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5 Achieving the Objectives of NASA's Applied Sciences Program
5 Achieving the Objectives of NASA's Applied Sciences Program
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were emphasized by users over the need for new modeling or data analysis tools, and very little discussion was presented of any need for new models. Users tend to employ NASA data in their own models to aid in decision support rather than using NASA models.
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Because the licensing provisions for commercial companies restrict sharing of information in its original form with other users, commercial vendors are reluctant to build software that will accommodate new instruments that are considered experimental. The issue of continuity transcends the Landsat and AVHRR datasets in that commercial applications depend on reliable data delivery over the long term.
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in 2005. The project will collect and disseminate standardized nationwide aerial color imagery products at 1meter, 1-foot, and 6-inch spatial resolutions with repeat imagery every one to five years depending on location, population density, and image resolution.
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Achieving a balance between maintaining these large global data products and the needs of local users is challenging, and has not been resolved. NASA's data products can be accessed through eight government Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC)
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Of data produced by NASA's 17 Earth observing satellites, only those from two satellites––Landsat and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) -- are in high demand by the user community.
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Benchmark Reports The NASA Research, Education, and Application Solutions Network (REASoN) and Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)
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In this way, ASP managers serve an important function in understanding and documenting whether all the pieces in the chain leading from inputs to societal benefits exist, whether they are adequately connected, how various organizations at the federal, state, and local levels fit into that system, and who will manage the flow and how. ASP indicated early in this study that their official responsibility was for the lefthand side of Figure 2.2, and that they had little official influence over what occurred on the right-hand side (once the products had been transferred to their partners)
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are potential candidates for applied remote sensing science. There are currently no formal links between basic Earth science research and ASP through which results obtained during the basic remote sensing science initiatives are communicated to ASP.
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2. A production system organized by capabilities that includes • Data acquisition; • Aggregation of similar data types into specific products; • Fusion of dissimilar but complementary data, which can be "overlaid" onto a four-dimensional model (space/time)
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Incentive structures enacted by the Government Performance Review Act (GPRA) of 1993 and related policies put into place by the Office of Management and Budget require federal agencies to set strategic goals and to measure program performance against those goals.
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However, consideration of how additional benefits might accrue from Earth science data products is critical in informing public understanding of investment in these services.
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A revised strategy that incorporates a feedback mechanism and engages regional, local, and private users as well as other federal agencies is needed if ASP is to better realize the societal benefits resulting from its data and tools. A fundamental issue is the transfer from a research asset to an operational one that provides long-term, consistent information that is useful to a user community.
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To do so, it is important for ASP managers to understand and document whether all the links in the chain from inputs to impacts exist, whether they are adequately connected, how various organizations at the federal, state, and local levels fit into that system, and who will manage the flow and how.
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