Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Interpretation of Real-Time Weather and Climate Data for Spherical Displays","University of Maryland / Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS-M)","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080013,"$158,250","Phillip Arkin",Maryland,"College Park","Prince George's",MD04,"38.98539, -76.9395","2010-11-01T00:00:00 - 2015-10-31T00:00:00","The Interpretation of Real-time Weather and Climate for Spherical Displays (EarthNow) project utilizes the Science on a Sphere (SOS) Network to enable meaningful interpretation of real-time weather and climate data by museum docents and visitors viewing SOS exhibits nationwide. The project will generate and provide real-time NOAA weather, climate and ocean data to the SOS Network along with appropriate training for docents. It will also provide data interpretation summaries, data discussions and concise talking points on a regularly updated blog. This project is being implemented by a collaborative team of two weather and climate centers of NOAA/NESDIS: the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) and Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS), in association with the NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory, the I.M. Systems Group, and the Maryland Science Center.","Maryland Science Center, Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) Chicago, University of Wisconsin–Madison / Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), National Maritime Center (TNMC) Nauticus Museum, Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Space Foundation, NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory" "Exploring Earth Systems: Expanding Data Visualization Experiences for Museum Learners","American Museum of Natural History","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080014,"$826,112","Vivian Trakinski","New York","New York","New York",NY12,"40.77994, -73.97102","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2014-09-30T00:00:00","The American Museum of Natural History, in association with several NOAA entities, will be creating a suite of media products employing visualization of Earth-observation data as well as associated professional development programs to expand educational experiences in informal science institutions nationwide. Interactive versions of the visualizations will also be disseminated via the AMNH website. Visualization assets will be distributed to NOAA for utilization on climate.gov and Science on a Sphere. The creation of training programs and educational materials for informal education professionals will enhance the experience and efficacy of the data visualizations as tools to understand and build stewardship of Earth systems.","Institute for Learning Innovation, Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) Chicago, New York University (NYU), NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) / Climate Prediction Center, NOAA Research, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, NYU Center for Advanced Digital Applications"