Information Science

Branch Chief: Michele Banowetz

The FORT Information Science Branch staff enhance discovery and management of our natural world and turn information into knowledge. Branch staff offer expertise in information management and delivery, information technology and security, GIS and remote sensing applications, and other environmental information science products including Web applications, decision-support systems, and integrated access to distributed databases.

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Condor Heightens FORT’s Analytic Capacity

Complex analyses requiring large datasets or countless numerical computations, such as those involving space and time, require substantial computer resources. The Fort Collins Science Center has implemented a way of conducting these analyses without a significant investment in new hardware, using an open-source software product called Condor. Condor employs high-throughput computing (HTC) and high-performance computing (HPC), which take advantage of unused desktop computers within the FORT network to distribute and run highly complex analytical processes. With Condor, FORT has completed analyses in a matter of days that previously required months of processing or were impossible to run. A new Web site, High Throughput Computing: A Solution for Scientific Analysis, describes how FORT has applied this powerful approach to data analysis in a variety of applications.

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 Tattered wings: bats grounded by White-Nose Syndrome’s lethal effects on life-support functions of wings [Audio Podcast]

 Effects of climate change on nutrition and genetics of White-tailed Ptarmigan

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