Summary:
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) was established at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to serve as the data repository for all GoMRI research. GRIIDC, with more than 3,000 data sets, 83 terabytes of data, 394 research groups, and 2,850 researchers (as of 2020), ensured a GoMRI data and information legacy as the premier data repository, portal, and resource for the Gulf region.
GRIIDC offers many benefits to researchers, including citable data packages, digital object identifiers (DOIs), data curation to ensure data are documented, and support in the compliance process. GRIIDC provides training on data management, submission, and organization, as well as information about the benefits of data sharing. GRIIDC has created guidance documents, organized workshops, and held training webinars on best practices for a range of data topics: categorizing, compression, organization, and submission.
In addition to GoMRI data, GRIIDC houses data generated by the Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program; the Mississippi Based Center of Excellence; the Texas OneGulf Center of Excellence; the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program; and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Jim Gibeaut, Director
Lalitha Asirvadam, Technical Director
Rosalie Rossi, Program Manager
William Nichols, GIS and Metadata Specialist
Bipana Sigdel, Specialist
Sandra Ellis
Lauren Showalter