid dynamics and improve predictions for river...

Easy Resources for Managing Marine Data
Data from ocean observing systems and marine data in general are important topics within the interdisciplinary community in Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP). Managing marine data can feel as bottomless as the ocean, but the ESIP Marine...

Guest Blog: The Sprawling, Dynamic and Powerful World of Python for GIS
Python for GIS is not a game of snakes and legends. Geospatial programming is a core set of skills in the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) community. In his guest blog, Community Fellow Jake Gearon from Indiana University Bloomington...

ESIP Community Celebrates 2023 Award Winners
The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is an organization of organizations. There are no individual members, however, individuals and member organizations often step up as excellent data stewards, community organizers and enthusiastic...

Opening Doors: Why ESIP Gathers Virtually
Virtual is an important part of meeting culture now. In her guest blog, Susan Shingledecker, Executive Director of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), explores why we are alternating in-person and virtual meetings.Break out your slippers and...
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Merge: ESIP News and Stories
Merge brings together ESIP news, Community Fellow blogs, guest posts from our Earth science data community and stories from our 30+ Collaboration Areas and ESIP Partners.
Head over to the ESIP YouTube channel to catch our playlists and recordings and the ESIP Figshare Repository for slides, posters, white papers, and other collaboration outputs highlighted in our stories.
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