www.sfcommons.org

The Project

The San Francisco Bay Area Conservation Commons is an effort dedicated to making our region's environmental information more accessible and useful for such purposes as climate change research, regional conservation planning, and local stewardship. We believe that by bringing our information together, cooperating to develop commonly-needed tools, and supporting an actively involved community, we can better leverage our collective knowledge toward collaborative solutions and respond more effectively to environmental challenges of the present and future.

The Partnership

The San Francisco Bay Area Conservation Commons is a regional multi-organizational partnership. We endorse the Principles of the Conservation Commons, offer training in data management and sharing, and collaborate on developing the technology and content of the Conservation Commons. Participation in the SF Commons is open to everyone. The San Francisco Bay Area Conservation Commons coordinates with other groups promoting standards and practices for open data networking, such as the California Resources Agency’s CERES Program and Natural Resource Projects Inventory, the USGS National Spatial Data Infrastructure, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, and the National Biological Information Infrastructure.

Please see this short concept paper for more detail about the Commons.

How To Get Involved

Currently our effort focuses on developing standards, prototyping tools, and building an information community in the North San Francisco Bay region. Collaborators are welcome in the capacities of end-users, data contributors, technical innovation, and fund-raising. Please take our survey and help prioritize the services we develop. See How to Participate for more information.