Partnership Applications
Back to Partnership -- The following applications have been posted for review by the Partnership Committee
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The following applications have been submitted for the ESIP New Member Class.
Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship - ESIP-II
Ronin scholars conduct research, write papers, etc. on various data related topics. Existing Ronin members are interested in data management, data stewardship, data discovery and access.
- Website: ronininstitute.org
- Full Application: Ronin Institute
Cyber Infrastructure Research and Development Lab for the Earth Sciences (CIRDLES) - ESIP-III
CIRDLES collaboratively and continuously develops open source software systems and cyber infrastructure to support the scientific workflows of geo-chronologists engaged in isotope-based dating of rock samples. This mission includes discovering ways to ensure sustainability within our working definiton of cyber infrastructure - "a collaboratively and sustainably evolving socio-technical system of systems including humans, software, computing devices, and electronic storage intended to support and advance open science and ensure reproducibility."
- Website: www.cirdles.org
- Full Application: CIRDLES
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - ESIP-III
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international industry consortium of over 519 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface standards. OGC® Standards support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services and mainstream IT. The standards empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
- Website: www.opengeospatial.org
- Full Application: OGC
Geospatial Metadata - ESIP-III
General data documentation as well as metadata education.
- Website: geospatialmetadata.com
- Full Application: Geospatial Metadata