CI Compass
CI Compass is the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence for Navigating the Major Facilities Data Lifecycle. It provides expertise, documentation, and strategies to help large-scale scientific facilities manage data effectively. CI Compass supports sustainable cyberinfrastructure planning and operations.
About
CI Compass is an NSF-funded center that provides expertise and hands-on support to cyberinfrastructure teams at NSF Major Facilities, focusing on improving data lifecycle management, operations, and sustainability. The project works on topics like architecture, data management, workforce development, and best practices that can be shared across the national CI ecosystem.
CI Compass is a source of models, lessons learned, and knowledge products about running large, complex cyberinfrastructure at scale. Its reports, webinars, and guidance documents can inform local CI planning, especially around data workflows, long-term sustainability, and integration with national research facilities.
CI Compass Fellowship Program (CICF) for Undergraduates
The program provides Student Fellows the opportunity to:
- Learn about CI development and Major/Mid-Scale Facilities (MFs).
- Develop CI-related skill sets that are important to the work of MFs.
- Engage with CI Compass and MF personnel.
CI Compass Resource Library
The CI Compass resource library includes demos, deployments, software, partner projects, webinars, publications, and presentations.
Apply for Engagement with CI Compass
The services offered by NSF CI Compass provide advice, recommendations, design choices, and proofs of concepts related to the Major Facilities Data Lifecycle. These services are available at the various stages of the lifecycle from CI design to operations and enhancements.