Forecasting Challenges provide an opportunity to create a community of practice that builds capacity for ecological forecasting by leveraging targeted datasets.

EFI has cyberinfrastructure set up to support stand-alone Forecasting Challenges that allow people to submit forecasts that are checked for alignment with the metadata standards, scored, cataloged, and visualized on a dashboard. There is also shared code available for individuals who want to synthesize across forecasts that have been submitted to those stand-alone Challenges. Reach out to info@ecoforecat.org if you are considering setting up your own Challenge.

EFI Supported Forecasting Challenges

• EFI NEON Ecological Forecast Challenge:
  This project was funded by an NSF Research Coordination Network grant. The Challenge revolves around five theme areas that span aquatic and terrestrial systems, and population, community, and ecosystem processes across a broad range of ecoregions that uses NEON data products.
  

• EFI-USGS River Chlorophyll Forecasting Challenge:
  Co-hosted by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Proxies Project, this challenge provides a unique opportunity to forecast data from the USGS. By participating, you’ll sharpen your forecasting skills and contribute to vital research aimed at addressing pressing environmental concerns, such as harmful algal blooms (HABs) and water quality.