Name: ESIP's Contribution to Global Data Resilience
Start: 2026-07-30T16:00:00-0500
End: 2026-07-30T17:30:00-0500

We are a home for Earth science data and computing professionals. Our sessions bring together the community for hands-on, interdisciplinary deep dives as we explore "Bridging Divides: Data, Technology, Community" this year. Learn more about this theme on the ESIP Meetings page.

Session and plenary recordings will be published on the ESIP YouTube Channel.

ESIP's Contribution to Global Data Resilience

Thursday July 30, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT

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Collaborative Notes

The disruptions to research data access that began in January 2025 exposed significant vulnerabilities in the global data ecosystem. Researchers, repository managers, and data stewards were forced to confront difficult questions: How resilient are the repositories that underpin scientific research? Which datasets are most critical to preserve during a crisis? How can the community prepare for future disruptions before they occur?

The response from the Earth science and research data communities was swift. Organizations around the world worked to identify at-risk datasets, support repository migration efforts, and develop new tools and frameworks to assess resilience. These efforts led to initiatives such as the Repository Crisis Scorecards, the Sloan Foundation-funded Building Resilient Repositories Project, AGU's Impactful Datasets Project, the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences Global Data Convening, and several emerging publications documenting lessons learned from repository disruptions and recovery efforts.

While these activities have generated valuable insights, significant questions remain unanswered. What have we learned from the events of 2025? Where are the greatest risks within our current repository ecosystem? Which resilience strategies should be prioritized by repositories, funders, institutions, and research communities? And what role should organizations such as ESIP play in advancing this work?
This interactive session will bring together participants from across the Earth science data community to reflect on lessons learned, identify remaining gaps, and collaboratively define priorities for future action. Short presentations will provide context from ongoing resilience initiatives, but the primary focus will be facilitated discussion and community input.

The session will conclude with a discussion of the future direction of ESIP's Sustainable Data Management Cluster, which is currently seeking new leadership. Participants will help identify opportunities for future collaboration and consider potential areas of focus, including repository resilience, data sustainability, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and data governance.

The goal of this session is not only to share updates on recent projects, but to develop a community-informed roadmap for strengthening the resilience, sustainability, and long-term stewardship of Earth science data.

Audience
Anyone is welcome to participate

Speakers

Lesley Wyborn

Data Strategist, Australian Research Data Commons

Mark Parsons

Consultant, American Geophysical Union

Trying to build a more resilient and sustainable global data infrastructure.

Jens Klump

Group Leader Exploration, CSIRO

“The really exciting part is not about putting labels on things, but about what you can do when you put machine learning to work on the labelled data.” (https://www.auscope.org.au/posts/2020/12/18/introducing-jens).
President of the International Geo Sample Number Implementati... Read More →

Alycia Crall

Community Director, Earth Science Information Partners

Thursday July 30, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
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Data Stewardship, Governance, & Resilience

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Mark Parsons

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