Open-Source Science Initiative
NASA is making a long-term commitment to building an inclusive open science community over the next decade. Open-source science is a commitment to the open sharing of software, data, and knowledge (algorithms, papers, documents, ancillary information) as early as possible in the scientific process. The principles of open-source science are to make publicly funded scientific research transparent, inclusive, accessible, and reproducible. Advances in technology, including collaborative tools and cloud computing, help enable open-source science, but technology alone is insufficient. Open-source science requires a culture shift to a more inclusive, transparent, and collaborative scientific process, which will increase the pace and quality of scientific progress.
To help build a culture of open science, NASA is championing a new initiative: the Open-Source Science Initiative (OSSI). OSSI is a comprehensive program of activities to enable and support moving science towards openness, including policy adjustments, supporting open-source software, and enabling cyberinfrastructure. OSSI aims to implement NASA’s Strategy for Data Management and Computing for Groundbreaking Science 2019-2024, which was developed through community input.
Announcements
SPD-41a Science Information Policy
SMD has released SPD-41a: Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate. SPD-41a updates the previously released SPD-41, which consolidated existing Federal and NASA policy on sharing scientific information. Visit the Science Information Policy page to learn more about the policy, read guidance for SMD-funded researchers, and find answers to frequently asked questions.
SPD-41a was developed with input from the SMD research community via National Academy studies, community workshops, and requests for information in 2018 and 2022. SMD has released a summary response to the most recent Request for Information (RFI) on the Scientific Information Policy. SPD-41a is compliant with the recent Office of Space and Technology Policy Memorandum on Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.
New Open-Source Science Initiative (OSSI) Funding Opportunity
The OSSI is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity under ROSES-2022, F.15 High Priority Open-Source Science (HPOSS). This program will provide funding for innovative work that supports the goals of the OSSI, including making science more accessible, inclusive, and reproducible. Proposals must be for new work on technology that would support open-source science, which could include developing new data formats, software, frameworks, or libraries. HPOSS has a rolling due date, and proposals under ROSES-2022 will be accepted until March 29, 2023. Visit the NSPIRES page for more details.
NASA’s PubSpace has launched within the STI Repository!
NASA’s PubSpace has launched within the STI Repository! If you don’t know, PubSpace is a collection of NASA-funded scholarly publications. Over 27,000 metadata records (with links to full-text articles) and 9,800 full-text journal articles are currently available in the collection! Check it out for yourself here: https://go.nasa.gov/3ATbltR
For more information on PubSpace and NASA’s Public Access initiative, visit our About Public Access page: https://go.nasa.gov/3VlRn38
Open Source Science Data Repositories Workshop, September 27-30
This workshop is a follow up on the Data Repositories Workshop hosted at Glenn Research Center back in 2018. Explore the workshop details.
Why do Open Science?
- Broadens participation and fosters greater collaboration in scientific investigations by lowering the barriers to entry into scientific exploration
- Generates greater impact and more citations to scientific results
Learn more about the benefits of open science.
Open-Source Science at NASA
Open-Source Science Initiative (OSSI) includes the following components:
- Transform to Open Science (TOPS) provides the visibility, advocacy, and community resources to support and enable the shift to open science.
- OSSI Infrastructure (More information coming soon!)
- SMD Data Catalog
- Publications Search
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Science Platforms
- Open-Source Software awards
- OSSI Policies
- Open-Source Science for Data Processing and Archives Workshop
- Science Mission Directorate Science Data