Facilitate
Run out of NumFOCUS and engaged with over 120 organizations, institutions, and open source projects, OSSci facilitates the diaglogue between open source research software communities and researchers using open source research software.
Develop
OSSci develops effective shared solutions to the problems faced by a fragmented scientific community.
Support
OSSci supports the emerging generation of scientists that rely on open source tools, data, and code.
The
Map of
Open
Source
Science
MOSS is a comprehensive, composable, interactive map of the digital knowledge and research ecosystems. We identify connections between open source research software projects, research papers, organizations, patents, datasets, funding pathways, AI models and applications, and the people who drive it all.
The MOSS proof of concept so far demonstrates nine use-cases:
Identify relevant tools for your research
Showcase the impact and connections of the people that make and maintain open source research tools
Showcase the impact and connections of the organizations that build, support, and fund development of open source research tools
Showcase the impact and connections of open source research tools
Identify gaps in open source research tooling
Navigate reptition of open source research tool features
Identify, prevent, and reinvigorate abandoned open source research tools
Streamline the grant submission and review process
Navigate security flaw identification - who to contact, what downstream tools are effected, what alternative tools exist
Are you a scientist working with open-source research software?
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An OSS developer who wants to support science?
Consider participating in our interest groups:
Climate & Sustainability
OSSci's "Climate Change and Sustainability" interest group aims to bring together a community of open source contributors, scientists, researchers, and advocates to address the pressing challenges related to climate change and sustainability.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
OSSci's "Healthcare and Life Sciences" interest group aims to bring together a community of open source contributors, scientists, researchers, and advocates to address the pressing challenges related to healthcare and life sciences.
Map of Open Source Science
The "MOSS" working group within OSSci is dedicated to creating a comprehensive, highly composable, interactive map of the intricate connections between open source software projects, the research papers associated with them, and the people, organizations, and institutions that drive both.
Chemistry and Materials
Science
OSSci's "Chemistry and Materials Science" interest group aims to bring together a community of open source contributors, scientists, researchers, and advocates to address the pressing challenges related to chemistry.
Reproducible Science
The "Reproducible Science" interest group within OSSci is focused on addressing the challenges of enhancing the reproducibility of scientific research through open source solutions.
Economics
The Economics Interest Group broadly focuses on theoretical and empirical economics, incorporating data science and operations research. It explores the design and analysis of mechanisms, markets, and institutions. The group also examines how open source and open data practices can enhance the field of economics and studies the economic impact of these practices.
Project Spotlight
We want to know how various tools came about, how they are being used, how they are evolving, etc. We also want to surface success stories of open source having real impact on scientific research.
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