Science Evaluation and Site Recommendation Workshop

将举办一次讲习班，以评估研究界对与国家生态观测网络方案有关的信息要求所提交的答复。要评估这些响应，需要技术、技术专长和空间数据资源，这些资源只有在位于南卡罗来纳州苏福尔斯的USGS Eros数据中心才能获得。我们要求向美国地质勘探局转移资金，以便对生物霓虹灯计划进行评估，并监督一个科学和技术专家研讨会。由于霓虹灯的科学和技术范围，除了美国地质勘探局提供的技术专长外，评估还需要更大的研究界的科学和技术专长。研讨会将在Eros数据中心举行，因此，向USGS提供资金以处理后勤、参与者支持和差旅将是完成研讨会和技术评估的最具成本效益的手段。

A workshop will be conducted to evaluate the responses by the research community submitted in response to a request for information associated with the National Ecological Observatory Network Program. To evaluate these responses requires technology, technical expertise, and spatial data resources that are only available at the USGS EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, SD. We are requesting transfer of funds to the USGS to conduct this evaluation for the BIO NEON Program and oversee a workshop of scientific and technical experts. Because of the scientific and technical scope of NEON, the evaluation requires scientific and technical expertise from the larger reserach community in addition to the technical expertise provided by the USGS. The workshop will be held at the EROS Data Center, therefore, providing funds to the USGS to handle the logistics, participant support, and travel will be the most cost effective means to accomplish the workshop and technical evaluation.