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We partner with 170+ organizations, support 30+ Collaboration Areas, and host two deep-dive meetings. Learn more: esipfed.org
📚 What we're reading: "Working With Non-Cloud-Optimized Data Just Got Easier," on Earthdata.

NASA’s Openscapes and earthaccess communities collaborated to bring cloud-like capability to popular, non-cloud formats like netCDF/HDF files found in NASA's Earthdata archive. 🌐

#opendata #nasadata
Working With Non-Cloud-Optimized Data Just Got Easier | NASA Earthdata
NASA Openscapes and earthaccess collaborated to add capability to VirtualiZarr, the DMR++ parser, and Python libraries to enhance the use of non-cloud-optimized data.
www.earthdata.nasa.gov
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
ESIP's Physical Sample Curation Cluster is this year’s Collaboration of the Year winner!🎉

They've published physical sample citation guidelines, which will help collection managers get credit for their contributions to sample curation.🪨

➡️ esipfed.org/celebrating-our-2026-esip-award-winners/
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
REMINDER: You can still catch up with the discussions from the ESIP January Meeting! 📣

We're hosting a Highlights Webinar on Monday, February 23 to recap the meeting, synthesize key takeaways, and discuss next steps. Join us!

Register ➡️ buff.ly/Wdj8hVp
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Meet the 2026 Falkenberg Award winner, Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma! 🎉🏅

Ma has emerged as a global leader in cyberinfrastructure and data science for Earth system applications. His research supports cross-disciplinary collaboration and discovery.

➡️ esipfed.org/celebrating-our-2026-esip-award-winners/
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
2/11 - Challenges and Opportunities in Data Sharing & Critical Zone Science - CUAHSI
www.cuahsi.org/cyberseminar...
Cyberseminars | Cuahsi.org
Venue/Location: Virtual Register Here
www.cuahsi.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This week in the ESIP network...

2/10 - Low Earth Orbit Satellite Observations: A Key Element in Enhancing Tropical Cyclone Predictions - NOAA

2/10 - Persistent Identifiers: Enabling Trust & Discovery in Research Data - World Data System
tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Center for Satellite Applications and Research - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
STAR translates raw satellite data into critical information needed to inform the public and safeguard the environment across the country and around the world.
www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2/18 - Semantic Harmonization - buff.ly/piY4jOo
2/19 - Discovery - buff.ly/yFmRFtI
2/20 - Machine Learning - buff.ly/3WgN4d0
2/20 - Earth Comms - buff.ly/nCw39TE

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February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2/12 - Geodata4Health - buff.ly/ZrHGYeh
2/12 - Marine Data - buff.ly/vcmDGMN
2/12 - Wildfire - buff.ly/MJeiX0D
2/12 - Marine Data - buff.ly/vcmDGMN
2/12 - Wildfire - buff.ly/MJeiX0D
2/17 - Data Readiness - buff.ly/Ui0FmjT
2/17 - Governance Committee - buff.ly/nvdvul5
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February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Here are ESIP calls happening in the next 2 weeks…

2/9 - Data Stewardship Committee - buff.ly/nLkGM1X
2/10 - Semantic Tech Committee - buff.ly/HPej7Ls
2/10 - Education Committee - buff.ly/C3akjGR
2/10 - Education Committee (alt time) - buff.ly/S1ls34u
2/12 - IT&I Committee - buff.ly/9n2qV2Q
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February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What's new in #EarthScienceData?

🚀 Get the weekly Update to your inbox: esipfed.org/subscribe

👀 Go to our Community Calendar to find all ESIP Cluster Meetings ➡️ esipfed.org/community-calendar/

💫 More about Collaboration Areas: esipfed.org/collaboration-areas/
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February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
📚 What we're reading: "Wildfire Prevention in California Gets the Proof It Needs to Drive Funding," by Esri Blog.

Using GIS to track real-time impact of fuel treatment activities is key for California to show whether taxpayer-funded wildfire mitigation projects are delivering an ROI.🔥

#gis #esri
Wildfire Prevention in California Gets the Proof It Needs to Drive Funding
CAL FIRE has revolutionized wildfire prevention by developing a real-time system that automatically assesses fuel treatment effectiveness.
www.esri.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Celebrating the 2026 ESIP Catalyst Award winner, Chandra Earl! 🎉🏅

Earl co-chairs the Data Help Desk Cluster at ESIP, and is currently a data scientist at the NEON Biorepository, hosted by ASU.

