Information for a Sustainable World

The NEW

1988

Raw Data

High Level Products

• Centralized Processing

• Massive Facilities • Commensurate Cost

1994

• Specialized Distributed Active Archive Centers

• Located with Science Teams

• Still not exactly cheap

DAACs

Early Concepts for EOSDIS

1997: Earth Science Information Partners

• Self-Governing Federation• Innovative Info Technologies• Enhanced Earth Science• Sizable Cost Reductions• Planned Interoperability

Federation

EarthScientists

Gov & Univ CS/ITResearchers

OperationalData

Systems

ScienceEducators

PrivateEntrepreneurs

DecisionMakers

Today’s ESIP Federation

Many non-NASA

77 Partners

Unifying Characteristic:

A shared interest in responsible environmental stewardship

Population (6.3B)

Carbon Dioxide

Methane

Nitrous Oxide

Rise of Civilization 1000-Year Recap

Temperature

+2.5°CNCAR Model

Year1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Climate Scientist:

“…in Iceland, the first half of the 20th century was warmer than the second half…” (p. 43)

From the Literature…

Prog Mgr:

“…there are…groups…who will seize on [this] and use it to argue against global warming.” (p. 44)

“…we’re in the middle of…a global war of information versus disinformation [regarding climate change].” (p. 48)

NASA and Earth System Science

Characterize Earth’s varied behavior

Understand the Earth as an integrated system

PredictEarth’s

response to complex forcings

Federation Vision:

“Achieve a sustainable world”

How do we do that?

Put reliable information in the right hands

and

Do it actively

NASA’s “Applications of

National Priority” Agricultural Efficiency

Air Quality Management

Aviation

Carbon Management

Coastal Management

Disaster Management

Ecological Forecasting

Energy Preservation

Homeland Security

Invasive Species

Public Health

Water Management

Global Earth Observation System of Systems

(GEOSS)

Three Focus Areas: Weather

Climate

Oceans

ESIP Applications

Table

Primary Application

Secondary Application

Federation Strategic Goals

1. Serve as facilitator and advisor for the Earth science information community.

2. Promote efficient flow of Earth science data from collection to end-use.

3. Improve quality and usability of Earth science data and information systems.

4. Expand the use of Earth science information – get it into the hands of decision-makers.

5. Educate the public about Earth science and science information systems.