Introduction to NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program

NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) established the Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program to explore the potential of commercial satellite data in advancing the agency's Earth science research and application objectives. The program aims to identify, assess, and acquire data from commercial providers, which may offer a cost-effective means of supplementing Earth observations collected by NASA, other U.S. Government agencies, and international collaborators. Commercial Earth observation data have the potential to enhance the breadth and frequency of Earth observations, and provide valuable data for scientific research and applications. During this webinar event, speakers provided updates on the CSDA program's progress and activities. Topics include information on changes in program management, updates to the data evaluation process, status of existing contracts with data providers, and the status of the on-ramps for potential commercial data sources. Additionally, CSDA representatives discussed end-user licensing agreements, data availability and access, and addressed questions from webinar attendees. Learn more about NASA's CSDA Program: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/csda Presentation Slide Deck: https://go.nasa.gov/4cFn7bn Chapters 00:00 Webinar Logistics/Housekeeping 04:02 Introduction/Webinar Topics 04:45 Why Purchase Commercial Data? NASA's Role 05:39 CSDA Program Mission and Program Goals 06:34 CSDA Program Timeline 08:00 Scientific Use 09:21 Earth Science-to-Action Strategy 11:27 Recent Changes to CSDA Program 12:28 End-User License Agreements 13:56 Partnerships 15:32 Data Evaluation Criteria 16:47 Evaluation Process 18:43 Scope of Program and Vendor Status 20:19 CSDA Science Use Cases 23:48 Data Management Strategy 25:12 Data Access and Data Use 27:05 Derived vs. Value-Added Product 27:56 Copyright and Acknowledgements 29:10 How to Request Access 30:36 Data Availability Overview 38:39 SmallSat Data Explorer 41:50 CSDA Metrics 47:40 Question-and-Answer Session