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

超过1000万个化石标本记录可以通过在线门户网站公开获得，例如GBIF(全球生物多样性信息设施)。然而，研究人员目前无法实现这些数据的全部潜力，因为由于门户网站以生物为重点的性质，很难找到和使用这些数据。该项目的目标是：(1)利用古数据工作组(PDWG)十年来的领导能力，将现有的开放科学网络基础设施资源连接到一个网络中，以便更好地整合化石和生物收集的数据；(2)使获取基于收集的数字化古生物学数据用于研究的民主化；以及(3)扩大PDWG的成功实践社区模式，以进一步建设改进和调动化石收集数据的能力。古生物学位于地学和生物科学的交汇点，是一个本质上是跨学科的领域，其研究具有影响力，有可能极大地有助于更好地理解当前与快速变化的全球气候条件有关的生物多样性危机。该项目将通过推动开放数据领域的发展，并提高数百万化石标本记录的可发现性和使用率，支持这些领域的转型和翻译研究。它将针对与分类学和地层学有关的已知网络基础设施差距，与古生物收藏和研究用户社区合作，与网络基础设施合作伙伴合作，评估现有的技术格局。这些努力最终将导致制定一个路线图，以建立一个可通过可信的数字储存库获取的公平和可供研究使用的数据的强化网络(“旧石器路线图”)。该项目的目标将通过以社区为基础的方法来实现，该方法以人在开放科学网络基础设施中的作用为中心。不同利益相关者的参与--从小收藏品到早期职业生涯的个人--是项目和旧罗德马普项目发展的所有部分的核心。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.