This document summarizes NASA's Earth science missions and research from 2008-2014. It outlines 15 current Earth observing missions, several missions in development during this period including NPP, GPM, and LDCM. It then discusses next steps such as using the ISS, unmanned aircraft, and modeling frameworks for ecological forecasting. Specific applications highlighted include monitoring wildfires, pipelines, agriculture, and using satellite data to help disaster response and situational awareness.

1. Steve
Hipskind
Chief, Earth Science Division
NASA Ames Research Center
Applying NASA’s Global
Perspective to Societal Needs

2. NASA’s Observations of
the Earth from Space
NASA Operating Research Missions (15)
OSTM/Jason 2

3. Missions in Development 2008–2014
GOES-O
Earth Science
NPP GPM
OSTM Constellation
Glory
LDCM
GPM Core
Aquarius
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

4. Next Steps

5. DMSP Operational Line Scanner
Venture Class
ISS Digital Photo

6. High Altitude Unmanned Aircraft
Global Hawk
Flexible, near global platform

7. Modeling Framework for Ecological Forecasting
Nemani et al., 2007, 2008

8. Anomaly
Current Data Historical Data Detection
Weekly Ecocasts:
California
California Wines
($30B Industry)
California’s
Central Valley

9. Global Agriculture
Satellite data show greening since the 1980s …but a flattening is evident since the mid-1990s
• Warmer temperatures
• Urban expansion and loss of farmland
• Over exploitation of groundwater

10. Applied Science & Technology Partnerships
WILDFIRES WRAP/SoCal Fires
Real-time
Monitoring of
Western States
Wildfires
Disaster Response
RESPONSE
DISASTER
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First Responders
SENTRI-LD
MONITORING
PIPELINE
Pipeline Rights-of-
Way Surveillance
and Leak Detection

11. Fighting Wildfires

12. NASA Silicon Valley
Partnerships
Platforms for local
observations
AirShip Ventures
Alpha Jet

14. capturing, collecting, analyzing and
reporting data on
environmental
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around the
world
www.planetaryskin.org

15. Thank You