NASA ESDIS Update October 26 2006 National Snow

NASA ESDIS Update October 26, 2006 National Snow and Ice Data Center Boulder, Colorado Jeanne Behnke jeanne. behnke@nasa. gov ESDIS Project Code 423 NASA GSFC

NASA Org Chart Office of the Administrator - M. Griffin Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator - M. Cleave Deputy - C. Hartman SMD GSFC Center Director - E. Weiler Deputy Director - M. Ryschkewitsch Deputy Director - Technical - D. Perkins 100 Flight Programs & Projects Director - A. Obenschain Deputy Director - G. Morrow Dep. Dir. for Resources - G. Barth 400 Earth Science Division Director - D. Scheve Dep. Assoc. Dir. Ops – M. Esfandiari 420 Earth Science Mission Operations Project Manager - J. Gainsborough Deputy - C. Wilkinson 428 Earth Science Division Director – (B. Cramer-Act) Deputy – (J. Kaye - Act) S Research and Analysis Director – J. Kaye Deputy – L. Tsaoussi YS Space Science Division Heliospherics Division Flight Programs Director – (T. Hammer. Act) Martha Maiden YF Earth Science Data and Information System Project Manager - A. Esfandiari Deputy - D. Lowe 423 2

ESDIS Organization EMD Curt Schroeder External Interface Ken Mc. Donald IT Security Clayton Sigman System Manager Karen Michael Project Manager Mary Ann Esfandiari Deputy Project Manager Dawn Lowe Deputy PM/Resources J. Steve Metcalf Assistant Project Manager H. K. Ramapriyan Science Systems Development Dawn Lowe Dan Marinelli - Deputy Tom Weber, Chris Bock, Tonjua Watts, Chris Daly, Beth Weinstein Financial B. Cullinan Sheri Platt Contracts A. Kearney Science Operations Jeanne Behnke Yun-Chi Lu - Deputy Medora Macie, John Moses, Beth Weinstein, Carol Boquist, Tonjua Watts 3

NASA Data Centers NSIDC Cryosphere Polar Processes ASF SAR Products Sea Ice Polar Processes SEDAC EDC Land Processes & Features Human Interactions in Global Change GSFC Upper Atmosphere Atmospheric Dynamics Global Biosphere La. RC Radiation Budget, Clouds Aerosols, Tropospheric Chemistry JPL Ocean Circulation Air-Sea Interactions GHRC Global Hydrology ORNL Biogeochemical Dynamics EOS Land Validation 4

ESDIS Focus Areas – FY 07 • Monitor operations at DAACs, SIPS, EMD/ECS • Data management for multiple missions/ measurements and NASA science programs – Continue working with international/interagency partners • Evolution of EOSDIS Elements – MODAPS now delivers all L 1 and Atmosphere products (higher level products created on demand) – GES DAAC will focus on atmosphere allowing them to eliminate silos, keep all data online, no need for ECS – LARC DAAC will combine the CERES archive with ECS archive • Continue to support HQ with science reviews – Data Center Product Review – Senior Review 5

NSIDC Product Review • Held in January 2006 • Very successful review of NASA data archives at NSIDC • Is the prototype for future reviews • More on this from Ron later 6

EOSDIS Evolution at NSIDC • ECS system will be significantly reworked for improvements in operations at NSIDC – Consolidating COTS software, moving to Linux platforms, commodity hardware • Ex: SYBASE databases were consolidated and moved to Linux platform at NSIDC in 9/06; replace SUN/SGIs with IBM HSXX blade servers using Red Hat Linux – Rel 7. 20 will be delivered in May 2007; re-architected system that focuses on the work to be performed from 2007 -2013. – During FY 07, we will continue to be looking at NSIDC DAAC processes for operational efficiencies 7

Focus Areas (continued) • Support UWG – at least 1 each year – Joint NSIDC and ASF UWG meeting – a success – Consider a joint activity with another DAAC • Coordinate, plan and prepare for conferences (e. g. IPY) – – – Data product information materials Booth preparation, staffing Sponsor animations – recent cryosphere animation • Support analysis of utilization metrics and user characterization – Implement Web services analysis tools (i. e. , Net. Tracker) – Analysis and actions from ACSI 2006 8

