Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS.
A lock
()
or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
| NSF Org: |
DBI Div Of Biological Infrastructure |
| Recipient: |
|
| Initial Amendment Date: | April 22, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | May 23, 2019 |
| Award Number: | 1305066 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Reed Beaman
rsbeaman@nsf.gov (703)292-7163 DBI Div Of Biological Infrastructure BIO Direct For Biological Sciences |
| Start Date: | July 1, 2013 |
| End Date: | June 30, 2020 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $756,801.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $756,801.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2014 = $153,524.00 FY 2015 = $338,302.00 |
| History of Investigator: |
|
| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
3100 Marine Street, Room 481 Boulder CO US 80303-1058 (303)492-6221 |
| Sponsor Congressional District: |
|
| Primary Place of Performance: |
572 UCB Boulder CO US 80309-0572 |
| Primary Place of Performance Congressional District: |
|
| Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): |
|
| Parent UEI: |
|
| NSF Program(s): |
Digitization, Sedimentary Geo & Paleobiology |
| Primary Program Source: |
040100 NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 040100 NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
| Program Reference Code(s): |
|
| Program Element Code(s): |
|
| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.074 |
ABSTRACT
Fossil insects provide a unique deep-time record of ecological and evolutionary response to past environmental changes and therefore are invaluable for understanding the impacts of climate change on the current biodiversity crisis. Given current models of future climate change and the important role that insects play in human society (biodiversity, pests, pollination, vectors of disease) the ability to access these data and make predictions about future insect populations becomes even more urgent. The Fossil Insect Collaborative will make available all the major collections of fossil insect specimens in the United States by creating electronic specimen records consisting of digital images and associated collection data.
The digitized fossil insect collections will be made broadly accessible to the research community, K-16 education, government and industry, the general public, and the media through the project website and a central site integrating all the paleobiological Thematic Collections Networks called iDigPaleo. Mobile apps and activities that allow a wide variety of users to experience and interact directly with the collections data will be developed. This award is made as part of the National Resource for Digitization of Biological Collections through the Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections program and all data resulting from this award will be available through the national resource (iDigBio.org).
PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH
Note:
When clicking on a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number, you will be taken to an external site maintained by the publisher. Some full text articles may not yet be available without a charge during the embargo (administrative interval).
Some links on this page may take you to non-federal websites. Their policies may differ from this site.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
This Project Outcomes Report for the General Public is displayed verbatim as submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI) for this award. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Report are those of the PI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation; NSF has not approved or endorsed its content.
Over the course of the Fossil Insect Collaborative Thematic Collections Network (FIC TCN) the fossil insect collection at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History was digitally imaged and databased and all data made available via iDigBio, GBIF, iDigPaleo, and a locally hosted websearch on the CU Museum website (https://invertpaleosearch.colorado.edu). This collection represents one of the largest holdings of fossil terrestrial arthropods in the United States, with 68,817 individual specimen records digitized and an associated 61,161 digital images. The digitization of this collection, which consists primarily of Colorado material from the Green River Formation and Florissant Fossil Beds, has made it much more broadly available for research and education and has already resulted in the publication of several new species. The collection and associated digitized material also served as the foundation for several graduate student theses at CU Boulder during the course of the award.
The FIC TCN project also enabled the development of the iDigPaleo portal (https://idigpaleo.org), which serves digital specimen data and images from several paleontology themed digitization projects including this one. The portal significantly lowers the bar for exploring specimen data and images through clickable filters and by automatically displaying records with images when a user clicks on the Browse Collections tab. It also hosts a suite of annotation and other tools that can be used in the classroom alongside lesson plans that focus on STEM learning goals.
Lastly, the project has made possible numerous opportunities for dissemination of information and professional development for permanent staff on the project as well as numerous undergraduate and graduate students at CU Boulder. A Facebook page (active) and Twitter account (inactive) were setup at the start of the project to share newly digitized specimens, publications, and other TCN events and progress. The Facebook page, which has nearly 1500 followers, will remain active after the completion of the project and serve as a place to share information about our collections with the public. Members of the FIC TCN have been active leaders and participants in the iDigBio Paleo Digitization Working Group over the course of the award, hosting webinars and in person meetings as well as sharing knowledge they gained from working on the project. Several FIC TCN student digitization assistants from CU Boulder have gone on to permanent careers working in museum collections, managing their own digitization projects and coming full circle as active professionals in the community.
Last Modified: 10/08/2020
Modified by: Talia S Karim
Please report errors in award information by writing to: awardsearch@nsf.gov.
