GeoNIS: Adding Geospatial Capabilities to the NIS

Why a GeoNIS? Location is everything.  LTER researchers need to be able to search, access, and discover data sets and related research results across LTER and other areas of the world.  Most projects need a geographic framework that helps place the project in context.  What soils are similar or different?  What is the elevation and aspect?  Are study sites similar or do they contrast one another? The GeoNIS will help the LTER network build the geographic framework within and between our sites,  and assist with the synthesis process.

The GeoNIS is intended to provide dynamic harvesting and archiving of site-based data and metadata, support value-added products, and include the ability to generate synthetically derived data products.  The GeoNIS integrates with PASTA  to store and process geographic data.