NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date:	July 11, 2023
Latest Amendment Date:	August 17, 2023
Award Number:	2317595
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Gail Christeson gchriste@nsf.gov  (703)292-2952 OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	August 1, 2023
End Date:	July 31, 2026 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$2,087,136.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$1,394,867.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2023 = $1,394,867.00
History of Investigator:	Vicki Ferrini (Principal Investigator) ferrini@ldeo.columbia.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Columbia University 615 W 131ST ST NEW YORK NY  US  10027-7922 (212)854-6851
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University 61 Route 9W Palisades NY  US  10964-1000
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	17
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	F4N1QNPB95M4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Marine Geology and Geophysics, ANT Ocean & Atmos Sciences
Primary Program Source:	01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	1620, 4444, 5113
Program Element Code(s):	162000, 511300
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050, 47.078

ABSTRACT

This project provides continued support for a facility that shares marine geology and geophysics data. Users can download and use data from the global oceans for new research projects. Software allows scientists, educators, and students to easily explore and visualize the seafloor. A topography synthesis integrates seafloor and land data for use by researchers and the public. Broader impacts include workshops to the user community and engagement of summer undergraduate students from Minority Serving Institutions.

This project supports complementary disciplinary data services focused on the preservation and access of marine geology and geophysics (MGG) data acquired throughout the global ocean. The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS) curates a coherent collection of disciplinary data about the seafloor and subseafloor, and provides data documentation and preservation services that support data publication, discovery and re-use. The Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) synthesis is a multi-resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) that seamlessly integrates curated multibeam bathymetry data with other publicly available elevation data to deliver custom maps and elevation data products on-demand for interdisciplinary researchers and the public. The visualization and data discovery tool GeoMapApp (GMA) provides map-based quantitative access to published and community-sourced geoscience data sets, including GMRT, and empowers researchers to visualize and analyze their own data within the context of complementary data. The combined data services of MGDS, GMRT, and GeoMapApp ensure that marine geoscientific data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR), and the complementary aspects of data stewardship handled by each system adds value to these unique and spatiotemporally sparse observational data. The tools and curated data collections that are made publicly available through this project support disciplinary and transdisciplinary research and education.

This project is supported by the Marine Geology and Geophysics program in the Division of Ocean Sciences and the Antarctic program in the Office of Polar Programs.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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