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Earth Science Information Network: Relationship of Consortium to Federal Agencies

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 27, 1995
Report No. NSIAD-96-13
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Summary:

The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network was established in 1989 as a private, nonprofit organization chartered by the state of Michigan. It is structured as a consortium of university and nongovernmental research organizations. The Consortium's mission is to provide access to, and enhance the use of, information on human interactions in the environment by scientist and policy makers. In addition to discussing the Consortium's mission, this report provides information on (1) the Consortium's past and prospective funding, (2) the way in which NASA will oversee the Consortium's work on the human dimensions of global change, and (3) the similarity of activities between the Consortium and the National Science Foundation's Centers for the Human Dimensions of Global Change, and (4) the Consortium's building requirements.

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