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Community-based Data Interoperability Networks (INTEROP)

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Archived funding opportunity

This document has been archived. See NSF 22-632 and NSF 24-530 for the latest documents.

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Synopsis

Digital data are increasingly both the products of research and the starting point for new research and education activities.  The ability to re-purpose data – to use it in innovative ways and combinations not envisioned by those who created the data – requires that it be possible to find and understand data of many types and from many sources. Interoperability (the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged) is fundamental to meeting this requirement.   This NSF crosscutting program supports community efforts to provide for broad interoperability through the development of mechanisms such as robust data and metadata conventions, ontologies, and taxonomies. Support is provided for Data Interoperability Networks that will be responsible for consensus-building activities and for providing the expertise necessary to turn the consensus into technical standards with associated implementation tools and resources.  Examples of the former are community workshops, web resources such as community interaction sites, and task groups.  Examples of the latter are information sciences, software development, and ontology and taxonomy design and implementation.

Program contacts

Investigators are encouraged to contact the program with questions about appropriateness for this solicitation before submitting a proposal.
Name Email Phone Organization
Sylvia Spengler
 sspengle@nsf.gov (703) 292-8930 CISE/IIS
Jon Stoffel
 jstoffel@nsf.gov (703) 292-8544
Maria Burka
 mburka@nsf.gov (703) 292-7030
D. Terence Langendoen
 dlangend@nsf.gov (703) 292-5088
Daniel Newlon
 dnewlon@nsf.gov (703) 292-7276
Wayne Patterson
 wpatters@nsf.gov (703) 292-8189
Nigel Sharp
 nsharp@nsf.gov (703) 292-4905 MPS/AST
William Wiseman
 wwiseman@nsf.gov (703) 292-4750
John Cherniavsky
 jchernia@nsf.gov (703) 292-5136
Peter McCartney
 pmccartn@nsf.gov (703) 292-8470

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