diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ec1393 --- /dev/null +++ b/profile/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# AI and Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center + +The ABC Global Center GitHub organization hosts the development and distribution of a collection of open-source ML tools used to study the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity. Open-source models and datsets are hosted on the [ABC Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/ABC-Center). ABC Center code, data, models, and demos hosted on GitHub or Hugging Face are searchable through the [ABC Catalog](https://abc-center.github.io/catalog/): + +Screenshot of ABC Catalog, organized by most likes/stars + +## What is the ABC Global Center? + +The [Artificial Intelligence and Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center](http://abcresearchcenter.org/) is funded by the US National Science Foundation under [Award No. 2330423](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2330423) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada under [Award No. 585136](https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/awards-database/791752). ABC projects draw on research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. + +ABC Global Center brings together ecologists and computer scientists from six universities in the United States and Canada to develop new AI-enabled, data-supported approaches for understanding the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity. The Center will develop and implement a variety of AI-based methods and tools for integration and analysis of biodiversity data from remote sensing imagery from satellites and low-flying aircrafts, ground-based visual and audio sensors, DNA sequences, and citizen science efforts, enabling the global monitoring, analysis, and assessment of biodiversity changes. The Center is pursuing these goals through a broad network of stakeholders from the U.S., UK and EU, plus Canada, Australia, Africa, India, and Central America, including representatives from academic institutions, multi-institution research collaborations, governmental agencies, NGOs, and industry. + +A more detailed description of our mission, vision, and rationale is located on the [ABC website's About page](http://abcresearchcenter.org/about). + +
+ +*Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materials here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.*