Approach

There is a long history of organizations that seek to coordinate digital infrastructure in geology. Unlike previous efforts in the space, we seek to foster lightweight collaboration, encouraging informal communication and shared maintenance of small, reusable software libraries.

• Connect geoscientists who are solving problems by building software
• Encourage Code-level collaboration outside of organizational and funding-driven Development silos
• Support the development of Software libraries and shared code infrastructure
• Open to the contributions: Encourage contributions from many sources (e.g., enthusiast software professionals) to scientific software

Build Software literacy

• Build a shared vision of a digital crustal research.
• Teach geoscientists how to exist in a software-driven world

Principles

• Broadly focused: Teach broad skills and approaches, not specific languages
• Learn by doing: Provide ways to contribute that allow students to get onboard and start helping

Philosophy

• Standards over platforms
• "Community of practice"

Comparisons

We are similar in concept to other efforts in the wider community [Ecosystem].

• Like EarthCube but from the bottom up (not a platform)
• Like Palaeoverse but for crustal science
• Like Software Underground but more focused on new software. Also a bit more centered within the academic community.