There are a variety of training resources for the science and education community to help researchers get started with the data, access pathways, and integration with other software packages.
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QUESTIONSįor any questions about how to access and request commercial data, please start with this list of Frequently Asked Questions. As additional commercial small satellite datasets are evaluated and acquired, those datasets will also be made available. Information on the available satellites, their orbits, and their sensors' temporal and spectral resolutions is also available at that webpage. Information about these vendors, user licenses, and data is available on the Commercial Datasets page. NSF-funded researchers are included in the category of U.S. Government Federal civil agencies and NSF-funded researchers. Data from Planet, covered under the CSDA program, are also available for U.S. DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) are available for all U.S. Currently, data from Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc., and data acquired through NASA's Earth Science Division’s collaboration with the International Space Station (ISS) from the Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. Several very high-resolution remote sensing data sets are available for use, with the potential to power many scientific advances.
Please see the Polar Geospatial Center webpage for more details. NSF researchers funded by the Office of Polar Programs also have access to high resolution satellite imagery from Maxar and other geospatial services at no additional cost to their award. There is a 30-day latency on PlanetScope access for no-latency access on time-sensitive projects (i.e., ongoing natural disasters), waivers can be requested.
Once verified, the user will be provided additional information on how to request and access data. The applications are then reviewed by NASA to determine eligibility, which will take about 2–3 weeks. Access must be requested by an individual user associated with an NSF-funded project. You will need to include your active NSF grant number on the form (a seven-digit number), the contact information for the managing NSF Program Officer for the award, and a description of how the requested remote sensing data would be used to support your NSF-funded project. To request access, please fill out the form located at. An overview of the CSDA program can be found here. Through the CSDA Program, all NSF-funded researchers have access to a vast array of datasets.
ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL SATELLITE DATA AND HOW TO APPLY To inform and assist interested researchers, this DCL describes the process for gaining access to this imagery, the currently available datasets, and related training resources. This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) announces the availability of high-quality commercial Earth observation data to NSF-funded researchers at no additional cost through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. Yet, many of these datasets have previously been unavailable for research purposes because they are generated by commercial providers. High spatial and temporal resolution capabilities now allow for the investigation of crucial research questions across several Earth system science education and research themes. Recent developments in satellite and sensor technology have led to unprecedented advances in the resolution, extent, and frequency of Earth observations.
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