NSF Community-based Data Interoperability Networks (INTEROP)
NSF 07-565
nsf grant community interoperability
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, among others
Due July 23rd
Up to $250000 per yer for 3--5 years
Abstract
Digital data: Both a research product and foundation for future work
Data re-purposing requires finding and understanding data
- From many sources, of many types
Grant support community efforts and consensus building to develop robust data and metadata conventions, ontologies, taxonomies
- Group efforts to standardize data for a community, develop framework implementations (ontologies, etc)
- Workshops, web resources, task groups
- Information sciences, software development, ontology/taxonomy development
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Catalyze data re-use, re-purposing
Remote access to digital products of data
- Via the Internet
- Overcome barriers of time and place
Science-based learning, public outreach
Must be able to find and understand digital data
Interoperability frameworks, mechanisms for interoperability
- Agreed frameworks
- Conventions for data and metadata content and format, taxonomies, ontologies
- Consistency or commonality of design for data acquisition, management, preservation, sharing, dissemination
- Standardized constructs or protocols
Community-based mechanisms
- Target communities: Science and engineering research and education
- Ensure existing conventions and practices are integrated
- Ensure implementation is realistic
- Real needs of the community is identified and met
Community-based Data Interoperability Networks
- Groups that enable communities to work together in the development of effective data interoperability strategies
- Enabling broad community engagement in consensus and agreement on strategies, priorities, best approaches for interoperability
- Technical expertise to convert into implementation
- Must have significant community engagement, consensus building
- Must discuss developing credibility, community engagement