Strategic Merger UNAVCO merged with IRIS and now operates under EarthScope science branding, signaling closer collaboration across seismology and geoscience data infrastructure. This alignment creates opportunities to offer integrated data sharing platforms, API based data access, and cross institution collaboration tools to streamline projects.

Regional Expansion Expansion to Missoula and planned partnerships with the Montana University System indicate a regional growth strategy and access to research talent and procurement channels. Leverage this footprint to propose campus IT services, research lab automation, field data collection support, and a strong local partner ecosystem.

Talent Pipeline Active RESESS Geo Launchpad and USIP internship programs demonstrate a strong student talent pipeline. This opens doors for internship program management software, digital collaboration tools, and lifecycle analytics for sponsored research.

Data Capabilities Tech stack shows emphasis on data handling and analysis with Python Jupyter SQL Excel and Google Workspace. Potential to offer data management platforms, secure cloud storage, analytics automation, and science IT consulting.

Growth Opportunities With revenue in the tens of millions and a mid sized team the organization presents opportunities for scalable services and cross selling with IRIS EarthScope including research administration, grant management, ERP, and procurement solutions.