CI efforts make NM EPSCoR research data available to scientists, educators, and the public audience worldwide

Energize New Mexico is making it easier for scientists, educators, and the public to discover, acquire, and use data. Cyberinfrastructure (CI) plays a critical role, enabling collaboration across all project components, and creating a simple process to discover and use the learning modules and data developed by NM EPSCoR. Each Energize New Mexico component has a CI team liaison to better support research and data management efforts so research findings can be included in the EPSCoR data portal.

The new data portal developed during Year 2 provides a streamlined interface for discovering and accessing data products and services for datasets and educational materials integrated into the data portal. Data management, analysis and visualization tool descriptions were integrated into a searchable database available through the NM EPSCoR website. NM EPSCoR also became a DataONE Tier 4 member node in May 2015, allowing data and publications to reach a worldwide audience, receive recognition and credit, and enhance collaborative opportunities.