Collaborative Research: GEO OSE Track 1: Community-driven enhancement of information ecosystems for the discovery and use of paleontological specimen data

合作研究：GEO OSE 第 1 轨道：社区驱动的信息生态系统增强，以发现和使用古生物标本数据

• 批准号: 2324689
• 负责人: Holly Little
• 金额: $ 17.77万
• 依托单位: Smithsonian Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-11-01 至 2025-10-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2324689&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; GEO; OSE; Track

Over 10 million fossil specimen records are publicly available via online portals, such as GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). However, researchers are currently unable to realize the full potential of these data because they are difficult to find and use due to the bio-focused nature of the portals. This project aims to: (1) leverage the Paleo Data Working Group's (PDWG) decade-long leadership to connect existing open science cyberinfrastructure resources in a network that will better integrate data from fossil and biological collections; (2) democratize access to collections-based, digitized paleontological data for research; and (3) expand PDWG's successful community-of-practice model to further build capacity for improving and mobilizing data from fossil collections. Paleontology, situated at the intersection of geo- and bioscience, is an inherently interdisciplinary field with impactful research that has the potential to significantly contribute to better understanding the current biodiversity crisis in relation to rapidly changing global climatic conditions. This project will support transformational and translational research in these fields by driving development in the open data landscape, and improving discoverability and use of millions of fossil specimen records. It will target known cyberinfrastructure gaps related to taxonomy and stratigraphy by engaging with the paleontological collections and research user communities, in collaboration with cyberinfrastructure partners, to evaluate the existing technical landscape. These efforts will ultimately lead to the development of a roadmap for establishing an enhanced network of FAIR and research-ready data accessible via TRUSTed digital repositories (the “Paleo Roadmap”). The project goals will be accomplished through a community-based approach that centers the role of humans in open science cyberinfrastructure. Engagement of a diverse group of stakeholders - ranging from small collections to early career individuals - is central to all parts of the project and development of the Paleo Roadmap.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

超过1000万个化石标本记录可通过在线门户网站（例如GBIF）（全球生物多样性信息设施）公开获得。但是，研究人员目前无法意识到这些数据的全部潜力，因为由于门户网站的生物性质，它们很难找到和使用。该项目的目的是：（1）利用古数据工作组（PDWG）长达十年的领导才能在网络中连接现有的开放科学Cyber​​infrastructure资源，以更好地整合化石和生物收藏的数据； （2）民主化访问基于收藏的，数字化的古生物学数据； （3）扩大了PDWG成功的实践社区模型，以进一步建立能力，以改善化石收藏中的数据。古生物学位于地理和生物科学的交汇处，是一个固有的跨学科领域，具有有影响力的研究，有可能显着有助于更好地理解与迅速变化的全球室里条件有关的当前生物多样性危机。该项目将通过推动开放数据景观中的开发，改善数百万化石标本记录的可发现性和使用，来支持这些领域中的转型和转化研究。它将通过与网络基础设施合作伙伴合作，与现有的技术格局合作，以与古生物学收集和研究用户社区合作，以与分类学和层学相关的网络基础差距进行针对已知的网络基础漏洞。这些努力最终将导致开发路线图，以建立可通过受信任的数字存储库（“古路线图”）访问的公平和研究就绪数据网络。项目目标将通过以社区为基础的方法来实现，该方法以人类在开放科学网络基础设施中的作用为中心。从小型收藏到早期职业人士的一系列利益相关者的参与至关重要。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识优点和更广泛的影响审查标准通过评估来获得的。