PEP2026: USGS NM Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam Image Data

This resource holds sample datasets and work products from Rio Grande Below Elephant Butte Dam, NM - USGS-08361000 site from groups participating in the PEP2026 Workshop. Pixels to Enviro Patterns 2026 (PEP2026), is a two-day workshop at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska), where cameras, AI, and storytelling converge for scientific discovery. Held March 7–8 at Hardin Hall on East Campus, PEP 2026 invites researchers, educators, and creatives to explore open imagery and dive into hands-on learning with GRIME AI software. Collaborate on mini-projects to turn pixels into environmental patterns that drive scientific inquiry and narratives. Whether you’re passionate about water, phenology, artificial intelligence, or communication, this is your chance to connect, create, and be inspired.

Datasets are curated for use with GRIME AI software, which is available as a Conda package (https://anaconda.org/channels/GRIMELab/packages/grime-ai/overview) with source code and Wiki on GitHub (https://github.com/JohnStranzl/GRIME-AI/wiki) GRIME AI is free, open-source software (Apache 2.0). GRIME AI leverages Meta's Segment Anything 2 (SAM2) model for image segmentation and also facilitates the entire data science workflow, from data retrieval to model deployment.