Learn more: esipfed.org/celebrating-our-2026-esip-award-winners/
February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Our Annual Report for 2025 is available on Zenodo.

➡️ zenodo.org/records/1808...
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Use the Repository Crisis Scorecards (RCS). 📋 Strengthen your data resilience. 💪

🕒 20–30 minutes
💡 Actionable insights
💸 Stipends available

👉 Take the RCS: lnkd.in/gbK7JbVM

Learn more about the project: esipfed.org/rcs
#DataInfrastructure #ScientificResilience #OpenData #ESIPrcs
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
🌍 What I do: Work that should be done, regardless of the circumstances; imagine a more resilient future for science, starting with the people and infrastructure that underpin everything else.
💡 Why I do it: Because it should be done, and we should all help as much as we can.
Repository Resilience - ESIP
Join us at the 2026 January ESIP Meeting! Register.
www.esipfed.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Meet the winner of this year's ESIP President's Award, Joseph Gum! 🎉🏅

Gum has recently been working with ESIP and the Sustainable Data Management Cluster to design and develop the Repository Crisis Scorecards, helping support research data management resiliency. ➡️ www.esipfed.org/repository-r...
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Apply for the ESIP Raskin Scholarship! 🎓️

The Scholarship is awarded annually to someone with an interest in community evolution of Earth science data systems. The winner also presents a plenary talk at the upcoming in-person July Meeting.

☑️ DEADLINE: March 13
🔎 Learn more: esipfed.org/raskin
Raskin Scholarship - ESIP
ESIP's Raskin Scholarship seeks to promote collaboration, research support, and exposure for talented students in the Earth or computer sciences. Apply now.
esipfed.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
2/5 - RCS Workshop: How Resilient is your repository? - World Data System
tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
tennessee.zoom.us
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This week in the ESIP network...

2/3 - Sample Handling and Tracking; Good and FAIR Data Practices in Action - Helmholtz Research Data Commons
events.hifis.net/event/3386/

2/4 - Introduction to Sparse Modeling in R - ESA
esa.org/career-devel...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2/12 - Geodata4Health - buff.ly/ZrHGYeh
2/12 - Marine Data - buff.ly/vcmDGMN
2/12 - Wildfire - buff.ly/MJeiX0D

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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2/5 - Disaster Lifecycle - buff.ly/rO84vLe
2/9 - Data Stewardship Committee - buff.ly/nLkGM1X
2/10 - Semantic Technologies Committee - buff.ly/HPej7Ls
2/10 - Education Committee - buff.ly/C3akjGR
2/10 - Education Committee (alt time) - buff.ly/S1ls34u
2/12 - IT&I Committee - buff.ly/9n2qV2Q
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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Here are ESIP calls happening in the next 2 weeks…

2/2 - Sustainable Data Management - buff.ly/zVqD9H4
2/3 - Envirosensing - buff.ly/Vatmrsj
2/4 - COPDESS - buff.ly/SIZXz90
2/5 - COPDESS European-Friendly - buff.ly/OnVb9EY
2/5 - Biological Data Standards - buff.ly/tpuwcNi
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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What's new in #EarthScienceData?

🚀 Get the weekly Update to your inbox: esipfed.org/subscribe

👀 Go to our Community Calendar to find all ESIP Cluster Meetings ➡️ esipfed.org/community-calendar/

💫 More about Collaboration Areas: esipfed.org/collaboration-areas/
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February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
📚 What we're reading: "Help Us Better Understand Repository Resilience: An Introduction to the Repository Crisis Scorecards Project."

The RCS is designed to help repositories evaluate their resilience under both normal and crisis conditions.
Guest Post: Help Us Better Understand Repository Resilience: An Introduction to the Repository Crisis Scorecards Project
Today's guest post is from Tessera Strategies, in which they describe a recent development in evaluating the sustainability and responsiveness of data repositories during a crisis moment. If you…
www.datarescueproject.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Help Us Better Understand Repository Resilience: An Introduction to the #Repository Crisis Scorecards Project (via @datarescueproject.org) www.datarescueproject.org/repository-c... #datarepositories #libraries @esipfed.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM