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Policy for Robust Space-based Earth Science, Technology and ApplicationsOver the past six decades, satellite remote sensing technology has contributed to the transformation of using earth science not only to advance science, but to improve quality of life. With satellite missions launched almost every year, new types of earth science data are being incorporated into science, models and decision-making systems in a broad array of organizations. A challenge for space agencies has been ensuring that satellite missions serve both the scientific community and the applied community of decision makers without the missions becoming unfocused and overly expensive. By understanding and considering the needs of the environmental data and applied research user community early on in the mission-design process, agencies can ensure that satellites meet the needs of multiple constituencies. This paper describes the mission development process in the European Space Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and compares and contrasts the successes of and challenges faced by these agencies in balancing science and applications within their missions.
Document ID
20120009943
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Brown, Molly E. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Escobar, Vanessa M. (Sigma Space Partners, LLC Lanham, MD, United States)
Macauley, Molly (Resources for the Future, Inc. Washington, DC, United States)
Aschbacher, Josef (European Space Agency. ESRIN Frascati, Italy)
Milagro-Perez, Maria Pilar (European Space Agency. ESRIN Frascati, Italy)
Doorn, Bradley (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Friedl, Lawrence (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.JA.00277.2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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