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WHOI Data Science Slack and monthly office hour

Got questions about data or coding? Want to discuss a topic related to data science? The whoi-datascience Slack is always open to WHOI staff and students; login to WHOI's Enterprise Slack and join the whoi-datascience Workspace.

In 2026, we will host a monthly office hour on Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday at 10am. Find the Zoom link on this IS webpage (internal/VPN).

Sponsored by WHOI's Ocean Informatics Working Group, IS, and Data Library & Archives. Please contact sbeaulieu@whoi.edu or blongworth@whoi.edu for more information.

 

Solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters:

NSF 26-506: Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)

  • [Link] Deadline September 01, 2026: "The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into safe and sustainable ecosystems that address national and societal challenges. Open-source tools such as software, hardware, machine learning models, languages, and data platforms are designed to be shared as they are publicly-accessible and modifiable."

AMENDMENT NO. 41 TO THE NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ENTITLED "RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES) 2025"

  • [Link] Close Aug. 31, 2026: "NASA invites efficient, value-centric, and driven innovators to catalyze the integration of its data and models (as well as those from its partners) into decision-making support systems for the benefit of all."

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Availability of Earth Observation Data for NSF-Funded Researchers

  • [Link to DCL] April 26, 2023: "Recent developments in satellite and sensor technology have led to unprecedented advances in the resolution, extent, and frequency of Earth observations... Yet, many of these datasets have previously been unavailable for research purposes because they are generated by commercial providers. This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announces the availability of high-quality commercial Earth observation data to NSF-funded researchers at no additional cost through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program..."
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Figure from "Enabling long-term oceanographic research: Changing data practices, information management strategies and informatics" (Baker and Chandler, 2008, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.05.009)