Amanda Liford
Biography
Amanda Liford is a science data manager at the U.S. Geological Survey, within the Science Analytics Synthesis program, and the Science Data Management branch. She is responsible for managing the USGS Data Mangement Website, a resource for best practices and guidance on data-related topics. She is a core member of teams managing ScienceBase data release, the USGS Model Catalog, and the Community for Data Integration.
Education
- Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
B.A. in Ecology & Biodiversity (2016) - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
M.S. in Library & Information Science (2019)
Science and Products
Leveraging existing technology: Developing a trusted digital repository for the U.S. Geological Survey
As Federal Government agencies in the United States pivot to increase access to scientific data (Sheehan, 2016), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has made substantial progress (Kriesberg et al., 2017). USGS authors are required to make federally funded data publicly available in an approved data repository (USGS, 2016b). This type of public data...
Hutchison, Vivian B.; Norkin, Tamar; Langseth, Madison; Ignizio, Drew; Zolly, Lisa; McClees-Funinan, Ricardo; Liford, Amanda N.
Community for Data Integration 2019 annual report
The Community for Data Integration is a community of practice whose purpose is to advance the U.S. Geological Survey’s data integration capabilities. In fiscal year 2019, the Community for Data Integration held 9 monthly forums, facilitated 11 collaboration areas, held several workshops and training events, and funded 14 projects. The activities...
Hsu, Leslie; Liford, Amanda N.
USGS enterprise tools for efficient and effective management of science data
The Science Data Management Branch (SDM) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides data management expertise and leadership and develops guidance and tools to support the USGS in providing the nation with reliable scientific information on the basis of which to describe the Earth. The SDM suite of tools supports the USGS Data Management...
Hutchison, Vivian B.; Liford, Amanda; McClees-Funinan, Ricardo; Zolly, Lisa; Ignizio, Drew; Langseth, Madison; Serna, Brandon; Sellers, Elizabeth; Hsu, Leslie; Norkin, Tamar; McNiff, Marcia; Donovan, Grace
September 8, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The September 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on landscape science, research to operations with energy and minerals data, and data standards.
August 11, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The August 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature a presentation on hazardous substance data and a CDI pop-up lab on communicating about data.
July 14, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The July 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on FAIR geophysical data and lessons for developing decision support tools.
June 9, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The June 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on mapping with machine learning, artificial intelligence for fish ecology, and continuous grids of basin characteristics.
Updated Data Standards Page
We've completely redone and updated our Data Standards page. Check it out now!
May 12, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The May 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature a presentation on the USGS Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan.
Congratulations to the 2021 CDI Awarded Projects
The Community for Data Integration has announced thirteen proposals to be supported in FY2021. This year’s request for proposals focused on the themes of coastal resilience and fire science.
April 14, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The April 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on moving towards EarthMap with the linkage of land use, water use, runoff, and recharge models, and a "fire-aware" stream gage network that integrates USGS enterprise databases.
2021 CDI Workshop - Designing Data Intensive Science
CDI will be holding its biennial workshop virtually from May 25-28, 2021. Registration is now open.
March 10, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The March 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on a 3-D visualization of high-resolution spatial data, the implementation of FAIR practices for eDNA data in the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, and a real-time coastal salinity index.
February 10, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The February 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will feature presentations on Bathymetry-VR (Virtual Reality) and a discussion on topics of interest for the 2021 CDI Workshop, revolving around Designing Data-Intensive Science.
January 13, 2021 CDI Monthly Meeting
The January 2021 Monthly Virtual Meeting will have presentations highlighting the Usability Collaboration Area, Advanced Scientific Computing in the USGS, including Rescale, and Collecting and serving imagery data online, including the NWIS Imagery Data Storage and Persistence Project.