2025 January ESIP Meeting: Full Schedule

We are a home for Earth science data and computing professionals. Our sessions bring together the community for hands-on, interdisciplinary deep dives as we explore "Innovation to Impact" this year. Learn more about ESIP: esipfed.org

11:00am EST

Data Democracy: Empowering Everyone with Our Data, Tools, and Services (Part 1)

Wednesday January 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Room 2

The goal is to create a more equitable and accessible Earth science data landscape. To achieve this, we should prioritize understanding the specific needs of diverse user communities, including non-traditional users. By building on successful programs like ESIIL and TOPST-SCHOOL and fostering collaboration among organizations, we can share best practices and resources for making Earth and Environmental Data Science (EDS) education more accessible. Additionally, developing targeted outreach strategies and providing accessible training and resources can prepare users to effectively work with Earth science data. Finally, designing data products and services with the end-user in mind can enhance user experience and drive greater impact.
In this engaging session, speakers will address the following:
1.) What are the needs that our non-super users have for accessing (and making action with) data?
2.) What current models are used to address these needs to help users access and use our data?
Together, we will discuss and brainstorm:
1.) What communities of potential users exist that we want to engage?
2.) How might we work together to leverage our assets to support these new users of our data?

Value to Session Participants: Goals of this session include:
-Increase participants’ understanding of the specific data skills, cultural contexts, and engagement strategies required to effectively reach diverse user communities.
-Provide opportunities for participants to learn of successful programs and initiatives that are empowering non-expert users to work with Earth science data.
-Help participants identify potential partners and collaborative opportunities for empowering users with our data.

Recommended Ways to Prepare:

Review the following resources:
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/about/deia/unbound
https://ciesin-geospatial.github.io/TOPSTSCHOOL/
https://zenodo.org/communities/topstschool/
https://esiil.org/
https://earthlab.colorado.edu/

Speakers

Elizabeth Joyner

Community Coordinator, NASA GSFC/SSAI

Elizabeth Joyner joined the Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program Communications Team in 2022 as the Community Coordinator and works across the program to promote the use of NASA data and resources with end users. She previously served as the Senior Outreach Coordinator for NASA... Read More →

Kytt MacManus

Senior Systems Analyst, Columbia University

Developer of data sets and applications for NASA SEDAC and CIESIN at Columbia University. Adjunct Lecturer in GIS at Columbia College in the Sustainable Development Program. Interests in data informed decision-making and scientific computing.

Nathan Quarderer

Elsa Culler

Wednesday January 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Room 2

Breakout, Breakout

Session Track Tags Education, Science Communication
Other Keywords DEIJ, equity, accessibility, data user, community, open science
Session Level Some prior knowledge – the session will jump right into an intermediate level

1:30pm EST

Data Democracy: Empowering Everyone with Our Data, Tools, and Services (Part 2)

Wednesday January 22, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST

Room 6

The goal is to create a more equitable and accessible Earth science data landscape. To achieve this, we should prioritize understanding the specific needs of diverse user communities, including non-traditional users. By building on successful programs like ESIIL and TOPST-SCHOOL and fostering collaboration among organizations, we can share best practices and resources for making Earth and Environmental Data Science (EDS) education more accessible. Additionally, developing targeted outreach strategies and providing accessible training and resources can prepare users to effectively work with Earth science data. Finally, designing data products and services with the end-user in mind can enhance user experience and drive greater impact.

In this engaging session, speakers will address the following:
1.) What are the needs that our non-super users have for accessing (and making action with) data?
2.) What current models are used to address these needs to help users access and use our data?
Together, we will discuss and brainstorm:
1.) What communities of potential users exist that we want to engage?
2.) How might we work together to leverage our assets to support these new users of our data?

Value to Session Participants: Goals of this session include:
-Increase participants’ understanding of the specific data skills, cultural contexts, and engagement strategies required to effectively reach diverse user communities.
-Provide opportunities for participants to learn of successful programs and initiatives that are empowering non-expert users to work with Earth science data.
-Help participants identify potential partners and collaborative opportunities for empowering users with our data.

Recommended Ways to Prepare:
Review the following resources:
https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/about/deia/unbound
https://ciesin-geospatial.github.io/TOPSTSCHOOL/
https://zenodo.org/communities/topstschool/
https://esiil.org/
https://earthlab.colorado.edu/

Speakers

Session Track Tags Education, Science Communication
Other Keywords accessibility, community, data user, DEIJ, equity, open science
Session Level Some prior knowledge – the session will jump right into an intermediate level