Science Evaluation and Site Recommendation Workshop

将举办一次讲习班，以评估研究界对国家生态观测站网络方案相关信息请求的答复。 要评估这些响应，需要技术，技术专长和空间数据资源，只有在美国地质勘探局的EROS数据中心在苏福尔斯，SD。 我们正在请求向美国地质勘探局转移资金，以便对BIO氖计划进行评估，并监督科学和技术专家的研讨会。 由于氖的科学和技术范围，除了美国地质勘探局提供的技术专长外，评估还需要来自更大研究团体的科学和技术专长。 讲习班将在地球资源观测系统数据中心举行，因此，向美国地质勘探局提供资金以处理后勤、与会者支助和差旅将是完成讲习班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.