Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partner for research focused on developing the next generation of authoritative, semantically enriched GeoAI-enabled data infrastructures for sharing of hydrology and elevation data and knowledge. The project aims to develop ontologies that are critical for providing explicit and computer-interpretable semantics of USGS' The National Map data, expand and integrate the ontologies' vocabularies, and validate the ontologies in a knowledge graph framework. The applicant must be a participating partner of the North Atlantic Coast CESU. The total estimated funding for this project is $49,995, and the award instrument is a cooperative agreement. The project duration is one year. Some key points to consider for this project include: * Developing ontologies for USGS' The National Map data * Expanding and integrating the ontologies' vocabularies * Validating the ontologies in a knowledge graph framework * Aligning with Executive Orders related to artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and scientific research * Ensuring compliance with USGS data management plan requirements * Submitting progress reports and a final technical report * Acknowledging USGS support in publications and presentations