NEON Program researchers Alyson East and Dr. Sydne Record are combining NEON Biorepository specimens, standardized imaging, and AI-enabled analysis to extract biological traits from ground beetles at a continental scale.
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“From specimen trays to continental-scale ecology: Alyson East and an interdisciplinary team are combining NEON Biorepository specimens, standardized imaging, and AI-enabled analysis to extract biological traits from ground beetles at a scale that would be difficult to achieve by hand.”
— NEON Program team
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NEON Program
Open data to understand our ecosystems
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- Research Services
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- Boulder, US
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- 212 employees
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), operated by Battelle and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, offers open data and infrastructure to study ecological change in the United States. We are headquartered in Boulder, CO; have 81 field sites across the U.S.; and hire hundreds of seasonal field technicians each year. With over 80 field sites across the US collecting standardized data with automated instruments, observational field sampling and remote sensing surveys, NEON provides unprecedented opportunity for scientists and land managers to better understand and predict how and why ecosystems change.
Founded 2006