Insights and Lessons from Mapping the Open Source Science Landscape

Learn how mapping vast amounts of data can revolutionize understanding and navigation of open source science ecosystems in this 37-minute conference talk from the Eclipse Foundation. Explore the creation process and implications of the Map of Open Source Science (MOSS), a comprehensive interactive visualization tool that connects people, projects, patents, packages, dependencies, funding pathways, and more. Discover how this mapping approach helps identify research tools, showcase contributor impacts, highlight open source influence, prevent redundancy, streamline grant processes, and enhance security management. Gain practical insights into data collection methodologies, technical challenges, community engagement strategies, and the iterative development process. Perfect for researchers, developers, funders, and policymakers seeking to better understand and contribute to open source and open science communities, with basic knowledge of open source software and research practices being helpful but not required.