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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +layout: page |
| 3 | +title: GSA Connects 2025 |
| 4 | +parent: Past Help Desks |
| 5 | +nav_order: 1 |
| 6 | +has_toc: false |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +# Data Help Desk @ GSA Connects 2025 |
| 10 | +<p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"> |
| 11 | + Highlights and resources from the Data Help Desk. |
| 12 | +</p> |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +<img class="full-width-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/photos/gsa-2025/hero_gsa2025_helpdesk.jpg" alt="Data Help Desk booth at GSA Connects 2025"> |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +<div class="button-row" style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:.75rem; justify-content:center; margin-top:1rem;"> |
| 17 | + <a href="#volunteers" class="pili-button-blue">Volunteers</a> |
| 18 | + <a href="#schedule" class="pili-button-blue">Schedule</a> |
| 19 | + <a href="#demos" class="pili-button-orange">Demos</a> |
| 20 | + <a href="#materials" class="pili-button-orange">Materials</a> |
| 21 | + <a href="#cite" class="pili-button-blue">Citation</a> |
| 22 | +</div> |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +--- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## Overview |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +**Dates:** October 19–22, 2025 |
| 29 | +**Venue:** GSA Connects 2025 |
| 30 | +**Location:** San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +**Organizing partners:** |
| 33 | +- [ESIP (Earth Science Information Partners)](https://www.esipfed.org/) |
| 34 | +- [GSA's Geoinformatics & Data Science Division](https://community.geosociety.org/geoinformaticsdivision/) |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +**Primary organizers (Alphabetical):** |
| 37 | +- Chandra Earl (ESIP) — ORCID: [0000-0001-9850-882X](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9850-882X) |
| 38 | +- Zoe Gentes (ESIP) — ORCID: [0009-0000-8588-1932](https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8588-1932) |
| 39 | +- Anirudh Prabhu (GIDS) — ORCID: [0000-0002-9921-6084](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-6084) |
| 40 | +- Sam Shaheen (GIDS) — ORCID: [0000-0002-0111-7361](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-7361) |
| 41 | +- Tao Wen (GIDS) — ORCID: [0000-0002-6113-7532](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-7532) |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +**Quick links:** |
| 44 | +- [Organizer Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UepAawMolVB6N_cW0ms0Zgh9-MQ_CesB?usp=drive_link) |
| 45 | +- [Conference page](https://connects.geosociety.org/) |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +--- |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +## Volunteer Schedule {#schedule} |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/photos/gsa-2025/overall-schedule.jpg" |
| 52 | + alt="Data Help Desk GSA 2025 Volunteer Schedule" |
| 53 | + style="max-width:600px; width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:auto;" /> |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +--- |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## Demos {#demos} |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +<img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/photos/gsa-2025/demo-schedule.jpg" |
| 61 | + alt="Data Help Desk GSA 2025 Demo Schedule" |
| 62 | + style="max-width:600px; width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:auto;" /> |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +--- |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +## Booth Materials {#materials} |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +- [Postcard](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbTmrgpskO6Xl8fXHZk1paxKf9t5m-TS/view?usp=sharing) |
| 69 | +- [Anonymous Question QR Codes](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxydeOmZof1LpiXFlKZQMRCTOj5KaHL7/view?usp=sharing) |
| 70 | +- [Open Repositories Quick Reference Guide](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gQg4u0Hqb93RMDlD2ZyGoBOrXjarQEOn/view?usp=sharing) |
| 71 | +- [Rotating Slide Deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vajP1rp_6krIfAhTkOzXcsYZB1MR7bXWn7dUbrTk-V8/edit?usp=drive_link) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +--- |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +## Volunteers (Alphabetical) {#volunteers} |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +| Name | Affiliation / Organization | ORCID | Demo Title | |
| 78 | +|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------| |
| 79 | +| Jarrod Burges | Rutgers University — PhD Student | [https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9044-1174](https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9044-1174) | GeoCORK: An improved workflow for U-Pb geochronology data management | |
| 80 | +| Will Gearty | Syracuse University — Postdoctoral Researcher | [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0076-3262](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0076-3262) | Accessing and visualizing stratigraphic data from Macrostrat in R | |
| 81 | +| Soumyadeep Ghosh | Univ. of Texas at San Antonio — Graduate Research Assistant (PhD Student) | [https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5970-1510](https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5970-1510) | Flood mapping or forest fire hazards in Google Earth Engine with satellite data | |
| 82 | +| Kerstin Lehnert | Columbia Univ. (IEDA2 / Astromaterials Data System) — Senior Scientist | [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-1977](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-1977) | “New PetDB 2” application, intro to ‘Using SESAR…’ and ‘Overview of the Astromaterials Data System’ | |
| 83 | +| Moussa Moustapha | National Advanced School of Maritime and Ocean Science and Technology — Assistant Professor | [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-911X](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-911X) | | |
| 84 | +| Anayeli Ochoa | CU Denver — Intern | | | |
| 85 | +| Anirudh Prabhu | Carnegie Science — Research Scientist | [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-6084](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-6084) | | |
| 86 | +| Sam Shaheen | GSA Geoinformatics Division / Univ. of Minnesota — Postdoc | [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-7361](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-7361) | | |
| 87 | +| Tao Wen | Syracuse University — Assistant Professor | [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-7532](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-7532) | | |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +*If your name is missing or needs correction, contact [datahelpdesk@esipfed.org](mailto:datahelpdesk@esipfed.org).* |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +--- |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +## How to Cite {#cite} |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +Preferred citation: |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +> Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP); Geological Society of America — Geoinformatics & Data Science Division (GIDS) (2025). *Data Help Desk @ GSA Connects 2025* [Event landing page & materials]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17458265 |
| 98 | +
|
| 99 | +**BibTeX:** |
| 100 | +``` |
| 101 | +@misc{DHD_GSA2025, |
| 102 | + title = {Data Help Desk @ GSA Connects 2025}, |
| 103 | + author = {Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) and Geological Society of America — Geoinformatics \& Data Science Division (GIDS)}, |
| 104 | + year = {2025}, |
| 105 | + publisher = {Zenodo}, |
| 106 | + doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17458265}, |
| 107 | + url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17458265}, |
| 108 | + note = {Event landing page and materials} |
| 109 | +} |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +<img class="full-width-img" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/photos/gsa-2025/footer_gsa2025_helpdesk.jpg" alt="Data Help Desk booth at GSA Connects 2025"> |
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