• Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Canceled Council of Data Facilities (CDF) – CANCELED

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

      About this Cluster 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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Council of Data Facilities (CDF)

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Council of Data Facilities (CDF)

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Council of Data Facilities (CDF)

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Council of Data Facilities (CDF)

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Sustainable Data Mgmt

    Sustainable Data Mgmt
    Virtual

    The Sustainable Data Management Cluster works for the continuation of scientific data management through better and more efficient practices for data management on a personal and repository level. We look into data resiliency, better collaboration between academia and industry, and improved meta and meta-meta data for better adherence to the intentions of the dataset and […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]

  • Biological Data Standards

    Biological Data Standards
    Virtual

    This Cluster was established to maximize data relevance and use to benefit the study of biodiversity. We facilitate guidance, documentation, training, and community building for the U.S. biological data community. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Biological Data Standards Cluster Landing Page. Biological Data Standards 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Data Stewardship Committee

    Data Stewardship Committee
    Virtual

    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 help the community determine and evolve leading practices for Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Data Stewardship […]

  • Semantic Technologies Committee

    Semantic Technologies Committee
    Virtual

    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 environment for the development of ontologies and ontology-based standards. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Semantic Technologies Committee Landing Page. […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Education Committee

    Education Committee
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the Education Committee Landing Page. Education Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Geodata4Health

    Geodata4Health
    Virtual

    The GeoData 4 Health Cluster connects the Geoinformatics community and the Biomedical Informatics community to develop infrastructure for better research. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the GeoData 4 Health Cluster Landing Page. Geodata4Health 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Marine Data

    Marine Data
    Virtual

    The goal of the Marine Data Cluster is to bring together ESIP members working with data in the marine geosciences to discuss advancements and challenges in their field, and to build relationships to foster future collaborations. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Marine Data Cluster Landing Page. Marine Data 2026 […]

  • Information Tech & Interoperability

    Information Tech & Interoperability
    Virtual

    This Committee's webinar series is a monthly gathering dedicated to learning about new tools and techniques in Earth science data. To learn more about this Committee and its activities, visit the IT&I Committee Landing Page. Information Tech & Interoperability 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure […]

  • Wildfire

    Wildfire
    Virtual

    This Cluster builds an open science approach to addressing one of the nation’s most destructive events, discussing wildfire science and proactive solutions in wildfire management. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Wildfire Cluster Landing Page. Wildfire 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. […]

  • Data Readiness

    Data Readiness
    Virtual

    The Data Readiness Cluster fosters the collaboration between agencies, academia, and industries around data-centric artificial intelligence (AI) for Earth and space sciences. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Readiness Cluster Landing Page. Data Readiness 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Governance Committee

    Governance Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers all amendments to ESIP’s Policies and Procedures, as well as acting as a resource for questions from community participants. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Governance Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Semantic Harmonization

    Semantic Harmonization
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Semantic Harmonization Cluster Landing Page. Semantic Harmonization 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Discovery

    Discovery
    Virtual

    This Cluster invites speakers who bring a unique perspective or approach that is not already well represented at ESIP, on topics from the usability of data portals to unpacking and complying with federal mandates. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Discovery Cluster Landing Page. Discovery 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning
    Virtual

    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 activities, visit the Machine Learning Cluster Landing Page. Machine Learning 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To […]

  • Earth Comms

    Earth Comms
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community space for Earth science communicators to gather, learn from one another, and strengthen our work. Each month, we meet to discuss the real-world challenges of communicating science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Earth Comms Cluster Landing Page. Earth Comms 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Partnership Committee

    Partnership Committee
    Virtual

    This Committee considers new organizational partnership applications and forwarding accepted applications to the partner assembly for comment. Learn more about this Committee and its activities on the ESIP Committee github page. Partnership Committee 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a secure and collaborative environment for […]

  • Open Science

    Open Science
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to build a robust community, equipped with best practices and toolkits that are readily translatable, transferable, and shared broadly amongst ESIP stakeholders interested in embracing open science. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Open Science Cluster Landing Page. Open Science 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to […]

  • Physical Sample Curation

    Physical Sample Curation
    Virtual

    This Cluster is interested in topics that promote curation, discovery, and use of sample collections and associated metadata. We value access to and preservation of samples and sample data. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Physical Sample Curation Cluster Landing Page. Physical Sample Curation 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • Soil Ontology & Informatics

    Soil Ontology & Informatics
    Virtual

    This Cluster develops semantics and ontologies resources — notably an ongoing series of presentations every other week — as well as community building efforts to make connections between people who might not otherwise have the chance to meet. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Soil Ontology and Informatics Cluster Landing […]

  • Council of Data Facilities (CDF)

    Council of Data Facilities (CDF)
    Virtual

    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. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the CDF Cluster Landing Page. Council of Data Facilities (CDF) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Schema dot org

    Schema dot org
    Virtual

    This Cluster provides guidance for repository operators and others to follow consistent conventions to improve data discovery through search engines. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Schema.org Cluster Landing Page. Schema dot org 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to participate and contribute. To ensure a […]

  • Data Help Desk (DHD)

    Data Help Desk (DHD)
    Virtual

    This Cluster helps connect scientists, researchers, and grad students to Earth science data tools, software, and open science practices through Help Desks at major scientific conferences each year. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Data Help Desk Cluster Landing Page. Data Help Desk (DHD) 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open […]

  • EnviroSensing

    EnviroSensing
    Virtual

    This Cluster is a community of science-driven practitioners that work across the domains of terrestrial in-situ observation, long term monitoring, QA and QC, sensor engineering, field deployment/design, data networking, edge computing, power systems, and software infrastructure. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the EnviroSensing Cluster Landing Page. EnviroSensing 2026 Registration ESIP […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • COPDESS

    COPDESS
    Virtual

    The Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS) connects Earth and space science publishers and data facilities to help translate the aspirations of open, available, and useful data from policy into practice. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the COPDESS webpage. COPDESS 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are […]

  • Disaster Lifecycle

    Disaster Lifecycle
    Virtual

    This Cluster aims to facilitate connections and coordinate efforts among data providers, managers and developers of disaster response systems and tools, and end-user communities within ESIP. To learn more about this Cluster and its activities, visit the Disaster Lifecycle Cluster Landing Page. Disaster Lifecycle 2026 Registration ESIP meetings are open to all who wish to […]