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National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a facility program operated by Battelle Memorial Institute and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In full operation since 2019, NEON gathers and provides long-term, standardized data on ecological responses of the biosphere to changes in land use and climate, and on feedback with the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. NEON is a continental-scale research platform for understanding how and why our ecosystems are changing.

Channel description

This YouTube channel is a historical channel. The new active channel is at youtube.com/NEONScience. We look forward to seeing you there.

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a continental-scale ecological observation system, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by Battelle, that provides free and open data. Standardized data collection methods are used at all of NEON's field sites which are strategically located in a variety of ecosystems across the U.S. Data are collected using automated instruments, airborne remote sensing equipment and on the ground observational sampling by field scientists. Data will be collected over the course of 30 years. The data and resources that NEON provides will help scientists and decision makers integrate and use ecological observations across multiple scales, detect changes to our nation's ecosystems and enable environmental forecasting.

Latest videos Channel ↗

• 01 18.5K What is the NEON Project? May 28, 2010
• 02 801 Dr. Schimel on NEON @ USGS Colloquium Part 1: Rationale behind the Observatory Design Mar 11, 2010
• 03 322 Dr. Schimel on NEON @ USGS Colloquium Part 2: Observation infrastructure deployment Mar 11, 2010
• 04 189 Dr. Schimel on NEON @ USGS Colloquium Part 4: Transitioning from Research to Operations Mar 11, 2010
• 05 329 Dr. Schimel on NEON @ USGS Colloquium Part 3: Advancing the earth sciences Mar 11, 2010