Read now – Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: April 2024 Edition
Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change The southern coastal zone of Western Africa – also called the Guinea zone – experienced abnormal early season heat in February 2024. A combination of high temperatures and relatively...
March 2024: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Insights on Sustainability of Earth Science Data Infrastructure Projects Author: Arika Virapongse, James Gallagher, Basil Tikoff URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-014 Title:An Unsupervised Learning Approach to Evaluate Questionnaire Data—What One Can Learn...
NEW WorldFAIR Deliverables for Agricultural Biodiversity, Chemistry, Geochemistry, Nanomaterials, and Social Studies
WorldFAIR — the flagship project of the CODATA Decadal Programme, “Making Data Work for Cross-Domain Grand Challenges" — has had a busy start to 2024. In the first three months of the year, we have published eight new reports: for agricultural biodiversity, chemistry,...
Work with the EDI Team at Technical University of Munich – Research Fellows in Data Studies and Ethical Data Work – Two positions available
The Ethical Data Initiative at the Technical University of Munich is seeking two highly motivated postdoctoral researchers who share a deep interest in exploring educational, social, and governance issues that arise when working with data. The positions, under the...
Join the World Data System Scientific Committee (WDS-SC): Two Vacant Positions Now Open – Deadline 5 April
Message sent on behalf of Meredith Goins, Executive Director, WDS International Program Office. We're pleased to announce that the World Data System seeks to fill two vacant positions on our esteemed Scientific Committee. The WDS-SC is the governing body of WDS, and...
Webinar: Advancing Science in South Africa through High Performance Computing, Connectivity and Data Services
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape of science and research, the demand for cutting-edge technological solutions has never been more crucial. Find out about South African activities to support data-driven research in this ASSAf webinar, 4 April 2024, 08:00-10:00...
Data Integration for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities – an EOSC Future Science Project Webinar
Learn how the EOSC Future ‘Climate Neutral and Smart Cities’ Science Project used DDI and other metadata standards to combine social survey, climate and environmental data! Webinar, Tuesday 19 March, 14:00 UTC. Agenda and...
February 2024: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: Strategies in the Quality Assurance of Geomagnetic Observation Data in China Author: Suqin Zhang, Changhua Fu, Xudong Zhao, Xiuxia Zhang, Yufei He, Qi Li, Jun Chen, Jianjun Wang, Qian Zhao URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-009 Title: Social Media Impact on...
Read now – Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: March 2024 Edition
How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter. Navigating Troubled Waters Since November 2023, escalating attacks on ships in the Red Sea have been...
Launch of the Data Science Without Borders Project!
This week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is hosting the launch meeting of the Data Science Without Borders Project, funded by Wellcome and coordinated by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). Along with...