Initial NEON Procurements for Science and Organizational Development

该项目是国家生态观测站网络有限公司（NEON, Inc.）获得的第一个奖项，该公司成立的目的是管理、设计、实施和运营国家生态观测站网络（NEON）。NEON是一个大陆规模的研究平台，由分布式仪器组成，通过网络基础设施联网。该奖项将支持以下活动：1)开发NEON， Inc.。2)采购NEON诊断试验台开发所需的传感器设备和管理软件3)开发用于选择基础设施部署地点的评分矩阵，4)设计NEON测量标准和规范（MSS）模板，并将其应用于开发MSS文件5)开发工作分解结构（WBS），详细说明将指导MSS数据人口的活动。6)协调NEON与其他联网天文台的活动。这些活动将确保NEON公司作为一个强大的组织为生态社区服务，能够管理与NEON作为国家设施的设计，建造和运营相关的责任。

This project represents the first award to National Ecological Observatory Network Inc. (NEON, Inc.), a corporation formed for the purpose of managing, designing, implementing, and operating the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). NEON is a continental scale research platform consisting of distributed instrumentation networked via cyberinfrastructure. This award will support the following activities: 1) To develop a NEON, Inc. Employee Handbook, 2) To procure sensor equipment required for NEON diagnostic testbed development, and management softwares 3) To develop a Scoring Matrix for selecting sites for deployment of infrastructure, 4) To design the NEON Measurement Standards and Specification (MSS) template, and apply it to develop MSS documents 5) To develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) detailing the activities that will guide the data population of the MSS, and 6) To coordinate NEON activities with those of the other networked observatories. These activities will ensure that NEON Inc., will serve the ecological community as a robust organization that is capable of managing the responsibilities associated with design, construction, and operation of NEON as a national facility.