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NSIDC Distribution 13

NSIDC User Characterization Note: The values show the number of distinct users that requested or retrieved data and received it during FY 06. Total distinct users in FY 06 is 3, 247. 14

NSIDC Distribution by Instrument In 2006 NSIDC users received significantly more Granules from AMSR-E and MODIS Instruments 15

American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey • EOSDIS surveys were performed by CFI Group through a contract with the Federal Consulting Group (Dept of Treasury) • 2006 survey questions started with the questions from 2005 – – – ASCI model questions remained the same Minor modifications to demographic questions Added question to identify users of particular EOS instrument data • ESDIS provided CFI Group a list of 25, 558 email addresses for people who have used DAAC products – Separated list of users for each Data Center – Attention was given to get a balance across DAACs • CFI sent out email invitations and the Survey web site was available 29 August – 20 September 2006 – 2953 were completed, compared to 1, 395 last year 16

NSIDC User Satisfaction Scores 2006 17

NSIDC ASCI Survey Response Demographics Users receiving data from NSIDC often identified multiple instruments as the source 18

ACSI 2006 Responses Data Received from NSIDC 19

Instrument The Data Came From Users often identified more than one instruments as the source of data received in their most recent order 20

Instrument User Satisfaction 21

NSIDC Survey Response Search Method More NSIDC users accessed the Data Pool in 2006 22

ACSI Scores by Access Method Users accessing NSIDC Data Pool give higher satisfaction scores 23

Conclusion • NSIDC DAAC is doing a terrific job! – Customer satisfaction is high and clearly a priority with the DAAC • FY 07 will be a challenging year for NSIDC and ESDIS – Lots of change in existing systems – Flat budget – Looking for ways to support new techniques and IPY • We’re always open to ideas and discussion – Feel free to give Mary Ann or me a call! 24

Backups • Templates for EOS Collection Product Workshops 25

EOSDIS Today EOSDIS provides – – – Processing capabilities for standard science data products from EOS instruments An “active archive” of Earth science data from EOS and other past and present missions A distributed information framework (data centers, processing facilities, networks) with partners supporting EOS investigators and other users in science, government, industry, education, and policy 26 EOSDIS_Today_02282006. ppt

User Access Metrics In 2006 NSIDC users significantly more often got their data from online sources, through anonymous FTP, WWW and Data Pool 27

NASA EOSDIS Results (CFI Group) 28

ACSI Satisfaction Score Trends 29

ACSI 2006 DAAC Satisfaction Scores 30

Template: Product Developers • • • Title for specific data set (ESDT) or group of datasets Brief Narrative Description Product Algorithm Theoretical Basis Science Need (justification) Quality and Accuracy Information • (cal/val, relative and absolute uncertainty, stability, maturity of algorithm) • Intended or Appropriate Product Use • (also including limitations on use where appropriate) • Science Value • (use of product for science, papers written, breakthroughs, multidisciplinary use) 31

Template: DAAC and ESDIS-SOO • Title for specific data set (ESDT) or group of datasets • Heritage – Rationale for DAAC involvement in the data set(s) – Where data came from – Authorization or agreement for DAAC to manage these data • (EOS Program, DAAC User Working Group, MOUs, requests, other) • Descriptive Metrics (as described in SOO metrics presentation) – Size (e. g. data volume, number of granules, etc) – Activity levels • Level and Type of Service(s) – Characterization of Services from DAAC • Current Involvement/Responsibility – – DAAC developed and/or managed DAAC provided infrastructure Shared responsibility with other NSIDC or external programs Brokered with other institutions • (meaning they are hosted at other institutions, with web presence on DAAC website) 32

Template: Science Community Participants • Title for specific data set (ESDT) or group of datasets • Proposed recommendations – Science research value: Comments on potential designation as Climate Data Record/Earth Science Data Record. – NASA management priority: • Keep, move to other center, move to long term archive, other • Suggestions on Level and Type of Service desired: – Raise, lower, keep the same 33