A Profile of the Workforce at the USGS EROS DATA CENTER

John DwyerRaytheon ITSS

dwyer@usgs.gov

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USGS EROS Data Center Mission Statement

To promote new uses, new users, and new understanding of land information, so that others can better understand our planet

To ensure scientists, researchers, businesses, decision makers, and the public have ready access to the land information they need

To safeguard and expand the world’s largest civilian archive of remotely sensed land data

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USGS EROS Data Center

Home of the: National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center World Data Center-A for Remotely Sensed Land Data USGS Sales Data Base United Nations Environment Programme / Global Resource

Information Data Base

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Department of the Interior

U .S . G eologicalSu rvey

O ff ice ofSu rface M in ing

Bureau ofIndian A f fairs

U .S . F ish andW ildlife Service

M inerals M anagem en tService

Bureau ofR ec lam ation

N ational ParkService

Bureau ofLand M anagem en t

SecretaryD O I

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Land Remote Sensing from Space: Acquisition to Applications

Earth Observation Satellites

USGS National Archive Challenge

Data Applications

• Declassified Systems

• Landsat 1-5

• NOAA - POES

• Shuttle Radar

• Landsat 7 (1999)

• NASA-EOS (1999)

• High Resolution Systems

• Preserve

• Provide Access

• Process

• Reproduce

• Distribute

• Hold in Trust

• Land Cover

• Fire Danger Rating

• DOI Land Management

• Natural Hazards

• Coastal Zones

• Environmental Monitoring

• Emergency Response

Expanding to over 18 million images of the earth!

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USGS EROS Data Center Expertise

Customer services Information systems development and technologies Remote sensing and its applications Earth system sciences - terrestrial, ecosystem, global change Software development and maintenance Systems engineering Data management High speed communications Image processing Product generation, digital and photographic

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USGS EROS Data CenterStaffing Profile

Other

L7 MOC

GuardsCustodial

Facility Maintenance

NBC

NASA ECS

Government

USGS TSSC

GovernmentUSGS TSSCNASA ECSFacility MaintenanceGuardsCustodialNBC SupportLandsat 7 MOCOther

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USGS EROS Data Center Staffing Locations

EDC

Alaska FO

Menlo Park CA Rapid City SD

Venezuela Honduras

Whitefish MT

Niger

Kenya

Zimbabwe

Washington DC Denver CO Greenbelt

MD

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EROS Data CenterStaffing Educational Levels

M.A./M.S.40%

Ph.D.6%

B.A./B.S.43%

A.A.11%

72% of Government and Raytheon staff have degrees.

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Workforce Characteristics – USGS/TSSC

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55

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19

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11

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6

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0 20 40 60 80 100

Technical Specialist

Data Technician

Scientist

Programmer Analyst

Systems Engineer

Systems Administrator

Section Managers

Secretary

Engineer

Clerk

Publications Specialist

Department Managers

Administrator

Network Engineer

Technician

Program Managers

421TotalEmployees

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Workforce Characteristics NASA/ECS Raytheon ITSS

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7

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Data Technician

Systems Administrator

Technical Specialist

Systems Engineer

Section Manager

Programmer Analyst

Secretary

Department Manager

44 TotalEmployees

Staff Expertise

Agronomy Geology

Anthropology Mathematics

Atmospheric Science Natural Resources

Botany Physics

Cartography Range Management

Computer Science Regional Planning

Ecology Remote Sensing

Electrical and Civil Engineering Soil Science

Forestry Wildlife Biology

Geography

Science and Applications Branch

Activities

Investigate new technologies and applications Develop prototype products and services Participate in national and international research Participate in collaborative research and applications projects Perform requirements analysis Promote technology transfer Provide technical/scientific support

Famine Early Warning (FEWS)

International Program Ecological Monitoring

(Senegal) Early Warning Systems

(Sub-Saharan & Southern African Countries) Developing Country Applications

(Madagascar) Projects for Sustainable Development

(Latin America) International Development Technical Assistance

(Greater Horn, Mozambique, Latin America) UNEP/GRID

Research and Applications Program

Projects: Electro-optical Studies Microwave Systems Technique Development Studies Topographic Studies Arctic Studies Carbon Cycle Environmental Monitoring

(05-01-01)

Land CoverCharacterization Program

Guiding Principles Compatible with previous work Built on partnerships Flexible data base strategy Multi-Resolution Needs-Based and User-Driven Dynamic, with Monitoring Capability Integrated Strategy

Develop Prototype Products

Multi-scale National and Global Historical

Oregon Land Cover

Land Cover Characterization Program Components

Global Global Seasonal Land Characteristics AVHRR

RegionalRegional Land Cover (30 m)

Landsat TM

UrbanUrban Land Use/Land Cover Aerial Photography

Topographic Science Program

Projects:  Elevation Data Research

Global National

Hydrologic Derivatives and Applications NED-H Development and Applications HYDRO1k Development and Applications

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Workforce Training -- Preparation

Education

• Earth or Natural Sciences, Geography• Physics/Geophysics• Mathematics/Statistics• Principles of Remote Sensing • Image Interpretation• Digital Image Processing• Geographic Information Systems

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Workforce Training -- Preparation

Experience

• Airborne and satellite data• Image processing software• Radiative transfer models• GIS software• Statistical analysis software• Programming (C++, object-oriented, HTML/XML)• Windows, Unix, and/or Linux OS

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Workforce Training -- Preparation

Summary

• Academic training – theoretical basis• Practical experience – real data, tools, and problems• Strong communications skills – written and oral• Commitment to teamwork – projects• Ability to multi-task