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WHAT WE DO


Openscapes is an open source approach and movement that helps researchers and those supporting research find each other and feel empowered to conduct data-intensive science. Through a creative approach drawing inspiration and skills from many places, we provide structures for technical skill-building, collaborative teamwork, and inclusive community development. Here’s how:

ENGAGE

We welcome, and create space & place. We engage researchers who want to work better and collaborate through empathy, art, storytelling, and technology.

EMPOWER

We invest in learning & trust, and work openly. We empower researchers by growing their confidence and abilities as they put what they learn into practice quickly.

AMPLIFY

We leverage common workflows & tools, and inspire broader shifts. We amplify progress through collaboration and reuse, celebrating people and small wins that accumulate.


GROWING THE OPEN MOVEMENT


As part of the larger open science movement, Openscapes helps research teams and organizations reimagine data-intensive science and grow community-centered leadership skills.

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Research teams through the Champions Program

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Mentors onboarded in the Mentors Framework

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Contributors to the NASA Earthdata Cloud Cookbook


“Because of Openscapes, I have renewed hope in how we can bring about a kinder future in science. I see a commitment in the open science community to bridging the gaps where we’ve left members of our community behind, and it inspires me.”


- Ileana Fenwick,
University of North Carolina
2021 Champion, Mentor, and Program Lead


“Openscapes isn’t just about coding and GitHub, it’s about changing how we do science”


– Malin Pinsky,
University of California, Santa Cruz
2019 Champion

FROM OUR BLOG


Our blog shares stories from the community and documents our learning openly. See the recent posts below or browse our full blog listing.


Onboarding and “fledging”: How NASA Openscapes supports NASA Earthdata users in the Cloud
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Aug 30, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration announces support for NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure, and workforce modernization in part via Openscapes
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Aug 19, 2024

A letter to researchers that want to make the world a better place
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Aug 9, 2024

Community building for a better tomorrow
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Aug 5, 2024

NASA Champions 2024: Data strategies for when to use cloud, coding strategies for parallelization, & first examples of big science in the Cloud
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Jul 24, 2024

First Forays into the Cloud - first “fledging” story from NASA Openscapes!
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Jul 22, 2024

Openscapes update from Julie Lowndes, summer 2024
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how-we-work
Jul 18, 2024

2i2c develops shared password access with LP DAAC for NASA Surface Biology and Geology Workshop
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Jul 9, 2024

Shifting institutional culture to develop climate solutions with Open Science
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Jun 6, 2024
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    OPEN RESOURCES


    We share our curricula, approach, and many other open resources for reuse.

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    Our vision is a scientific culture that is more efficient, more kind, and more collaborative, and that can uncover environmental solutions faster together.

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