Answering SZ4D research questions requires the analysis and integration of large amounts of geoscientific field data across a wide range of disciplines. However, most geoscience field work is currently organized and completed by a single PI or small collaboratives groups, and field based researchers typically do not have access to the infrastructure and support necessary to  undertake large-scale initiatives. 

GeoArray’s mission is to enable the collection of integrative, collaborative, community-driven geoscience data at large scale by fostering collaboration and interdisciplinary knowledge exchange. Through team-building initiatives and PI matchmaking mechanisms, GeoArray connects researchers across field geoscience, modeling, laboratory studies, and geophysics to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary research.

GeoArray seeks to accomplish this:

• In the field: Promoting collaborative project design, data collection, analysis, and synthesis.

• Beyond the field: Facilitating interdisciplinary engagement through workshops, online forums, and other collaborative platforms.

• By providing the necessary support: Ensuring safe, inclusive, and accessible fieldwork by offering human resources and physical infrastructure to the SZ4D community.

• By creating opportunities: Recruiting, training, and increasing the disciplinary diversity of scientists involved in SZ4D field research.