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NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies [Planning Stage]

Entry ID: NASA_Decadal_Survey_Place_Holder

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Summary

Abstract: [These missions are in the planning stage. Please monitor the project web sites for mission updates]

[Source: NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Earth Sciences, http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/decadal-surveys/ ]

NASA relies on the science ... community to identify and prioritize leading-edge scientific questions and the observations required to answer them. One principal means by which NASA’s Science Mission Directorate engages the science community in this task is through the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC conducts studies that provide a science community consensus on key questions posed by NASA and other U.S. Government agencies. The broadest of these studies in NASA’s areas of research are decadal surveys. As the name implies, NASA and its partners ask the NRC once each decade to look out ten or more years into the future and prioritize research areas, observations, and notional missions to make those observations.

The NRC completed its first decadal survey for Earth science, Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond (NRC, 2007) in January 2007 at the request of NASA, NOAA, and USGS. [At this URL, click on “Sign In” to download a free pdf of the report.] At the highest level, the report recommends that: “The U.S. government, working in concert with the private sector, academe, the public, and its international partners, should renew its investment in Earth-observing systems and restore its leadership in Earth science and applications.”

Detailed recommendations in the decadal survey are provided in three categories:

* Setting the Foundation: Observations in the Current Decade
* New Observations for the Next Decade
* Turning Satellite Observations into Knowledge and Information

For the next decade, the decadal survey identified 15 new space missions for NASA (including 1 joint mission with NOAA) and 3 missions for NOAA (including the 1 joint mission). The 15 missions for NASA are presented in three time-phased blocks. Importantly, the 17 missions are presented as the result of a “prioritization methodology designed to achieve a robust, integrated program”(pg. 7) and the “missions listed…form a minimal, yet robust, observational component of an Earth information system that is capable of addressing a broad range of societal needs.”

Information regarding all missions is available at the following home page:
http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: NASA Science Mission Directorate Decadal Survey home page

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NASA Science Mission Directorate, Earth Sciences

Dataset Title: NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies

Online Resource: http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since the data was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of their limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data set is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data set, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.

Ancillary Keywords

PLANETS

PHOTOMOSAIC

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

USGS/EROS

Data Center

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://eros.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EROS CENTER Phone: 605-594-6151 Phone: 800-252-4547 Fax: 605-594-6589 Email: lta at usgs.gov Contact Address: LTA Customer Services U.S. Geological Survey EROS Center 47914 252nd Street City: Sioux Falls Province or State: SD Postal Code: 57198-0001 Country: USA

Personnel

EROS CENTER

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 605-594-6151

Phone: 800-252-4547

Fax: 605-594-6589

Email: lta at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

LTA Customer Services

U.S. Geological Survey

EROS Center

47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

Province or State: SD

Postal Code: 57198-0001

Country: USA

EROS CENTER

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 605-594-6151

Phone: 800-252-4547

Fax: 605-594-6589

Email: lta at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

LTA Customer Services

U.S. Geological Survey

EROS Center

47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

Province or State: SD

Postal Code: 57198-0001

Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-10-26

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-13

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