Projects

MSU Award Number

361477-191001-021000

Current NGI File Number

21-NGI4-10

Associated MSU Award or NGI File Numbers

N/A

Start Date

10/1/2021

End Date

2026-9-30 0:0:0

Project Status

Active

Award Amount

$243,376.00

Project Title

Support to the Mission, Growth, and Impact of the Ocean Exploration and Research Program

PI Last Name

Cebrian

PI First Name

Just

PI Affiliation

MSU

Co-PI Last Name

Mickle

Co-PI First Name

Paul

Co-PI Affiliation

MSU

Research Theme

EM-DM-CE

Funding Source

NESDIS

Project Description

Exploring the deep ocean for national benefit is the mission of the NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) program. Researchers with NGI are collaborating with the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to provide subject matter expertise for the development, enhancement, maintenance, and public availability of OER oceanographic data and video collections (Digital Atlas, Okeanos Explorer Atlas, Video Portal, ROV/Cruise Landing Pages, Benthic Animal Guide, and GIS services). They will provide stewardship for the storage, tracking, use, and policy-compliance of its collections working with the NCEI Cruise Information Management System (CIMS), Video Information Management Systems (VIMS), and Sampling Operations Database Application (SODA). NGI will report on and support field campaigns, data acquisition, and disposition; make recommendations for data management and use; assure quality of and archive incoming data; support development of new archive pipelines; and deliver data for custom requests. They will also generate annotated metadata records to increase data discoverability and reusability, present results and products to the ocean science community, and coordinate outreach activities through the Stennis Exploration Command Center.