The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) consists of 81 sites across the United States where ecological data are collected. The NEON infrastructure used to collect these data are available to researchers to enhance their research and professional NEON  field scientists are ready to help you achieve your research goals. Join this workshop to learn more about the components of the NEON Assignable Assets program, including: 

• Mobile Deployment Platforms (MDPs): Self-contained mobile sensor arrays to collect meteorological, soil and surface water data for short- to medium-term monitoring projects. MDPs are designed for rapid deployment to be able to capture stochastic ecological events across the landscape.   
• Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) Surveys: Light aircraft outfitted with a high-fidelity hyperspectral imaging spectrometer, discrete and waveform LiDAR, and a high-resolution digital camera to collect remote sensing data. Researchers can request to fly non-NEON sites or to fly NEON sites at times of year when NEON does not collect AOP data.   
• Sensor Infrastructure (SI) at Field Sites: Researchers may request to add sensors to existing NEON field site infrastructure to collect additional data. Terrestrial field site infrastructure includes meteorological/flux towers and soil arrays. Aquatic site infrastructure includes in-situ aquatic sensor stations, groundwater wells, and meteorological stations in the site’s riparian area.  
• Observational Sampling Infrastructure (OSI) at Field Sites: Access to sampling locations, collection of additional data for PI-led projects at NEON sites, and access to excess biological samples collected but not archived as part of the NEON Biorepository.
  
  Related posters: Rommel Zulueta, Charles Ritz.