The resource initiative is a way for the Great Plains Network participants to share resources and knowledge. GPN supports session leaders who participate in leading edge technologies in networking, science, and education. The leaders then share their knowledge with others across the region. The current areas of interest, together with their associated session leaders, are as follows:

For a more complete description of the resource initiative, or for a list of frequently asked questions and answers, consider the following:

The Great Plains Network offers video conferencing services through MOREnet.

In order to schedule conferences, a user must create an account that will also be used to control the MCU. For the details on how to schedule a conference, and the settings necessary to use the system, select

The Great Plains Network participates in a measurement project as a participant of the Quilt, an organization of regional networks that promote advanced networking for the research and education community.

The goal of the measurement project is to provide an infrastructure with a reasonable interface that allows for problem resolution and end-to-end performance. For further information, consider

The Great Plains Network supports the national Internet2 project. Many members of GPN are also Internet2 members and participate actively on policy and technical committees under the scope of Internet2. For a list of GPN Internet2 participants and a map of their various locations, or to learn more about the national Internet2 project, select one of the following:

The Great Plains Network connections of researchers to some of the Nexrad Radar Sites in the region. This is an ongoing project to bring crucial data to researchers on a timely basis. For a list of the radar sites in the region, along with a map, select the following: