OPEN SCIENCE UPDATES

Dr. Marcus Beck, mbeck@tbep.org

Tampa Bay Estuary Program

2024-12-10

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support development of open science products at TBEP

2. Rank priority research areas for developing open science products

3. Facilitate training activities

Guiding Document

HACKATHON

• January 27, 2025, Tampa River Center
• Competitive event to develop indicator products missing from CCMP
• Winner can contract with TBEP
• https://tbep.org/hack-the-bay
• Informational webinar tomorrow!

HACKATHON

• Select a bay health indicator to develop a workflow from data to reporting
• Winning team invited into contract worth $20k to fully develop the workflow
• Register as team or individual

ELIGIBLE INDICATORS

• Wildlife: birds, sea turtles, marine mammals, terrestrial turtles, amphibians,
• Invasive species
• Human health/wellbeing
• Check out CCMP for others

HABITAT REPORT CARD

• Two-page summary report card on habitat restoration and trends (2024 draft)
• Supported by tbeptools visualization products and habitat restoration database
• Data-visualization landing page on tbep.org

TOOLS, TRAININGS, AND GOOD READS

• Shifting institutional culture to develop climate solutions with Open Science
• Ten simple rules for quick and dirty scientific programming
• How to make sure no one cares about your data
• AEMON-J/DSOS “Hacking Limnology” archive
• NCEAS Learning Hub’s coreR course
• How to name files

Shiny app assistant

• Generative AI tool for building Shiny apps
• General questions about Shiny
• Updating an existing app
• Building a novel app from scratch
• Fully functional code and UI in the browser

https://gallery.shinyapps.io/assistant/

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• January 27, 2025 Hack the Bay!
• May 28, 2025 Open Science subcommittee meeting
• December 10, 2025 Open Science subcommittee meeting