Near‐Surface Geophysics Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science

Abstract

Pointing to the Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (ICON‐FAIR) principles, we have determined several opportunities for implementation within the realm of near‐surface geophysics (NSG), representing a broad range of data acquisition and processing technologies. Our work explores the multifaceted community‐driven nature of NSG and, by applying ICON‐FAIR principles, we identify three key strategic objectives: (i) the development of an approach to integrating NSG into other geoscience data collection projects, (ii) the creation of coordinated and open standardized NSG data, and (iii) the networking of post‐secondary institutions to foster an equipment sharing consortium. The precedence within the geoscientific community demonstrates that there are significant opportunities for advancing interdisciplinary applications of NSG through the implementation of structural change within the ICON‐FAIR framework.

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Integrated, Coordinated, Open, and Networked (ICON) Science to Advance the Geosciences: Introduction and Synthesis of a Special Collection of Commentary Articles

“…These agreements could increase 'Coordinated' and 'Networked' efforts, instead of encouraging competition that can be detrimental to the advancement of the field and to the students and early career scientists. Along similar conceptual lines in which formal agreements can help advance the use of ICON, the Collection's Near-Surface Geophysics (NSG) article highlighted a recommendation from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to provide access to NSG instrumentation from a central NSG Facility (Salman et al, 2022). Such agreements align with the 'Networked' aspect of ICON in which efforts are made to develop resources that enhance the equity of access to scientific resources.…”