Benjamin Webb
Ben Webb is a software developer with the Internet of Water (IoW) project at the Lincoln Institute’s Center for Geospatial Solutions. Ben is working to develop core CGS and IoW software for water data management exchange to support state and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, addressing key climate resilience, conservation, and water management outcomes. A graduate of Colby College with a B.A. in computational biology, he is used to seeking answers to complicated questions by developing software and common data standards.
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The Western Water Data Hub is an implementation of the OGC API suite of standards, enabling access to water data from various sources through a unified interface. It allows for data interoperability, accessibility, and discoverability across multiple water data platforms.
Geconnex.us supports the creation of an open, community-contributed knowledge graph linking hydrologic features in the US to streamline water data sharing. The knowledge graph can answer innumerable water-related questions with an authority not yet standard in LLMs.