Overview of the NSF-funded EarthCube initiative, for the 2016 Science of Team Science conference.

1. Team Science Approach
Phased project
conceptualization 2011-2013, test governance 2014-2015,
implementation 2016+
Themes
cyberinfrastructure, education + capacity building, assessment,
community and communications, governance, collaborations and
partnerships, investments and sustainability2
Activities
42 funded projects between 2013 and 2015 totalling approximately $42M.
Funded projects are spread across Governance, Building Blocks, Research
Coordination Networks, Conceptual Designs, and Integrative Activities.
What is EarthCube?
EarthCube began in 2011 as a joint initiative between
the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for
Geosciences (GEO) and the Division of Advanced
Cyberinfrastructure (ACI).
EarthCube is broadly interdisciplinary, serving the
Earth and Environmental Sciences, developing
technologies that serve the entire scientific
community.
EarthCube envisions a dynamic, community-driven
cyberinfrastructure that supports standards for
interoperability, infuses advanced technologies to
facilitate interdisciplinary research, and helps educate
scientists in the emerging practices of digital
scholarship, data and software stewardship, and open
science.3
Leadership Council
The Leadership Council is the elected voice of the EarthCube
community, setting the strategic direction for EarthCube and
making decisions critical to the success of EarthCube with
input from the community and in consultation with NSF.
Council of Data Facilities
The CDF provides a voice to the member data facilities,
identifies & endorses standards & best practices and
helps foster innovation through collaborative projects.
Science Committee
The Science Committee maintains the connection
between academic and technology communities,
ensuring end-user requirements are prioritized.
Tech/Architecture Committee
The TAC facilitates the development of the technology
that is part of EarthCube, including stewardship of the
ongoing system of systems.
Engagement Team
The ET is responsible for proactively reaching out to
the EarthCube community to encourage involvement
in EarthCube, and serves as a conduit for feedback
from the community to the governing body.
Liaison Team
The LT acts as a liaison to cyber-initiatives,
collaborations, agencies, associations, and other
efforts and programs external to the NSF core
constituency of academic geoscientists.
Governance Groups
“EarthCube is a compelling and evolving vision for the
geosciences. The more scientists and technologists are
engaged, the more EarthCube can achieve.”1 http://www.earthcube.org
contact@earthcube.org
Office
EarthCube Governance Organization (abridged)
EarthCube Community
Science
Standing
Committee
Tech. & Arch.
Standing
Committee
Council of
Data Facilities Engagement
Team
Liaison
Team
Funded Teams
Leadership Council
National Science Foundation
References
1-“EarthCube: Past, Present, and Future” Yolanda Gil, Marjorie Chan, Basil Gomez, and Bruce Caron
(eds.). EarthCube Project Report EC-2014-3, December 2014, p.103 http://earthcube.
org/document/2014/earthcube-past-present-future
2- EarthCube Road Map, EarthCube Leadership Council, January 2016 draft
3 - EarthCube Charter, EarthCube Leadership Council, May 26, 2015; http://earthcube.
org/document/2015/earthcube-charter